Lead General Practitioner

Overview

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFEWe have an exciting opportunity for a Lead General Practitioner to join our healthcare team at HMP Leeds, a category B male prison housing individuals aged 21+. In this role you will oversee 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, and lead 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, 40 hours per week, including morning, afternoon and evening sessions from Monday to Friday.

Salary

This is a full time role with an annual salary up to £129,500 per annum – depending on experience.

How will we support you?

Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training courseCompetency frameworkRegional and national career development opportunitiesOur bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needsSupport from the wider teamCandidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK; offers of employment are subject to additional vetting and security checks

Main duties of the job

Our Lead General Practitioners are highly valued and respected members of the Prison Healthcare community. As a Lead GP, your responsibilities will include:Provide medical leadership and expert advice on medical and primary care issuesIdentify and utilise evidence-based best practice through benchmarking and clinical guidelinesChair MPCCC and safer prescribing meetings; support 72-hour review meetingsEnsure systems and processes are in place for managing results, letters, and tasksBe a core member of the local QA and MM meetingsReview RCA findings and engage in action planning to embed lessons learnedSupport development of Local Operating PoliciesSupport the Head of Healthcare at Local Delivery Board meetingsAttend Clinical ForumsReview CVs for potential new GPs and locum/agency GPs; support recruitmentOversee induction of new GPs at the local siteSupport other GPs with peer review and clinical supervisionSupport discussions about poor performance and escalate as needed

Additional benefitsDiscounts on shopping and leisure activitiesProfessional development opportunities24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial support when needed

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. We are the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first. Our purpose is to unlock your best work life, guided by our core values: treat others as you wish to be treated; act with integrity; embrace diversity; strive to do things better together.

We are looking for caring, compassionate, and driven professionals who can help us drive a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required

MBChB or MBBSInclusion on the GMC Register and GP Performers ListRCGP 1 and 2 substance misuse qualifications or willingness to undertake the qualificationsAbility to work with patients with a history of substance misuseInterest in long-term conditionsEvidence of continuing professional developmentKnowledge and methods of developing clinical quality assuranceAbility to develop evidence-based best practice

Essential/Desirable (Experience and Other Criteria)

Experience and qualifications described in the job description and person specification

Legal and Registration

Disclosure and Barring Service checks are required; post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) 1975 and a DBS checkApplicants must have current UK professional registration

Employer details

Employer: Practice Plus GroupAddress: 2 Gloucester Terrace, Stanningley Rd, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 2TJEmployer''s website: https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/

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