Overview
The HMP Bedford Lead General Practitioner role offers the opportunity to provide clinical leadership within HMP Bedford, working with a dynamic, diverse and friendly team of General Practitioners, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Non-Medical Prescribers, nurses, pharmacy, allied health professionals and administrative colleagues, Clinical Leads and Head of Service. The Lead GP will work with and report to the HMP Bedford Head of Healthcare and they will be supported by and accountable to the NHFT Lead GP and Clinical Director for Secured Services.
Main duties
The post holder will be on the GMC General Practitioner Register and on an NHS Performers\' List. Previous experience working within secured environments is not essential as full induction and training will be provided. More critical to the role are: character qualities of integrity and discernment with a growth mindset and a willingness to embrace NHFT values and leadership behaviours; excellent clinical and communication skills and a desire to share these skills with GPs in training, ANPs and NMPs, through teaching and training; a passion for delivering trauma-informed high-quality primary care as part of an integrated team to improve the health and patient experience of men housed at HMP Bedford.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and out in the community. This includes services to prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, focusing on people who enable our Trust to be \"outstanding\" by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Details
Date posted: 11 September 2025
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £76,038 to £114,743 a year pa
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 270-MED422
Job locations: HMP Bedford, Bedford, MK40 1HG
Job responsibilities
For full details please read the attached job description or contact the team for more information.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
* Evidence of being on the GMC General Practitioner Register and on an NHS Performers\' List
* Clinical experience including work with vulnerable populations and patients with substance misuse problems. RCGP Part 1 Substance Misuse Certificate essential
* Experience of multi-professional teamwork and an understanding of what makes teams function effectively
* Familiarity with tools for effective clinical governance and quality improvement
* Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures to build effective partnerships and innovation in general practice and advanced clinical practice service delivery
Behaviours and Values
Essential
* Willing to ensure the development, maintenance, and dissemination of the highest professional standards of practice through active participation in CPD, training and development programmes
* Willing to comply with professional codes of practice and maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation and policies relating to primary care, substance misuse and mental health services within secure settings
* Reliable and accessible to colleagues within HMP Bedford and the Secured Services Directorate
* Willing to embrace a trauma-informed approach, modelling empathy, openness to feedback
* Lead with compassion and humility, demonstrate integrity, and motivate and empower teams to foster a culture of hope, kindness, resilience and excellence
* Able to work as part of a team within a leadership structure
Skills and Abilities
Essential
* Ability to prioritize effectively, work flexibly, and respond to change to support patients within an evolving staffing structure
* Excellent interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills aligned with trauma-informed values
* Ability to lead others within a leadership structure with discernment and integrity
* Ability to collaborate with colleagues including subcontracted services and across disciplines
* Experience of teaching, mentoring or supervision of clinical colleagues; Tier 2/3 Educator status desirable but not essential
* Ability to assimilate data to support clinical governance and quality improvement
* Ability to communicate in a range of formats including meetings, reports and electronic communication
* Ability to provide trauma-informed clinical care in secured settings
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer: Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address: HMP Bedford, Bedford, MK40 1HG
Employer's website
NHFT website: nhft.nhs.uk
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