General Practitioner - Out of Hours

Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice; Royal Borough of Greenwich; On-site; GBP 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction training

Career development

Learning Management System access

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice is seeking a General Practitioner to join the team at HMP Wormwood Scrubs in West London. The role focuses on receptions and the new intake, delivering prescribing and urgent follow-ups with senior nurses, in a secure prison setting.

You will work alongside the healthcare team to provide first-night and discharge prescribing, manage substance misuse prescribing, and support clinical governance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• MBChB/MBBS with GMC registration
• Experience in GP within community/general practice
• Ability to work in secure environment

Responsibilities

• Deliver first-night prescribing for new intakes
• Provide clinical assessment and management
• Support governance and clinical effectiveness activities

Skills

GP clinical skills

Medical leadership

Substance misuse

Education

MBChB or MBBS

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a General Practitioner to join our team at HMP Wormwood Scrubs a category B remand prison in West London, based close to East Acton and White City stations. The site supports around 1280 patients including a 17 bed inpatient unit.HMP Wormwood Scrubs delivers care to males aged 21+, with a range of needs including substance misuse and long term conditions.This position will be focused on receptions, supporting the new intake of patients. Within this role, you will be working closely with our senior nurses to deliver first-night prescribing, discharge prescribing, urgent follow-ups for duty doctor, and substance misuse prescribing.

Hours

Mon:18:00 - 22:00

Fri:14:00 - 22:00

Sat:12:00 - 18:00

We offer individual 4-hour sessions or a combination of sessions to suit your needs.

You’ll receive an annual salary up to £130,000 per annum FTE - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Main duties of the job

Our General Practitioners are extremely valued and are well respected members of the Prison Healthcare community, as a General Practitioner, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Deliver first class healthcare to a diverse group of patients, and therefore as a General Practitioner at Practice Plus Group you get the opportunity to further develop your knowledge in areas you wouldn't normally experience within a practice, or even A&E environment.
• Provide clinical assessment and diagnosis to patients requirements and make timely decisions regarding future management.
• Provide a highly specialist resource to other members of the healthcare team at site, as well as the patients you work with having active
• involvement in clinical governance and effectiveness activities.

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a General Practitioner to join our team at HMP Wormwood Scrubs a category B remand prison in West London, based close to East Acton and White City stations. The site supports around 1280 patients including a 17 bed inpatient unit.HMP Wormwood Scrubs delivers care to males aged 21+, with a range of needs including substance misuse and long term conditions.This position will be focused on receptions, supporting the new intake of patients. Within this role, you will be working closely with our senior nurses to deliver first-night prescribing, discharge prescribing, urgent follow-ups for duty doctor, and substance misuse prescribing.

Hours

Mon:18:00 - 22:00

Fri:14:00 - 22:00

Sat:12:00 - 18:00

We offer individual 4-hour sessions or a combination of sessions to suit your needs.

Salary

You’ll receive an annual salary up to £130,000 per annum FTE - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Main duties of the job

Our General Practitioners are extremely valued and are well respected members of the Prison Healthcare community, as a General Practitioner, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Deliver first class healthcare to a diverse group of patients, and therefore as a General Practitioner at Practice Plus Group you get the opportunity to further develop your knowledge in areas you wouldn't normally experience within a practice, or even A&E environment.
• Provide clinical assessment and diagnosis to patients requirements and make timely decisions regarding future management.
• Provide a highly specialist resource to other members of the healthcare team at site, as well as the patients you work with having active
• involvement in clinical governance and effectiveness activities.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn't stop there we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as they would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Requirements

• MBChB or MBBS
• Inclusion on the GMC Register and GP Performers List
• Evidence of engagement with annual appraisal
• Experience working as a General Practitioner in community general practice
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Ability to work with patients with a history of substance misuse
• RCGP Certificate in Substance Misuse 1 and 2, or prepared to undertake these qualifications

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you're looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a GP you will respond to medical problems presented by patientsincluding diagnosis, investigation, treatment and referral as appropriate inline with guidelines and pathways. Including prescribing for patients,regularly review medications and monitor repeat prescriptions.

You will;

Provide medical leadershipand expert advice, regarding medical and primary care issues to the widerhealthcare team; engaging with the Practice Plus Group wellbeing approach

Delivereffective patient care developing high levels of communication with patients;identifying and utilising evidence based best practice through benchmarking andclinical guidelines. Undertaking appropriate clinical audit to improve clinicaloutcomes

Inspire and develop positivecollaborative working relationships across the multidisciplinary team; workingwith the wider team to ensure effective clinical governance is incorporatedinto day to day practice

Promotemultidisciplinary discussions around complex case management, ensuringsystems and processes in place for managing results, letters, and tasks.Undertake clinical risk assessments and implement management strategies forrisks

Share and disseminateacquired knowledge with all team members through development sessions andclinical governance meetings or clinical case reviews

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice

Address

160 Du Cane Road

London

London

W12 0AN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://practiceplushij.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Depending on experienceUp to £130,000 per annum