Spectrum Community Health CIC

Salaried GP - HMP Liverpool + £1500 Welcome Payment

The closing date is 15 February 2026

Job summary

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.

Why choose us?

? 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.

See below for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Main duties of the job

Your Role: Salaried GP

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-centered 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?

About us

BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE

Join our team

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!

  • Access to NHS Pension
  • Annual leave on your Birthday
  • Welcome payment for some posts
  • 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 have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.

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.

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.

Details

Date posted

16 January 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£100,000 to £105,999 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

847-RM-25-V791

Job locations

HMP Liverpool

Hornby Road

Liverpool

L9 3DF


Job description

Job 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.

Job description

Job 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

Essential

  • 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

Desirable

  • 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

Essential

  • 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

Desirable

  • RCGP Certificate Part 1 and 2 - Substance Misuse
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • 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

Desirable

  • 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

Essential

  • 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

Desirable

  • RCGP Certificate Part 1 and 2 - Substance Misuse

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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 name

Spectrum Community Health CIC

Address

HMP Liverpool

Hornby Road

Liverpool

L9 3DF


Employer's website

https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Spectrum Community Health CIC

Address

HMP Liverpool

Hornby Road

Liverpool

L9 3DF


Employer's website

https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead GP

Dr Richard Dufton

Richard.Dufton@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk

01515304110

Details

Date posted

16 January 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£100,000 to £105,999 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

847-RM-25-V791

Job locations

HMP Liverpool

Hornby Road

Liverpool

L9 3DF


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