Job Description

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides high quality NHS commissioned healthcare. Our focus is on patient centred care delivered through a variety of innovative and collaborative approaches. The Trust was awarded the contract to provide healthcare services at HMP/YOI Stoke Heath in April 2019.



An opportunity has arisen for a GP who is passionate about Prison Health, primary care, and healthcare innovation to join the Trust.



This will be a substantive part-time post attracting many benefits of NHS employment including NHS pension and time served inducements. Previous experience working within secure environments is essential. Full induction and training will be provided. More critical are the personal attributes encompassing a passion for the delivery of high-quality primary care, a desire to innovate and transform models of service delivery to meet the current challenges encountered across all sectors of primary care, and a willingness to work as part of a transformative integrated

team.



Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you apply early to avoid disappointment.



As Lead GP your time will be dedicated to on-site clinical care provision as a critical member of an experienced and passionate multi-disciplinary primary healthcare team. You will be involved in a blended model of care delivery comprising both face to face primary care and complex case care planning as part of an MDT. You will be responsible for providing clinical leadership and support to members of the prison's healthcare team.



Working with your Head of Healthcare and Senior Operational Managers you will be responsible for overseeing the development and delivery of GP clinical services on site.You will have the support of a highly skilled partnership of allied professionals forming an expert multidisciplinary team. Key partners and stakeholders will include Nursing, Substance Misuse, Pharmacy, Mental Health, Psychosocial Recovery Services and on-site Paramedics.



As Lead GP you will be supported by clinical leaders within Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust working to enable you to support the delivery of an innovative, digitally enabled, future focused primary care model.



Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.



Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.



Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.



Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.



Please see the attached job description and person specification attached for further information on the role.