Lead General Practitioner

As a Lead General Practitioner, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Provide primary care to patients within GP clinics - clinically assessing, diagnosing and treating patients, similar to that in the community but with the added benefit of being part of a fully integrated Healthcare department.
• Provide clinical oversight of the patients on the Care & Separation Unit (CSU)
• Support with advance care planning, clinical case reviews, safer prescribing decisions and multidisciplinary meetings
• You will provide a highly specialist resource of knowledge and skills to the healthcare team in the prison.
• Be actively involved in clinical governance and effectiveness of activities, as we strive to give the best possible care to our patients

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

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
• RCGP Certificate in Substance Misuse 1 and 2, or prepared to undertake these qualifications
• Evidence of up to date knowledge and skills
• Ability to build and maintain collaborative partnerships
• Ability to line manage clinicians and support with clinical supervision

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.