General Practitioner

We have an exciting opportunity for a General Practitioner to join our healthcare team at HMP Lewes, a category B remand prison based in Lewes, East Sussex. HMP Lewes has a fast‑paced healthcare environment delivering care to males aged 18‑65 years with a range of needs including substance misuse and long‑term conditions. Within this role you will be working closely with our senior nurses to deliver reception care, which includes first‑night prescribing, discharge prescribing, urgent follow up for duty doctor and substance‑misuse prescribing.

Dr Alex Griffiths on working as a GP for Health in Justice

Hours

Mondays – 8:30 – 16:30

This position is part‑time, working 8 hours per week.

Salary

You will receive an annual salary up to £125,692 per annum FTE – depending on experience.

How we’ll 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; due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks

What you’ll be doing

Our General Practitioners are extremely valued and well 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; as a practitioner in the Practice Plus Group you get the opportunity to further develop your knowledge within an area you would not usually experience, or even in an A&E environment.
• Provide clinical assessment and diagnosis to meet patients’ requirements and make timely decisions regarding future management.
• Provide a highly specialist resource to other members of the healthcare team at site, and to patients you work with, having active involvement in clinical governance and effectiveness activities.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wider range of opportunities to develop your skills and experience, including both internal and external options for development and learning.

Benefits

• Discount 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

What we’ll look for in you

The Health in Justice team Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across 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 fair and inclusive health care access to all.

Qualifications required

• MBChB or MBBS 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

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. 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.

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