Lead General Practitioner - HMP Bedford

Overview

The HMP Bedford Lead General Practitioner role offers the opportunity to provide clinical leadership within HMP Bedford, working with a dynamic, diverse and friendly team of General Practitioners, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Non-Medical Prescribers, nurses, pharmacy, allied health professionals and administrative colleagues, Clinical Leads and Head of Service. The Lead GP will work with and report to the HMP Bedford Head of Healthcare and they will be supported by and accountable to the NHFT Lead GP and Clinical Director for Secured Services.

Main duties

The post holder will be on the GMC General Practitioner Register and on an NHS Performers\'' List. Previous experience working within secured environments is not essential as full induction and training will be provided. More critical to the role are: character qualities of integrity and discernment with a growth mindset and a willingness to embrace NHFT values and leadership behaviours; excellent clinical and communication skills and a desire to share these skills with GPs in training, ANPs and NMPs, through teaching and training; a passion for delivering trauma-informed high-quality primary care as part of an integrated team to improve the health and patient experience of men housed at HMP Bedford.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and out in the community. This includes services to prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, focusing on people who enable our Trust to be \"outstanding\" by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Details

Date posted: 11 September 2025Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staffGrade: Doctor - otherSalary: £76,038 to £114,743 a year paContract: PermanentWorking pattern: Part-timeReference number: 270-MED422Job locations: HMP Bedford, Bedford, MK40 1HG

Job responsibilities

For full details please read the attached job description or contact the team for more information.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Evidence of being on the GMC General Practitioner Register and on an NHS Performers\'' List

Clinical experience including work with vulnerable populations and patients with substance misuse problems. RCGP Part 1 Substance Misuse Certificate essential

Experience of multi-professional teamwork and an understanding of what makes teams function effectively

Familiarity with tools for effective clinical governance and quality improvement

Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures to build effective partnerships and innovation in general practice and advanced clinical practice service delivery

Behaviours and Values

Essential

Willing to ensure the development, maintenance, and dissemination of the highest professional standards of practice through active participation in CPD, training and development programmes

Willing to comply with professional codes of practice and maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation and policies relating to primary care, substance misuse and mental health services within secure settings

Reliable and accessible to colleagues within HMP Bedford and the Secured Services Directorate

Willing to embrace a trauma-informed approach, modelling empathy, openness to feedback

Lead with compassion and humility, demonstrate integrity, and motivate and empower teams to foster a culture of hope, kindness, resilience and excellence

Able to work as part of a team within a leadership structure

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Ability to prioritize effectively, work flexibly, and respond to change to support patients within an evolving staffing structure

Excellent interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills aligned with trauma-informed values

Ability to lead others within a leadership structure with discernment and integrity

Ability to collaborate with colleagues including subcontracted services and across disciplines

Experience of teaching, mentoring or supervision of clinical colleagues; Tier 2/3 Educator status desirable but not essential

Ability to assimilate data to support clinical governance and quality improvement

Ability to communicate in a range of formats including meetings, reports and electronic communication

Ability to provide trauma-informed clinical care in secured settings

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: Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation TrustAddress: HMP Bedford, Bedford, MK40 1HG

Employer''s website

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