Lead General Practitioner

National health service; England; On-site; GBP 130,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on shopping and leisure

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Professional development support

Job summary

Practice Plus Group is seeking a Lead General Practitioner to lead the Primary Care team at HMP Bullingdon in Oxfordshire. You will provide medical leadership, supervise around five GPs, and drive training, rotas, and clinical governance in a fast-paced, secure environment.

You will chair MPCCC and Safer Prescribing meetings, oversee recruitment and induction of new GPs, and represent the service at Local Delivery Board meetings and Clinical Forums.

Qualifications

• MBChB or MBBS recognised in the UK
• Inclusion on the GMC Register and GP Performers List
• RCGP 1 and 2 substance misuse qualifications or willingness to undertake

Responsibilities

• Provide medical leadership and expert advice on medical and primary care issues
• Chair MPCCC and safer prescribing meetings; support 72-hour review meetings
• Oversee results, letters, tasks, and QA/MM processes
• Recruitment, induction and supervision of GPs and locum/agency staff
• Support Local Delivery Board meetings and Clinical Forums
• Develop Local Operating Policies and drive improvement initiatives
• Ensure robust clinical governance and escalation paths

Skills

Leadership

Management

Clinical supervision

Training

Rota management

Education

MBChB/MBBS

GMC Registration

Substance misuse qualifications (RGN)

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 & safer prescribing meetings.

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

Hours

• Morning: 08:00-12:00
• Afternoon: 13:00-17:00
• Evening: 18:00-22:00

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

• 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

• 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 escalation if necessary to regional cluster lead where considering referral to DMG

It doesnt 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, Provide medical leadership and expert advice, regarding medical and primary care issues

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.

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

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

This is a full-time position comprising of10 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