Lead General Practitioner – HMP Frankland

Spectrum Community Health CIC

Job summary

Spectrum CIC are looking for passionate enthusiastic, values driven people to join our existing team of experienced GPs. We are open to people working part time or full time, face to face.

All of our posts attract all of the benefits of NHS employment including NHS pension and time served enhancements and we warmly welcome those who may have retired and are thinking about returning into a new challenge

Our doctors are all committed to delivering better health outcomes, tackling health inequalities, working with some of the most marginlised patients in the country

Main duties of the job

Prison healthcare

GPs play a crucial clinical leadership role in our prison primary healthcare teams. Previous experience of working in a jail, whilst desirable is not essential as full induction and training will be provided and there is round the clock access to experienced clinical supervision for new doctors who join our teams

Our GPs tell us that personal and professional attributes of compassion, empathy, fairness and multidisciplinary working, alongside a desire to deliver the highest quality and innovative care are the cornerstones of a successful working model.

Line managed and supported by a Regional Lead GP, you will have access to continuing professional development in support of appraisal and revalidation through our GP forum. As a senior leader you will have access to a full induction and a range of ongoing professional support, coaching and development opportunities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Medical degree recognised by the General Medical Council
  • Full GMC Registration
  • MRCGP CCT
  • Recognised Certificate of Vocational Training or equivalent JCTGP
  • On a National Medical Performers List
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development in the relevant clinical and service improvement areas

Desirable

  • Higher specialist qualifications or extensive relevant experience
  • Current accreditation at GPwSI level in specialist area
  • RCGP Certificate Part 1 and 2 – Substance Misuse

Knowledge

Essential

  • Primary care and mental health
  • Basic drug and alcohol awareness
  • Womens Health
  • Understanding of current health and social policy particularly offender health
  • Understanding of clinical risk management and governance
  • Principles of substance misuse treatment and pharmacotherapy
  • Understanding of the issues associated with and arising from the prescribing of Dependence Forming Medications

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 15 July 2026

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