Salaried General Practitioner (GP)

Bury GP Federation; Bury; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare organization in Bury is seeking a qualified General Practitioner to join their multi-disciplinary team. This role offers flexibility in working across various practices and involves managing patient consultations and care plans. The ideal candidate should have recent GP qualifications and no previous substantive positions as a GP. This position supports professional development and fosters a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified GP within 2 years of qualification.
• No previous substantive GP posts required.
• Experience of working in a primary care environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload and work autonomously.
• Conduct face-to-face and telephone consultations.
• Provide expert professional advice to patients and colleagues.

Skills

Autonomous working

Strong time management

Good IT skills

Experience with audit

Ability to analyse complex information

Education

MRCGP

Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP

Clear Enhanced DBS check

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity to join our multi-disciplinary PCN team which consists of 6 GP Practices, Clinical Pharmacists, Paramedics, Social Prescribers, Physiotherapists, Care Coordinators, Health Coach and Pharmacy Technicians. Prestwich PCN consists of 6 practices that work collaboratively and have done for many years. All practices within the PCN are CQC rated good or above and are supported by experienced nursing staff, ARRS staff, practice managers and administrative teams.

This post is funded through the Network Contract DES. You must be within 2 years of GP qualification and not have been substantively employed as a GP previously. The post will require you to work across no more than 2 of the practices, offering a great opportunity to gain experience across different practices.

We require 4 sessions on a Wed and Fri across The Birches and Greylands practices and 2 sessions on a Fri at Longfield practice. We are very flexible on the number of sessions per week — please indicate the number of sessions as a preference in your application.

To apply for this job please send your Curriculum Vitae and covering letter to Alaina Hanson email: [e-mail]

Main duties

You will manage a caseload and work autonomously on a day-to-day basis. To support your development, you will have a dedicated GP assigned to carry out professional supervision. You will undertake several duties governed by the GMS contract including:

• Face to face and telephone consultations
• Patient home visits and care home visits
• Checking and signing repeat prescriptions
• Administrative tasks namely dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence as required
• Cover all clinical management of in-surgery patients as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results and making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate
• Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients
• The post holder will need to have full access to a car to enable full geographical working across Prestwich PCN and work flexibly to meet the needs of the PCN.

Join our team and experience a workplace that values growth, collaboration, and impact. We foster a supportive and inclusive environment where every team member is encouraged to listen, learn, and lead. Our aim is to deliver better outcomes for GP practices and the people of Bury.

About us

Bury GP Federation is a member-led organisation made up of GP practices in Bury. We work closely with general practice and partner with other local health providers to ensure viable GP services remain at the heart of local communities, delivering sustainable, high-quality patient-focused healthcare. We are a dynamic, forward-thinking PCN passionate about developing and delivering excellent local services to meet patient needs. We have a weighted list size of approximately 40,000 patients across 6 GP practices: Whittaker Lane Medical Centre, Fairfax Medical Practice, Greylands, The Birches, St Gabriels, Longfield Medical Practice.

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job

• Autonomous general practitioner working independently and with other health care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat patients in primary care, including home visits.
• Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues; maintain clinical excellence and be professionally accountable in line with GMC code of conduct.
• Full access to a car to enable geographical working across Prestwich PCN and flexible work to meet PCN needs.

Other content highlights include the following areas within the role (provided for context and alignment with PCN policies):

• In accordance with the practice rota, undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, home visits, signing repeat prescriptions, dealing with queries and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Make professional, autonomous decisions related to presenting problems; manage undifferentiated problems; develop care plans; prescribe within formulary guidelines; refer to other providers as appropriate.
• Participate in extended hours enhanced service and fair share of home visiting sessions.
• Experience with audit and be able to lead audit programmes.

Person specification

Experience

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Experience of QOF
• Newly Qualified General Practitioner (within 2 years of qualification)
• Not previously employed substantively as a GP
• General understanding of the primary care contract
• Experience of medicines management
• Experience of clinical audit
• Working with EMIS and NHS/NHS Greater Manchester context
• Good IT skills and ability to learn new software
• Strong time management and ability to work in a team and autonomously
• Interest in quality improvement and ability to analyse information
• Able to obtain and analyse complex information; can work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Produce timely, informative reports
• Experience of clinical audit
• Understanding of local patient demographics and needs

Qualifications

• Qualified GP
• MRCGP
• Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
• Full GMC registration
• Performers List registration
• No previous substantive GP posts
• Clear Enhanced DBS check
• UK driving licence with access to own car

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure to check for any previous criminal convictions will be submitted to the Disclosure and Barring Service.