General Practitioner - Smear Trained - HMP Peterborough

Job Description

General Practitioner - Smear Trained - HMP Peterborough

As a GP in a prison setting, you’ll play a vital role in improving health outcomes for individuals who may have complex health and social care needs. Your work will help reduce health inequalities and ensure continuity of care in a challenging but rewarding environment.

DrPA Secure prides themselves on providing their staff with work‑life balance, providing support onsite and remotely.

Main duties of the job

Provide full GP services including consultations, clinical assessments, diagnosis, treatment, and referrals.

Conduct cervical screening (smear tests) in accordance with NHS guidelines and ensure appropriate follow‑up and referral where necessary.

Manage chronic diseases, acute presentations, and mental health conditions.

Contribute to the management of substance misuse and support detox pathways.

Work collaboratively with nursing staff, mental health professionals, pharmacists, and external healthcare providers.

Participate in clinical audits, risk assessments, and safeguarding processes.

Maintain comprehensive clinical records using the prisons electronic health record system.

Take part in clinical governance activities and support continuous quality improvement.

About us

DrPA has been operating in secure environments since 2014 providing General Practitioner services. We deliver our services based on our ethos of CARE:

• Compassionate care that is trauma informed and supportive


• Assurance that care is evidence‑based & demonstrates high quality outcomes for our patients


• Respectful of peoples cultural and religious beliefs


• Equitable care that is in line with the community services

Job responsibilities

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced General Practitioner (GP) to join our multidisciplinary healthcare team within a secure prison environment. The role involves delivering high‑quality primary care services to a diverse patient population, with a particular requirement for the GP to be smear trained and able to provide cervical screening services.

As a GP in a prison setting, you’ll play a vital role in improving health outcomes for individuals who may have complex health and social care needs. Your work will help reduce health inequalities and ensure continuity of care in a challenging but rewarding environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide full GP services including consultations, clinical assessments, diagnosis, treatment, and referrals.


• Conduct cervical screening (smear tests) in accordance with NHS guidelines and ensure appropriate follow‑up and referral where necessary.


• Manage chronic diseases, acute presentations, and mental health conditions.


• Contribute to the management of substance misuse and support detox pathways.


• Work collaboratively with nursing staff, mental health professionals, pharmacists, and external healthcare providers.


• Participate in clinical audits, risk assessments, and safeguarding processes.


• Maintain comprehensive clinical records using the prisons electronic health record system.


• Take part in clinical governance activities and support continuous quality improvement.

Requirements:

Essential:

• Fully qualified GP with current GMC registration and licence to practise.


• Smear trained with up‑to‑date cervical screening certification.


• Experience in primary care, with sound clinical decision‑making and patient management skills.


• Strong understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality, and healthcare delivery in secure environments.


• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Desirable:

• Experience working in prison healthcare, secure units, or with vulnerable populations.


• Additional qualifications in substance misuse, mental health, or sexual health.


• Knowledge of relevant NHS and prison healthcare policies and procedures.

Person Specification

Candidate must possess the skills, knowledge, and attributes required to provide safe and effective care to a diverse patient population within a secure setting.

Qualifications

• cervical screening certification

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.