General Practitioner - HMP Rye Hill and HMP Onley

As part of Practice Plus Group having recently been awarded the healthcare contract at HMP Onley and Rye Hill, the opportunity has arisen for a General Practitioner to join the talented Healthcare team on site. This role will be an exciting chance to further develop your clinical and medical skills when we will begin delivering services in October 2022. 

We recognise training and development is key within any role, therefore we facilitate training specialised for your needs. If you are new to prison healthcare, we will create a suitable induction package to ensure you are equipped for your new position with us. You can be sure you are part of a team providing safe, reliable and patient-focused care.

What will you be doing?

As one of the GP’s at HMP Rye Hill and HMP Onley, you’ll provide clinical oversight across a challenging, yet demanding patient group. You will be pivotal in engaging the clinical workforce to support the delivery of the organisation’s objectives and will gain insight and training in Mental Health and Substance Misuse.

As a member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team, the General Practitioner will provide clinical assessment and diagnosis to patient’s requirements and make timely decisions regarding future management. You will also provide a highly specialist resource to other healthcare staff, patients and carers and have active involvement in clinical governance/effectiveness activities. It doesn’t end there; you will have a chance to become actively involved in audit, teaching and training (management of substance misuse and/or blood borne viruses) as well as helping us to adapt the service to the ever-changing needs of the patients.

HM Prison Onley is a Category C men's training prison with an operational capacity of 710 prisoners. HMP Onley is based next to HMP Rye Hill and is located in the village of Barby, Northamptonshire. HMP Rye Hill is a Category B men's sex offenders’ prison with an operational capacity of 664 prisoners.

HMP Rye hill is based next to HMP Onley is located in the village of Barby, Northamptonshire. Both HMP sites are situated just over 5 miles south of Rugby and 5 miles north of Daventry with good transport links from Coventry and Northampton. Both HMP’s Onley and Rye Hill are located next to each other, and are only a short (2 minute) walk away, making the ability to work across both of the sites an effective opportunity for this role. 

When you’re part of the Practice Plus Group team, you don’t just have a job. You have a career. We work with you to help you grow in your role and take your career in the direction you want to go. We’ll help you be the best you can be. 

Practice Plus Group is a specialist provider of NHS services into prison healthcare across over 45 different prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We believe in putting the patient first, regardless of the environment or their history. The prison population is one of the most vulnerable and challenged patient groups in society and the delivery of their health care is conducted within often difficult and demanding environments.