General Practitioner – Yarl’s wood IRC

Overview

In this role you will deliver high-quality, person-centred general medical care for individuals detained at Yarl’s Wood IRC. You will work within an interdependent health and wellbeing team to assess and manage acute illness, chronic conditions and complex health needs, with a focus on trauma-informed and culturally responsive care. You will balance in-person and remote consultations, make safe decisions about escalation, and support ongoing health assessments and risk management. This position offers scope to influence care in a secure setting, contribute to clinical governance, and collaborate across disciplines to improve outcomes for a vulnerable population.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely, evidence-based assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and referral for detainees at IRC, including urgent cases and multimorbidity
• Conduct face-to-face consultations and, when appropriate, remote consultations; determine need for examination or transfer
• Contribute to initial and ongoing health assessment workflows, prioritising care by clinical need and ensuring follow-up of risks

Key requirements

• GMC General Practitioner Register and NHS Performers’ List
• RCGP Part 1 Substance Misuse Certificate
• experience with vulnerable populations and substance misuse
• experience of multi-professional teamwork and clinical governance/quality improvement
• flexibility and ability to adapt within secured settings
• trauma-informed clinical approach

• trauma-informed empathy
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• leadership and team-working within a secure setting
• trauma-informed clinical care
• clinical governance and quality improvement
• data assimilation for governance and service provision

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