General Practitioner Braintree

Meeveem Limited; Braintree; On-site; GBP 101,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full indemnity cover

Six weeks annual leave

Cycle to work scheme

Travel season ticket loans

Discount cards

Wellbeing services

Job summary

Operose Health is seeking a General Practitioner (Permanent salaried) to join our primary care network. The role offers a salary up to £112,500 FTE, with flexible 27 hours per week, and indemnity coverage.

You will contribute to high-quality patient care across our network of practices. Current GMC registration, NHS performers list, and GP accreditation (MRCGP) are essential, with knowledge of QOF, DES, and clinical systems.

Qualifications

• Current GMC registration and NHS performers list.
• GP accreditation (MRCGP) or equivalent experience.
• Sound knowledge of QOF etc. and appropriate coding.
• Ability to work flexibly across 27 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Maintain highest clinical standards in line with accepted medical practice.
• Promote health and well-being of patients and staff.
• Keep up to date with advances in medicine and local guidance.
• Adhere to standards and protocols set by regulatory bodies.
• Provide clinical advice to practitioners and support staff.
• Mentor salaried GPs and ensure effective communication with staff and patients.
• Ensure patient notes are accurate and compliant with policies.
• Oversee medicines management per legal requirements and best practices.

Education

MRCGP

Tools

SystmOne

EMISweb

Job description

Job title: General Practitioner (Permanent salaried)
Location: Church Lane Surgery
Salary: Up to £112,500 FTE depending on experience
Hours: 27 hours (flexible)

Help us to deliver great primary care by improving access, outcomes and patient experience.

At Operose Health, we delivery local primary care, at scale. It is our purpose to improve access, outcomes and patient experience. Our colleagues live our values and our empowered to be the best they can be for our patients, and each other – because we CARE.

Caring

We listen and through compassion, understanding and a willingness to keep an open mind, we support and empower people to have a healthier future.

Ambitious

Through determination and our passion for transforming the patient experience, we continue to redefine and revolutionise the future of primary care.

Resourceful

Creative, agile, with a devotion for lifelong learning, we go above and beyond to improve the quality of our services.

Excellence

We strive to do the best we can do and be the best we can be for our patients, employees and NHS partners.

Role Responsibility

As a valued member of the Operose Health team, your key duties will include:

• Always maintains the highest clinical standards and practices in accordance with accepted good medical practice and service standards.
• Promotes the health and well-being of all medical and clinical staff within the practice by promoting efficient working methods and behaviours.
• Keeps up to date with advances in medicine and practices in line with national and local guidance and support other medical and clinical staff to do the same.
• Promotes the application of standards, protocols and codes of practice as set by Royal College of General Practitioners, General Medical Council, all other Royal Colleges and Councils applicable to the staff within the practice, Department of Health, Commissioning Bodies and all other regulatory and standard setting organizations.
• Provide clinical advice and guidance to all practitioners caring for patients.
• Demonstrates innovation in the development of practice strategy and policy.
• Ensure adequate and appropriate supervision and mentoring for salaried GPs working in the service.
• Ensure effective lines of communication with practice staff and patients, local stakeholders, regulators and commissioners.
• Ensure that all registrations and revalidations appropriate to the personnel used by the practice are up to date and appropriate for the services provided
• Contribute to the personal and professional development review process for clinical staff enabling them to meet the medical, clinical and business needs of the practice, aspirations of the individual and requirements for registration and revalidation
• Ensure that patient notes are fit for purpose, generated and filed in accordance with appropriate protocols and legislation.
• Ensure medicines management meets legal requirements and is safe, clinically effective and conforms to:
  • NICE guidance and DH directives
  • Good Prescribing Practice as defined by the National Prescribing Centre, British National Formulary (BNF) and Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Controlled Drugs legislation
  • Guidance agreed by local medicines management teams. Locally adopted and authorised Patient Group Directions
• Encouraging prescribing staff to:
  • Not exceed its prescribing budget.
  • Comply with targets set within the local Prescribing Incentive Scheme
  • Comply with prescribing indicators
  • Have a high prescribing rate for generic, non-branded drugs
  • Have a system that ensures safe management, monitoring and regular review for all patients receiving repeat prescriptions
• Ensure all medical referrals for patients meet best practice guidance for assessment and record keeping and this is audited on a regular basis.
• Maintain confidentiality in line with professional standards

The Ideal Candidate

What we look for in new colleagues:

• Current registration with GMC and NHS performers list and engaged in regular clinical work.
• An experienced doctor with GP accreditation - MRCGP examination or equivalent experience.
• Clear commitment to delivering quality and patient focused services.
• Sound knowledge of QOF, LCS, DES, CQUINs and use of appropriate coding.
• Ideally have a working knowledge of clinical systems such as SystmOne or EMISweb.

Package Description

How we’ll support you:

• Annual salary of up to £112,500 depending on experience and £11,000 per session for newly qualified GPs.
• Full indemnity cover.
• Six weeks annual leave and one week study leave pro rata.
• Support for SPIN fellowship applications.
• Support with a Tier 2 visa if required, subject to approval by the GMC and GP Performers List.
• Full financial and practical support to become F2 supervisor/GP Trainer with associated income benefits.
• The benefits of working with an at scale provider of primary care means that we lots of opportunities for our colleagues to specialise and develop.
• Car benefit scheme – specialising in electric vehicles.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Travel season ticket loans
• Discount cards.
• Employee wellbeing services including free yoga videos and employee wellbeing app.

About the Company

We provide local primary care, at scale

Operose Health delivers primary care to over 700,000 registered patients, across 82 locations in 16 ICB areas. We have over 250,000 attendances at our urgent care centres and support some of the most vulnerable people through our specialist GP surgeries.

We transform communities and reduce heath inequality

Our patients are our partners and we are committed to empowering and supporting them to lead healthier lives. We use patient feedback, our innovative data systems and scale to adapt services to meet local need, reduce health care inequality and drive integration within our neighbourhoods.

We have a unique offering in the NHS

Through our reach, innovative data systems, scale and determination, we have the capability and insight to support the NHS with access and delivery challenges.

We care

We care about our patients, our people, our communities and neighbourhoods, and the future of primary care. We are led by our values and are a trusted provider in the NHS.

Operose Health is an equal opportunities employer.