Lead General Practitioner

Health In Justice; Bicester; On-site; GBP 130,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction & training

Career development opportunities

Employee assistance

Job summary

Health in Justice LLP is seeking a Lead General Practitioner for HMP Bullingdon in Oxfordshire. You will provide medical leadership, supervise a team of around five GPs, and chair MPCCC and safer prescribing meetings. The role includes training, rotas and development opportunities within a secure NHS environment.

The position is full-time with evening sessions and one Saturday per month, offering a salary up to £144,000 per year and supportive career development.

Qualifications

• MBChB/MBBS with GMC registration and GP performers list.
• Experience with substance misuse and continuing professional development.
• Ability to work in secure environments and manage clinical quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical leadership and expert advice on primary care issues.
• Lead and supervise approximately 5 GPs and chair relevant meetings.
• Develop and implement local policies and QA processes.
• Oversee recruitment, induction, and peer supervision for GPs.

Education

MBChB or MBBS

GMC Register

GP Performers List

RCGP 1 & 2 Substance Misuse

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead General Practitioner to join our Primary Care team at HMP Bullingdon, a category B remand Prison located in Oxfordshire.

Within this role you will be overseeing the delivery of a high quality GP service and clinically supervise approximately 5 GP's. You will also assist with training, rotas, clinical sessions, as well as leading MPCCC and safer prescribing meetings.

Ideal applicants would enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and have experience in leadership and management.

Dr Alex Griffiths on working as a GP for Health in Justice

Hours

• Weekdays: Morning: 08:00-12:00 Afternoon: 13:00-17:00 Evening: 18:00-22:00
• Saturdays: 09.00-18.00

This is a full-time position comprising of 10 x4-hour sessions per week. The role requires a minimum of two evening sessions per week and one Saturday per month.

Salary

You’ll receive an annual salary up to £144,000 per annum - 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.

What you'll be doing:

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

• Provide medical leadership and expert advice, regarding medical and primary care issues
• Identify and utilise evidence based best practice through benchmarking and clinical guidelines
• Chair the MPCCC & safer prescribing meetings and support 72 hour review meetings
• Ensure systems and processes in place for managing results, letters, tasks
• Be a core member of the local QA and MM meetings
• Review RCA findings and engage with action planning, ensuring lessons learned are embedded
• Support the development of Local Operating Policies
• Support the Head of Healthcare at Local Delivery Board meetings
• Attend Clinical Forums
• Reviewing CVs for potential new GPs and locum/agency GPs and support the recruitment of new GPs into the service
• Oversee the induction of new GPs into the local site
• Support other GPs working in the service with peer review & clinical supervision
• Support the Head of Healthcare with any discussions about poor performance and elevate if necessary to regional cluster lead where considering referral to DMG

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

What we’ll look for in you:

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s 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 Group’s 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
• RCGP 1 and 2 substance misuse qualifications or a willingness to undertake the qualifications
• Ability to work with patients with a history of substance misuse
• Interest in long term conditions
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Knowledge and methods of developing clinical quality assurance
• Ability to develop evidence based best practice

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.