General Practitioner - Out of hours

Overview

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 provides care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In this role you will be working on evening receptions supporting the intake of new patients, including support with same-day medications, acute needs and substance misuse withdrawal plans.

Hours

Monday and Tuesday 5pm-9pm

Salary

This position is part time; you'll receive an annual salary up to £125,000 per annum FTE - depending on experience

How we will 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

Main duties

Our General Practitioners are valued and 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; you will have the opportunity to further develop your knowledge in areas you wouldn't usually experience within practice or A&E
• Provide clinical assessment and diagnosis to patients' requirements and make timely decisions regarding future management
• Provide a highly specialist resource to other members of the healthcare team on site, with active involvement in clinical governance and effectiveness activities

About us

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. 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 fair and inclusive healthcare access for 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

Other information

• This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975; a Disclosure check will be carried out with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
• Applicants must have current UK professional registration
• Employer details: Practice Plus Group; 2 Gloucester Terrace, Stanningley Rd, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 2TJ
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