Job Description

About The Role

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 Pentonville, a category B remand Prison located in Islington close to Caledonian Road Station. The site houses around 1180 male patients aged 18+, many of whom have complex health, acute and substance misuse needs. The service also includes and 18 bed inpatient unit. Within this role you will be overseeing the delivery of a high quality GP service and clinically supervise around 6 GP's who work either substantively or bank. You will assist with training, rotas, clinical sessions, leading MPCCC, and safer prescribing meetings.



The role has a split of 4 sessions of leadership and 6 sessions clinical work per week.

Hours

Monday-Friday session can sit between 8am-10pm

Salary

This is a full time role, you'll receive an annual salary up to 145,000 per annum - depending on experience 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.


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.

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.