General Practitioner

Prospect Medical Group; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Prospect Medical Group in Newcastle upon Tyne invites applications for a 6-session salaried GP to join a friendly, forward-thinking practice. The role includes face-to-face, telephone and e-consultations, home visits, medicine management and related admin within primary care.

We welcome GPs with a range of experience and interests; the practice offers specialist clinics and enhanced services to develop additional skills.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration.
• Inclusion on the NHS England performers list.
• Membership of a medical defence union.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• ability to work as part of an effective multidisciplinary team.
• Interest in developing a clinical speciality area.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the triage rota, making clinical decisions and prioritizing appointment requests via eConsult.
• Manage your own clinics, providing care for acute, complex, and long-term conditions.
• Deliver a safe and efficient patient journey, including referrals, reviewing test results, and completing documentation.
• Take part in Home visits and care home rounds as required.
• Be mentored and supported by Partners and the wider multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Excellent communication

Clinical decision making

Triage and care coordination

Team collaboration

Education

GMC registration

Job description

Prospect Medical Group have an exciting opportunity for a 6 session salaried GP to join a friendly, enthusiastic, forward thinking GP practice.

In accordance with the practice timetable the successful applicant will be available to undertake a variety of duties including face to face, telephone and e-consultations, home visits, medicine management and associated paperwork. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

GPs with a range of experience levels and interests are welcome to apply

The Practice also offers a number of specialist clinics and enhanced services, allowing clinicians to develop and use additional skills.

Please note that this role does not attract visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Main duties of the job

As part of your role, you will participate in the triage rota, making clinical decisions and prioritizing appointment requests via eConsult.

Outside of triage duties, you will manage your own clinics, providing care for acute, complex, and long-term conditions. You will be responsible for delivering a safe and efficient patient journey, including all associated administrative tasks such as referrals, reviewing test results, and completing documentation.

You will also be expected to take part in the Home visits and care home rounds as required. You will be mentored and supported by the Partners and wider Multi-disciplinary team, which included Management, Admin, Nurses, HCAs Social Prescribers, Pharmacists.

About us

Prospect Medical Group is a long established, friendly and forward-thinking GP practice in the west end of Newcastle Upon Tyne based in modern single site premises. We have 6 GP partners who employ 2 salaried GPs, 1 Nurse Practitioners, 3 Practice Nurses, 1 Nurse associate 3 Healthcare Assistants as well as a team of dedicated and supportive administrative staff. We currently have a patient list size of around 14,000. We are highly involved in our PCN (Inner West Newcastle) and through this we benefit from pharmacists, physiotherapists, psychology, paramedics, a nurse associate, mental health workers and social prescribers who work also work for the practice.

We have regular medical students from Newcastle University and are working toward becoming a Training Practice.

Our collective purpose is to provide the best care to our patients.

We use SystmOne clinical system.

Job responsibilities

We operate a clinical triage model to ensure timely access to appointments. As part of your role, you will participate in the triage rota, making clinical decisions and prioritizing appointment requests via eConsult.

Outside of triage duties, you will manage your own clinics, providing care for acute, complex, and long-term conditions. You will be responsible for delivering a safe and efficient patient journey, including all associated administrative tasks such as referrals, reviewing test results, and completing documentation.

You will also be expected to take part in the Home visits and care home rounds as required. You will be mentored and supported by the Partners and wider Multi-disciplinary team, which included Management, Admin, Nurses, HCAs Social Prescribers, Pharmacists.

You will be expected to take part in Practice meetings revelnt to your role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration.
• Inclusion on the NHS England performers list.
• Membership of a medical defence union.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• ability to work as part of an effective multidisciplinary team
• Interest in developing a clinical speciality area

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.