4-6 session Salaried GP

The Methodist Church in Britain; Poole; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Annual leave 6 weeks pro rata plus 1?

CPD leave 1 week pro-rata

Modern premises

Relaxed working environment

Good work/life balance

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a salaried GP for a university-based practice comprising five GPs and a wider team. The post involves 4 to 6 sessions per week focusing on caring for registered and temporary patients through consultations, on-call duties, repeat prescribing and QoF targets.

The role welcomes both experienced and newly qualified doctors and offers an opportunity to shape new processes. GMC registration, Performers List inclusion and enhanced DBS check are required.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
• GMC registration.
• Inclusion on the Performers List.
• MPS, MDUS or MDDUS membership.
• Experience working in a GP practice or on a GP training scheme.
• Enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload and meet a wide range of primary care health needs for registered and temporary patients.
• Carry out surgery and telephone consultations, on-call duties and occasional visits per the agreed timetable.
• Make autonomous clinical decisions on presenting problems, including undifferentiated and undiagnosed ones.
• Prescribe in line with the practice formulary, generically where clinically appropriate.
• Compile, check and sign acute and repeat prescriptions, including EPR sign-off.
• Screen for disease risk factors and early signs of illness, and develop care plans.
• Provide counselling and health education.
• Admit and discharge patients to and from the caseload, and refer onward as appropriate.
• Record clear, contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Complete medical reports, paperwork and correspondence in a timely way.
• Contribute to QoF and to local or national initiatives the practice takes part in.
• Contribute to audit, clinical standard setting, patient record development and Read-coding.

Skills

Clinical independence

Communication

Team collaboration

Time management

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical degree

Job description

A salaried GP post at a university-based practice of five GPs and a wider team, for four to six sessions a week. The work centres on a caseload of registered and temporary patients: consultations, on-call duties, repeat prescribing, referrals and QoF targets. The practice is an established GP training practice open to both experienced and newly qualified doctors, and the post-holder can help shape new processes. GMC registration, Performers List inclusion and an enhanced DBS check are needed.

What the job involves

• Manage a caseload and meet a wide range of primary care health needs for registered and temporary patients
• Carry out surgery and telephone consultations, on-call duties and occasional visits per the agreed timetable
• Make autonomous clinical decisions on presenting problems, including undifferentiated and undiagnosed ones
• Prescribe in line with the practice formulary, generically where clinically appropriate
• Compile, check and sign acute and repeat prescriptions, including EPR sign-off
• Screen for disease risk factors and early signs of illness, and develop care plans
• Provide counselling and health education
• Admit and discharge patients to and from the caseload, and refer onward as appropriate
• Record clear, contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Complete medical reports, paperwork and correspondence in a timely way
• Contribute to QoF and to local or national initiatives the practice takes part in
• Contribute to audit, clinical standard setting, patient record development and Read-coding

What’s required

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree

Registration & licences

• GMC registration
• Inclusion on the Performers List
• MPS, MDUS or MDDUS membership

Experience

• Experience working in a GP practice or on a GP training scheme

Skills & knowledge

• Clinical ability to work independently, seeking timely help from colleagues when appropriate
• Good communication at all levels, adjusting behaviour and language to the situation
• Establish good working relationships with the multidisciplinary team
• Organise information and time effectively in a planned way
• Participate in a peer support group
• Recognise own limitations and develop appropriate coping strategies

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check

Nice to have

• Wide range of clinical experience

What’s offered

• 6 weeks equivalent annual leave, plus bank holidays pro rata
• 1 week pro-rata CPD leave
• NHS Pension
• Modern purpose-built premises
• Relaxed working environment
• Good work/life balance