General Practitioner - HMP Exeter

DoctorPA Secure LTD; Exeter; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DoctorPA Secure LTD is seeking a dedicated General Practitioner to join a multidisciplinary healthcare team in a secure prison environment. You will deliver high-quality primary care to a diverse patient population, addressing complex health and social care needs while improving health outcomes and ensuring continuity of care in a challenging setting.

You will provide full GP services, manage chronic diseases and mental health concerns, support detox pathways, and work closely with nursing

Qualifications

• GP delivering full primary care in prison settings.
• Experience with chronic disease management and mental health.
• Engage in safeguarding and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide full GP services including consultations, assessments, diagnosis, treatment and referrals.
• Manage chronic diseases, acute presentations, and mental health conditions.
• Contribute to substance misuse pathways and detox support.
• Collaborate with nursing, mental health professionals, pharmacists and external providers.
• Participate in audits, risk assessments and safeguarding processes.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Chronic disease care

Mental health

Team collaboration

Safeguarding

Tools

EHR system

Job description

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced General Practitioner (GP) to join our multidisciplinary healthcare team within a secure prison environment. The role involves delivering high-quality primary care services to a diverse patient population As a GP in a prison setting, you will play a vital role in improving health outcomes for individuals who may have complex health and social care needs. Your work will help reduce health inequalities and ensure continuity of care in a challenging but rewarding environment.,

• Provide full GP services including consultations, clinical assessments, diagnosis, treatment, and referrals.
• Manage chronic diseases, acute presentations, and mental health conditions.
• Contribute to the management of substance misuse and support detox pathways.
• Work collaboratively with nursing staff, mental health professionals, pharmacists, and external healthcare providers.
• Participate in clinical audits, risk assessments, and safeguarding processes.
• Maintain comprehensive clinical records using the prisons electronic health record system.
• Take part in clinical governance activities and support continuous quality improvement
  DrPA has been operating in secure environments since 2014 providing General Practitioner services. We work with the Home Office, NHS trusts, and private providers within the estate to maintain high levels of healthcare and develop systems and services tailored to their individual needs. We deliver our services based on our ethos of CARE