Salaried GP

The Gables Medical Group; Bedlington; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Bedlington is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Salaried GP for 4-6 sessions per week on a fixed-term contract. The role includes surgery and telephone consultations, chronic disease management, and participation in training. Ideal candidates will have GMC registration, MRCGP, and a commitment to primary health improvement. Join a friendly team dedicated to providing high-quality healthcare in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in primary prevention & screening services.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness to learn new skills and problem-solve daily.

Responsibilities

• Conduct surgery and telephone consultations.
• Provide counselling and health education to patients.
• Participate in training plans of GP registrars and medical students.

Skills

Chronic disease management

Organised and efficient in record keeping

Time management

Ability to work flexibly

Education

Fully qualified GP with GMC registration

MRCGP

Evidence of continued professional development

Tools

SystmOne clinical system

Job description

The Gables Medical Group has an exciting opportunity for a Salaried GP to join our friendly and forward thinking GP practice. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual offering 4-6 sessions per week, on a 12-month fixed-term contract, pattern to be negotiated. We are an established GP practicein Bedlington, Northumberland, 13 miles north of Newcastle Upon Tyne. We welcome applications from both experienced and newly qualified GP's.

Main duties of the job

In accordance with the practice timetable, asagreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a varietyof duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations andqueries, visiting patients at home, repeat prescriptionsand dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.In general, the post-holder will be expected toundertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GPworking within primary care.

About us

We are small but friendly team consisting of:

• Current 6250 list size
• 3 GP Partners, 2 Salaried GP, 1 GP Retainer, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 2 Practice Nurses, Nursing Associate, and 2 HCA.
• Training practice with current GP Registrar and medical students
• Full complement of clinical and non-clinical staff
• Excellent nursing team
• Daily clinical meetings with GP team
• High QOF and enhanced service achievements year on year
• Fully engaged with our Wansbeck Primary Care Network. PCN Group comprising of 4 like-minded GP Practices with a total patient population of 45,000 +
• SystmOne clinical system

Job responsibilities

ClinicalResponsibilities:

Inaccordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will makehim/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgeryconsultations, telephone consultations and queries, triage, visiting patientsat home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperworkand correspondence, in a timely fashion.

Makingprofessional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whetherself-referred or referred from other health care workers within theorganisation.

Assessingthe health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosedproblems.

Screeningpatients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.

Inconsultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease managementprotocols, developing care plans for health.

Toassist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronicmedical conditions e.g. asthma, COPD

Completionof clinically related administrativeand non clinical duties needed for the delivery of the service.

Providingcounselling and health education.

Referpatients for further opinions and interventions according to practice protocols.

Recordingclear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

Compilingand issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoidinghand-written prescriptions whenever possible)

Prescribingin accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) wheneverthis is clinically appropriate.

Participatein training plans of GP registrar and medical students as required.

Ingeneral the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties andresponsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Maintaining,Monitoring & Updating Computer Database and Management of Medical Records& Practice Audits

• Ensure thatpractice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately withinformation relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracyand for practice recording requirements under IM&T protocols, QoF, IIF and enhanced services
• Respond to alertson records
• Appropriate useof read codes
• Participating inthe collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation ofpractice reports, performance monitoring and audits
• Participation inthe auditing of Practice activity

Practice Organisation

Processand action incoming patient and hospital correspondence

Attendanceat primary health care team meetings, significant event audit meetings, annualcomplaint, audit meeting and others as deemed necessary

Initiateand participate in the formulation and implementation of new protocols,policies and procedures to aid and improve administrativeorganisation and the provision of services to patients

Ensurethat the Practice complaints system is adhered to at all times

Awarenessof and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g.prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety

Completionof Information Governance on line training annually and provide certificate

Maintaincurrent CPR and anaphylaxis certification, child & adult safeguardingtraining and any other mandatory training as required.

ProfessionalDevelopment

Participatein an annual performance review under agreed headings

Engagein appropriate educational activity to maintain clinical competence andperformance

Attendanceand participation in educational meetings in the Practice and externally

Supportcolleagues in their professional development

Confidentiality:

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, orallow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and othermatters. They do so in confidence andhave the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and actappropriately

In the performance of the duties outlined in this JobDescription, the post-holder may have access to confidential informationrelating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcareworkers. They may also have access toinformation relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All suchinformation from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, otherhealthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged toauthorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and proceduresrelating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will assist inpromoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security asdefined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

Using personal security systems within the workplace accordingto Practice guidelines

Providing information regarding immune consent with particularregard to Hepatitis B status

Identifying the risks involved in work activities andundertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills

Using appropriate infection control procedures particularlythose relating to needlestick injuries, maintaining work areas in a tidy andsafe way and free from hazards

Ensuring that all accidents or dangerous incidents are reportedand investigated, and follow up action taken where necessary.

Equality and Diversity:

Thepost-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carersand colleagues, to include:

Actingin a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting themin a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and currentlegislation

Respectingthe privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Behavingin a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental andrespects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Quality:

Thepost-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:

Alertother team members to issues of quality and risk

Assessown performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly orunder supervision

Contributeto the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities andmaking suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

Workeffectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

Effectivelymanage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

The post-holdershould recognize the importance of effective communication within the team andwill strive to:

Communicateeffectively with other team members

Communicateeffectively with patients and carers

Recognisepeoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respondaccordingly.

Thisjob description may be subject to change from time to time to reflect thechanging needs of the Practice.

Clinical Workload

Eachsession will involve face to face consultations, telephone consultations, andassociated paper work as specified in Clinical Responsibilities. Home visits will also be required.

Oncall duty session may also be required Currently 8:30am until 6:30pm Monday to Friday. We also do Enhanced Access hours, between 7am to 8pm on a Tuesdayand occasional Saturday sessions

Person Specification

Experience

• Chronic disease management
• Primary prevention & screening services
• Clinical Governance
• Delivery of QOF targets
• Self audit and reflection
• Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork
• Time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure
• Experience of working with SystmOne clinical system
• Experience/interest of minor op and steroid injections
• Adaptability to change
• Service Development

Qualifications

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
• Evidence of continued professional development
• MRCGP
• Willingness to share and collaborate across entire primary health team
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with mutli disciplinary teams
• Ability to work flexibly
• Ability to recognise own limitations and act upon them appropriately
• Willingness to learn new skills and to problem solve on a daily basis
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Ability to input to strategic and practice development requirements
• Ability to challenge traditional models of working and to suggest improvements for change in a positive and inclusive manner

Motivation

• Commitment to primary prevention and health improvement
• Addressing health inequalities

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.