Salaried GP - HMP Liverpool + £1500 Welcome Payment NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried GP Job overview Are you a GP seeking a role that combines clinical diversity with real purpose? We're looking for a Salaried GP to join our enhanced primary care service – where you'll deliver comprehensive care, lead clinical governance, and work in a unique setting that offers both professional challenge and genuine reward.
Benefits
Outstanding reputation
– CQC-praised for innovative care and strong leadership
Excellent benefits
– NHS pension, competitive salary, enhanced weekend/night rates
Job security
– stable, long‑term career opportunities
Professional development
– work alongside experienced GPs with opportunities for leadership and service development
Supportive environment
– collaborative multidisciplinary team committed to excellence
This is general practice with a difference – diverse clinical presentations, clinical leadership opportunities, and the chance to make a profound impact on an underserved population while maintaining the highest standards of care.
Main duties of the job Deliver high-quality, comprehensive primary care in our Category B local prison while taking on clinical leadership responsibilities.
What you'll do:
Lead GP clinics
– manage the full range of primary care presentations, from chronic disease management to acute illness, delivering holistic, patient‑centred care
Provide clinical supervision
– oversee Non‑Medical Prescribers (NMPs) and support the substance misuse service with your clinical expertise and prescribing oversight
Deliver urgent care
– respond to acute and urgent wing‑based visits, making critical clinical decisions in time‑sensitive situations
Support new arrivals
– contribute to the reception function by assessing and prescribing for new patients, including managing detoxification medications from day one
Manage complex cases
– provide clinical oversight for patients with multiple comorbidities and challenging presentations, ensuring coordinated, evidence‑based care
Lead clinical governance
– take responsibility for safeguarding, clinical governance processes, and maintaining the highest standards of safe practice
Drive quality improvement
– engage in audits and quality improvement projects that enhance service delivery and patient outcomes
Work in partnership
– collaborate with our Lead GP to ensure safe, effective practice and deliver care that matches community standards
Ready for a GP role that's truly different?
Working for our organisation We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team. Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we’ve got a role for you!
Benefits and support
Access to NHS Pension
Annual leave on your Birthday
Refer a friend scheme
Training and Development opportunities
Flexible Working
Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
Up to 33 days annual leave
We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
The role is site based at HMP Liverpool.
We will consider part time/job share however this must remain within core service hours.
Person specification Knowledge
Primary Care and Mental Health
Drug and alcohol awareness
Chronic disease management
Understanding of current health and social policy particularly offender health
Understanding of clinical risk management and governance
Principles of substance misuse treatment and pharmacotherapy Dependant Forming Medications
Understanding of principles & research
Demonstrated breadth of knowledge in and outside this specialist area
Understanding of NHS clinical governance/GP contracts/medicines management and resource constraints/financial management
Up-to-date on new GP and pharmacy contracts
Qualifications
Medical degree recognised by the General Medical Council
Full GMC Registration
MRCGP CCT
Recognised Certificate of Vocational Training or equivalent JCTGP
Evidence of ongoing professional development in the relevant clinical and service improvement areas
RCGP Certificate Part 1 and 2 - Substance Misuse
Employer certification / accreditation badges You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Dr Richard Dufton Job title Lead GP Email address Richard.Dufton@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk Telephone number 0151 530 4110 Additional information Head of Healthcare Services- Paul James, Paul.James2@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk
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