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NHS Jobs; Watlington; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Rycote Practice is seeking a Fixed-term Salaried GP to cover maternity leave in the primary care team. The post requires autonomous work with a full range of GP duties, including on-call responsibilities and extended hours rotas.

You will provide high-quality, evidence-based care while maintaining patient continuity and contributing to local teaching and governance. GMC registration is essential and the role aligns with NHS principles.

Qualifications

• Autonomous GP integrated with the primary care team.
• Full range of GP knowledge, skills and professional behaviours expected.
• Exercise professional autonomy and clinical judgement in delivering evidence-based care.
• Participate in GP team activities including duty doctor, on-call and extended hours rotas.
• Commitment to NHS ethos and continuity of care for patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for patients with acute illnesses and chronic disease management.
• Work autonomously but in partnership with the clinical, reception, admin and management teams.
• Record consultations on a contemporaneous basis and maintain up-to-date patient lists.
• Respond to prescription requests and medicines management tasks promptly.
• Participate in enhanced services, governance and teaching activities.

Skills

Autonomy

Clinical judgement

Team collaboration

On-call duties

Education

GMC registration

GP qualification

Job description

Fixed-term Salaried GP (maternity cover)

JOB TITLE: FIXED-TERM SALARIED GENERAL PRACTITIONER (MATERNITY COVER) REPORTS TO: THE GP PARTNERS / MANAGING PARTNER HOURS: Minimum 5 sessions - applicants looking for more sessions welcomed

Job summary To work as an autonomous general practitioner integrated with the primary health care team To possess and demonstrate the full range of knowledge, skills and professional behaviours expected of a GP To exercise professional autonomy and clinical judgement in delivering high quality evidence-based care To participate fully in the work of the GP team, including routine and urgent clinical work, duty doctor, on‑call and extended hours rotas.

Rycote Practice ethos The Rycote Practice is committed to delivering the best possible care and to ensuring that patients physical, psychological and social needs are met. Our care is defined by the values that all staff share and is summed up in the term "Excellent Care by Working Together". We believe that continuity of care helps to ensure high standards and therefore every patient has a named GP allocated to their care. The practice is committed to the founding principles of the NHS, that it should be free to all. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and friendly environment in which to work and one where all staff are encouraged to contribute to the development of the practice. As a group the GPs are mutually supportive and non‑hierarchical. Salaried GPs are invited to attend practice business meetings, to share in the decision‑making process and implementation of subsequent initiatives.

Job responsibilities

Clinical Care

• Provide appropriate care in the assessment and management of patients with a full range of healthcare problems including acute illnesses and chronic disease management.
• Work autonomously but in partnership with the clinical, reception, administration and management teams.
• Assess patients with undifferentiated healthcare problems.
• Take responsibility for assessing and managing patients, prioritizing clinical need, determining differential diagnosis and initiating appropriate holistic, evidence based care in accordance with practice, national and ICB guidelines.
• Become the usual doctor to a defined group of patients on a pro rata basis with sessional commitment.
• Consult at times required by the practice and in keeping with other GPs provide both face to face / telephone consultations and home visits when required.
• Record all consultations on a contemporaneous basis.
• Whenever possible adopt a structured approach to record keeping e.g. using appropriate clinical care templates.
• Maintain the clinical record in an optimum form including an up-to-date list of active clinical problems and medication.
• View and respond to laboratory and imaging results for own patients on the day of receipt.
• Respond to prescription requests / complete medicines management tasks on the day of receipt in accordance with local / national guidance.
• Respond in a timely fashion to miscellaneous clinical and administrative functions which are communicated in a variety of ways (e.g. by email and Emis tasks).
• Read and action correspondence for own patients and those of absent colleagues via Docman in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Write or dictate appropriate patient referrals promptly and take steps to ensure referrals are not overlooked.
• Participate in local and national enhanced services and any other quality initiatives agreed by the practice.
• Share in the duty doctor rota on a pro-r rand commitment (see separate documentDuties of the Duty Doctor).
• Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within the boundaries of competence.
• Ensure resources are utilized cost effectively and contribute to identifying alternative, more cost effective resources.
• Salaried GPs are encouraged to develop areas of clinical expertise on behalf of the practice and update colleagues on latest best practice.

Participation in teaching and training

The Rycote practice places a strong emphasis on both undergraduate and postgraduate education, having been a teaching and training practice for many years. We currently have four GP trainers and Thame hosts GP registrars from both the Oxford and Aylesbury schemes. We are unique in taking both 5th year and 1st year graduate-entry course (GEC) medical students from Oxford and occasionally students from other medical schools. We aim to develop teaching and training across all three sites. All GPs assist in their education and supervision of allied health professionals, such as nursing and ARRS teams as required.

Meetings and Administration

Salaried GPs are invited to participate in and contribute to the Rycote management agenda at all practice‑wide meetings including

• Business meetings
• Clinical effectiveness meetings
• Primary health care team meetings
• Clinical governance meetings
• Protected time for learning educational events
• Miscellaneous other clinical, audit or educational meetings
• And to Contribute to the further development and ongoing evaluation of clinical and operational policies within the Practice.
• Provide clinical expertise and advice to other members of the practice team as required.

Enhanced Access

Salaried GPs are expected to take a pro rata share of Enhanced Access cover. This is remunerated at 1.75x your normal pay.

Professional conduct

• Maintain GMC registration
• Practice at all times in accordance the GMCs Good Medical Practice
• Complete an annual NHS appraisal as part of the current 5 yearly revalidation cycle
• Maintain membership of a professional indemnity organization commensurate with clinical workload and scope of practice
• Comply with all Practice and ICB protocols, procedures, guidelines and policies
• Act as a resource to health care professionals, acting as a professional, visual competent role model at all times

Changes to Jobs

All staff are expected to undertake reasonable additional duties and responsibilities in order to meet the evolving service needs of the Practice. Changes should be made in consultation with staff. Variations to job descriptions can be a common occurrence and do not in themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of a post.