General Practitioner in Offender Health - Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust

Prison medicine is a dynamic and challenging area where you have the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives and lifestyles of a group of patients who face multiple barriers to improving their health and accessing appropriate healthcare.

Working within our Offender Health care unit you will be part of a high quality and motivated team who provide integrated healthcare to 8 prisons across the region. The healthcare provision is along the poly clinic model with easy access through on-site provision of a comprehensive mental health service, a substance misuse service, physiotherapy, optometrics, dentistry etc as well as the support of ACPs and other experienced physical health nurses providing clinics for long term conditions etc. You will have the opportunity to help shape and determine the future of healthcare to this patient population.

Our current requirements are in Nottinghamshire prisons namely in HMP Lowdham and HMP Ranby and in HMP Lincoln. Whilst we need upto 14 sessions of GP time a week across these prisons we are very happy to consider applications for a day a week or more depending on the applicant’s personal circumstances.

• Provide clinical consultations to enable assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with acute care needs and long-term conditions’

• Arranging investigations and onward referrals in line with national guidelines and best practice

• Maintaining ongoing prescribing of required medication in line with Safe Prescribing Guidelines.

• Managing and acting on pathology results and clinical correspondence.

• Responding to clinical queries from primary care team

• Provide senior clinical advice and leadership to the primary care team

• A key member of the primary care MDT and multipathway complex care team

• Delivering care in line with Notts Healthcare clinical guidelines and protocols

The pay for this role is aligned with the 2003 Consultant national terms and conditions, ranging from £93,666 - £126,281 per annum (pro-rata if part-time).

Any interested candidates should apply using this link - https://recruitment.nottshc.nhs.uk/recruitment-current-vacancies#!/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Lowdham/Nottinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Offender_Health/Offender_Health-v6147965?_ts=408

Please feel free to contact Dr A. Kaul, Clinical Director, on Adarsh.kaul@nottshc.nhs.uk if you are considering applying and wish to have a conversation.