Associate GP

The Methodist Church in Britain; Yate; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Free parking

Cycle to work scheme

Refer a Friend scheme

Job summary

Shore Medical is recruiting an Associate GP to its primary care team. The role covers full GP services including face-to-face, telephone, and home visits, with care navigation and an undifferentiated case mix.

The post carries senior responsibilities, including ownership of urgent operational issues and deputising for GP Partners. The successful candidate will lead clinical teams, mentor staff, and contribute to audits and quality improvement while maintaining GMC registration and performer's

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
• GMC registration and inclusion on the Performers List.

Responsibilities

• Deliver full GP services: surgery, telephone consultations, home visits and care navigation.
• Assess, diagnose and manage acute, chronic and undifferentiated needs across a varied, complex caseload.
• Prescribe safely, check and sign repeat prescriptions, develop care plans and refer onward.
• Provide senior clinical leadership, take ownership of urgent operational issues and deputise for GP Partners.
• Support, mentor and advise clinical and administrative staff.
• Contribute to audit, quality improvement and the development of new models of care.
• Meet the agreed list of 300 patients per session under the core GMS contract and enhanced services.
• Record clear contemporaneous consultation notes on System One.

Skills

Senior clinical leadership

Primary care experience

Teaching/mentoring

Education

MBBS

MRCGP

Job description

Shore Medical, a GP Super Partnership of six practices, is recruiting an Associate GP to its primary care team. The post covers the full range of GP services, from face-to-face and telephone consultations and home visits to care navigation, with a varied caseload that includes undifferentiated and complex needs. The role is a higher-level one: the holder takes ownership of urgent operational issues, deputises for partners and mentors clinical and administrative staff. Fit turns on MRCGP, GMC registration and inclusion on the performers list.

What the job involves

• Deliver full GP services: surgery and telephone consultations, home visits and care navigation
• Assess, diagnose and manage acute, chronic and undifferentiated needs across a varied, complex caseload
• Prescribe safely, check and sign repeat prescriptions, develop care plans and refer onward
• Provide senior clinical leadership, take ownership of urgent operational issues and oversight of care, and deputise for GP Partners
• Support, mentor and advise clinical and administrative staff
• Contribute to audit, quality improvement and the development of new models of care
• Meet the agreed list of 300 patients per session under the core GMS contract and enhanced services
• Work to the practice timetable, handling queries, paperwork and correspondence promptly
• Make autonomous clinical decisions on self-referred and referred problems
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness, supporting health promotion and disease management
• Record clear, contemporaneous consultation notes on System One

What’s required

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree
• MRCGP

Registration & licences

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

Experience

• Experience working within a UK GP practice
• Experience of primary care in an area with significant health problems
• Experience of EPS prescribing

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check

What’s offered

• Competitive salary
• Friendly and supportive working environment
• Continuous CPD
• NHS Pension Scheme with life insurance
• Free parking at most sites
• Cycle to work scheme
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Summer and Christmas parties