Lead General Practitioner

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Lead General Practitioner to oversee the delivery of quality GP services at HMP Leeds. The role involves supervising a team and engaging in clinical leadership, making it ideal for driven healthcare professionals passionate about making a difference. A competitive salary up to £129,500 per annum is offered for this full-time position.

Benefits

Bespoke induction training

Career development opportunities

Employee assistance helpline

Shopping and leisure discounts

Qualifications

• Ability to work with patients with a history of substance misuse.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Knowledge of clinical quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee GP service delivery at HMP Leeds.
• Clinically supervise the healthcare team.
• Chair MPCCC and safer prescribing meetings.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical supervision

Evidence-based practice

Communication

Compassion

Education

MBChB or MBBS

Inclusion on the GMC Register and GP Performers List

RCGP 1 and 2 qualifications

Job description

Overview

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead General Practitioner to join our healthcare team at HMP Leeds. HMP Leeds is a category B men’s prison housing males aged 21+. Within this role you will be overseeing the delivery of a high quality GP service at HMP Leeds, and clinically supervise 4 GP's, 2 ANP's, 1 trainee ANP and 1 Trainee MNP. You will also assist with training, rotas, clinical sessions, as well as leading MPCCC and safer prescribing meetings. HMP Leeds has a fast paced healthcare service where no two days are the same.

Hours

This role is full time working 40 hours per week this will include morning, afternoon and evening sessions between Monday to Friday

Salary

This is a full time role, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £129,500 per annum - depending on experience experience.

What we’ll do to 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

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 escalate 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 we 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.

Qualifications required

• 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.