Salaried GP

Primary Care Careers; Bedford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bedford is seeking a salaried GP to join their team for a fixed-term contract of 6-8 months with 6 sessions per week. Applicants must be fully qualified GP with GMC registration, showing enthusiasm and flexibility. Key responsibilities include making autonomous healthcare decisions, developing care plans, and participating in on-call duties. The organization offers supportive working conditions and benefits such as 6 weeks holiday and the NHS pension scheme.

Benefits

6 weeks holiday entitlement

1 week study leave

NHS pension scheme

Attractive salary and terms

Qualifications

• Be on the NHSE medical performers list.
• Be eligible to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Make autonomous decisions regarding patient care.
• Screen patients for disease risks and problems.
• Develop care plans collaboratively.
• Provide advice and health education.
• Participate in on-call duties and consultations.
• Complete medical reports and non-NHS work.

Skills

Autonomous decision-making

Patient assessment

Health education

On-call duties

Education

Fully qualified GP with GMC registration

MRCGP

Membership of a recognised medical indemnity organisation

Tools

SystmOne clinical system

Job description

Job Summary

Queens Park Health Centre in Bedford are seeking a salaried GP to join the team for 6 sessions per week for a 6-8 month fixed term contract. The successful applicant will be an enthusiastic and flexible team player with the drive to develop specialist interests that complement the Practice vision and the ambition to take the practice further.

Main Duties of the Job

• Make professionally autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self‑referred or referred internally within the organisation.
• Receive patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and make assessments of their health‑care needs.
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Develop a care plan for health with the patient.
• Provide advice and health education.
• Admit and discharge patients to and from caseload respectively and refer them to other care providers internally or externally as appropriate.
• Consult with patients in surgery and at home visits.
• Participate in on‑call duties, telephone consultations, answer patient queries, check and sign repeat prescriptions and deal with queries, test results, paperwork.
• Keep up to date with medical developments, new drugs, treatments and medications, including complementary medicine.
• Complete medical reports and non‑NHS work.

About Us

We are a very long‑established practice working across two sites in Bedford, looking after 12,500 patients. We also care for another local practice with a list size of 9,000 patients.

• SystmOne clinical system
• Rated Good by CQC
• High QOF achievers
• Friendly nursing and administrative support
• Development of special interests encouraged
• Training supported
• Attractive salary and terms and conditions

Benefits

• 6 weeks holiday entitlement + 1 week study leave
• NHS pension scheme

Job Responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
• MRCGP
• Be on the NHSE medical performers list
• Membership of a recognised medical indemnity organisation

Experience

• Be eligible to work in the UK

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Primary Care Careers

23c Carlisle Road
Queens Park
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK40 4HR

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)