General Practitioner-HMP Leeds

We are currently looking for a GP to commit to working a Thursday at HMP Leeds including the evening reception period where needed. This will include a shadowing period to ensure you feel confident with meeting the needs of our population.

We recognise training and development is key, therefore we training centre to facilitate your needs. You will gain insight and training in Mental Health and Substance Misuse. If you are new to offender health, we will create a suitable induction package to ensure you are equipped for this exciting role. In this environment, we appreciate flexibility around working hours hence we are willing to accommodate part-time requests.

We offer a competitive annual salary plus payment of MDU/MPS subscription and CPD days. Furthermore, should you wish there are plenty of opportunities for extra shifts and overtime. We also offer company benefits and schemes including company contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave increasing to 28 with length of service plus 8 public bank holidays, staff well-being, access to bank hours, cycle to work scheme.

HMP Leeds is s category B men’s prison based in Leeds, Yorkshire. The Leeds team adopts an inclusive, compassionate and punctilious attitude towards each other and their patients. Leeds is an unpredictable, fast paced environment where care is provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Shifts will vary depending on the department you work for, we encourage you to contact us for more information. Progression and development is encouraged and supported, this can be discussed in one of your regular supervisions with your line manager or clinical supervisor. There is access to free parking in a secure car park and it is easily accessible from the motorway. Our team is built of primary care, mental health, substance misuse and pharmacy who are supported by our clerical team and over seen by the head and deputy head of healthcare.

We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of healthcare services in prisons and youth offender establishments.

We believe in putting the patient first, regardless of the environment or their history. That’s why we’re proud to deliver quality healthcare in some of the most challenging environments; care that is equal to what you receive in the community. We’re passionate about making a difference to the lives of prisoners by improving their health, securing their well-being and helping to reduce re-offending behaviour.

We deliver round-the-clock healthcare to more than 40,000 patients at over 45 prisons of all categories. Prisons are a community like any other and we offer all of the health services any community needs in one place and with a single team. These range from reception health checks on arrival and regular GP services, to help with substance misuse, mental health, chronic or long-term conditions, podiatry, physiotherapy and optometry.