Salaried GP

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6 weeks annual leave (pro rata)

Study leave

On-site parking

Daily clinical meetings

Large MDT

Job summary

St Catherine's Surgery in Birkenhead is seeking a Salaried GP to join a four-to-six-session-per-week role within a community health centre. You will manage a caseload across clinic, telephone and home-visit consultations, with 15-minute appointments and triage shared through the Clinical Hub, in a multidisciplinary team setting.

Fully qualified GPs with GMC registration and primary care experience are required.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration.
• Experience of working within primary care.
• Ability to work across clinic, telephone and home visit consultations.

Responsibilities

• Carry out telephone and face-to-face consultations across a wide range of health needs in 15-minute appointments.
• Manage patient demand with the Clinical Hub on triage.
• Make autonomous clinical decisions on presenting problems, including self-referrals and referrals from other staff.
• Undertake home visits when clinically necessary.
• Assess undifferentiated problems and screen for disease risk factors.
• Prescribe, request and interpret investigations, and manage referrals.
• Deal with laboratory results, Docman and clinical administration.
• Check and sign repeat prescriptions and manage paperwork promptly.
• Keep contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Provide safe, evidence-based care in line with practice policies.
• Develop care plans, admit/discharge patients, and refer to other providers.
• Carry out on-call duties and the normal duties of a GP in primary care.

Skills

Primary care experience

Education

GP qualification

Job description

Salaried GP post at St Catherine's Surgery, a training practice serving around 15,600 patients and acting as a hub for local PCN services. The post-holder manages a caseload across surgery, telephone and home visit consultations, with 15-minute appointments and triage shared through the Clinical Hub. The role runs across 4-6 sessions a week within a multidisciplinary team of nurses, pharmacists, physios and GPs, in a shared community health centre. Fully qualified GPs with GMC registration and primary care experience are required.

What the job involves

• Carry out telephone and face-to-face consultations across a wide range of health needs, in 15-minute appointments
• Manage patient demand, working with the Clinical Hub on triage
• Make autonomous clinical decisions on presenting problems, including self-referrals and referrals from other staff
• Undertake home visits when clinically necessary
• Assess undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and screen for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• Prescribe, request and interpret investigations, and manage referrals
• Deal with laboratory results, Docman and clinician-appropriate administrative tasks
• Check and sign repeat prescriptions and deal with paperwork and correspondence promptly
• Keep clear, contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Provide safe, effective, evidence-based care in line with practice policies
• Develop care plans, admit and discharge patients to and from the caseload, and refer to other providers
• Carry out on-call duties and the normal duties of a GP in primary care

What’s required

Qualifications

• Fully qualified GP

Registration & licences

• GMC registration

Experience

• Experience of working within primary care

What’s offered

• 6 weeks annual leave (pro rata)
• Study leave
• Daily clinical meeting for case discussion and personal development
• On-site parking and modern facilities in a shared community health centre
• Large non-clinical team that keeps GP paperwork to a minimum