General Practitioner - Out of hours

Practice Plus Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a General Practitioner to join their team at HMP Leeds. This part-time role involves providing first-class healthcare in a challenging yet rewarding environment. You will assess and manage patient needs, especially those with a history of substance misuse, and have the opportunity for professional development. Candidates must have relevant qualifications and the right to work in the UK. This role is part of a team dedicated to delivering inclusive healthcare.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Professional development support

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Experience working as a General Practitioner in community general practice.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Engaged in annual appraisal.

Responsibilities

• Deliver first-class healthcare to diverse patients.
• Provide clinical assessment and make timely decisions on management.
• Involved in clinical governance and effectiveness activities.

Skills

Clinical assessment skills

Ability to work with substance misuse patients

Compassionate patient care

Education

MBChB or MBBS

Inclusion on the GMC Register

RCGP Certificate in Substance Misuse 1 and 2 or willingness to undertake

Job description

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a General Practitioner to join our healthcare team at HMP Leeds, a category B men’s prison based in Leeds, Yorkshire. HMP Leeds is a remand prison with a fast paced healthcare department that provide care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Within this role you will be working on evening receptions supporting with the intake of new patients, this will require support with same day medications, acute needs and substance misuse withdraw plans.

Hours

Monday and Tuesday 5pm-9pm

Salary

This position is part time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £129,500 per annum FTE - depending on 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 General Practitioners are extremely valued and are well respected members of the Prison Healthcare community, as a General Practitioner, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Deliver first class healthcare to a diverse group of patients, and therefore as a General Practitioner at Practice Plus Group you get the opportunity to further develop your knowledge in areas you wouldn’t usually experience within a practice, or even A&E environment.
• Provide clinical assessment and diagnosis to patient’s requirements and make timely decisions regarding future management.
• Provide a highly specialist resource to other members of the healthcare team at site, as well as the patients you work with having active involvement in clinical governance and effectiveness activities.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

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
• Evidence of engagement with annual appraisal
• Experience working as a General Practitioner in community general practice
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Ability to work with patients with a history of substance misuse
• RCGP Certificate in Substance Misuse 1 and 2, or prepared to undertake these qualifications

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.