Lead General Practitioner

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Lead General Practitioner to oversee the GP service at HMP Leeds. This full-time role involves managing a team of GPs and driving clinical quality. Candidates must have a medical degree, GMC registration, and a commitment to ongoing professional development. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £129,500 per annum, with various benefits including a supportive work environment and professional growth opportunities.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance when needed

Qualifications

• Experience in primary care settings is preferred.
• Ability to work with patients with substance misuse histories.
• Evidence of continuing professional development is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical leadership and advice regarding medical issues.
• Chair and support clinical meetings.
• Oversee clinical quality assurance and new GP induction.

Skills

Medical leadership

Evidence based practice

Clinical supervision

Communication skills

Education

MBChB or MBBS

Inclusion on the GMC Register

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 GPs, 2 ANPs, 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.

How we will 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

• 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 are 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
• Review 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

Benefits

• 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 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

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

Other requirements

• Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the DBS will be necessary.
• UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Details

Date posted: 19 September 2025

Salary: £120,000 to £129,500 a year up to £129,500 per annum - depending on experience

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Location: 2 Gloucester Terrace, Stanningley Rd, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 2TJ