Salaried GP

NHS; Broadstairs; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS is seeking a dedicated salaried GP to join their progressive team in Broadstairs. This part-time position entails managing a diverse patient caseload, conducting consultations, and supporting GP partners. The practice prioritizes a supportive environment for professional development and high-quality patient care.

Benefits

Supportive environment for development

Access to training tools and personal support

Qualifications

• Experience in general practice and working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Eligibility for minor surgery and other specialties.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Manage clinical caseload and lead on disease areas.
• Conduct consultations, manage prescriptions, and patient records.
• Participate in training and audits to maintain high standards.

Skills

Patient management

Consultation skills

Disease management

Communication

Education

Full GMC Registration

MRCGP

Certificate of Completion of Training in General Practice

Tools

Electronic clinical records systems

Job description

We are looking for a salaried GP to join our excellent clinical team for 4-8sessions per week. We are a long established friendly and supportive, progressive, located in Broadstairs, Kent CT10 2AJ. We are seeking to appoint a clinically excellent GP as a salaried GP to join our happy and committed clinical team.

Main duties of the job

• Support GP partners, manage clinical caseload, and lead on disease areas.
• Develop appropriate healthcare services for a diverse patient list.
• Conduct surgery consultations, telephone consultations, and home visits.
• Make autonomous decisions, assess healthcare needs, and screen for disease risk factors.
• Develop care plans, provide counselling, and health education. Admit/discharge patients, record consultation notes, and collect audit data.
• Compile and issue computer-generated prescriptions.
• Undertake all normal duties of a GP. Comply with policies, ensure lifelong learning, contribute to audits and clinical standards.
• Contribute to patient records and attend training/events.
• Maintain confidentiality and follow health and safety guidelines. Support equality, diversity, and patients' rights. Participate in mentorship and supervision.
• Engage in continued education and professional development. Strive to maintain quality, alert team members, and manage time effectively.
• Communicate with team members, patients, and carers. Apply policies and guidelines, participate in clinical audits.
• The Salaried GP manage patient caseload, ensuring high standards of care for all patients.

The above list provides an overview of the post's scope and responsibilities and is not exhaustive. Additional tasks may be assigned as the role develops with practice growth and evolving business objectives.

About us

A medium size practice with approximately 7800 patients in the beautiful coastal town of Broadstairs, Kent.

We are forward thinking, innovative and patient focused

We recognise that the quality of our work is driven by the quality of our people

We are committed to providing an open, friendly and supportive environment where all staff are encouraged to share ideas and contribute to continuously improving the service we offer

We will provide you with all the tools, training and personal support needed to enjoy and succeed in this key patient service role

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities:

We're looking to hire for a part-time role with four toeight sessions per week

Role Summary:

The post-holder will manage a patient caseload and deal witha wide range of health needs, ensuring the highest standards of care for allregistered and temporary patients.

Main Purpose of Job:

To support the GP partners in the Practice to manage a busy,interesting clinical caseload. The appointee will also have the opportunity totake part in leading on key disease areas (monitoring trends in treatment,staff training and prescribing) and assist in developing appropriate healthcareservices for a diverse patient list, including Directed Enhanced Servicescommissioning, patient participation and health promotion.

Responsible to:

The Practice Partners.

CLINICALRESPONSIBILITIES:

• In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, thepost-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of dutiesincluding surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visitingpatients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing withqueries, paperwork, referrals and correspondence in a timely manner.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation topresenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health careworkers within the Practice.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients withundifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signsof illness.
• In consultation with patients and in line with currentPractice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
• Providing counselling and health education.
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseloadand referring to other care providers as appropriate.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes toagreed standards.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeatprescriptions (avoiding handwritten prescriptions whenever possible).
• Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary(or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• Ensuring that all work carried out which carries a privatefee is properly recouped and accounted for; e.g. Medical Reports, Insurancereports, Private letters to third Parties etc.
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertakeall the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working withinprimary care.

OTHERRESPONSIBILITIES WITH THE PRACTICE:

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practicepolicies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, healthand safety

A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensureevidence-based best practice.

Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standardsetting within the Practice.

Contributing to the development of computer-based patientrecords.

Contributing to the summarising of patient records andaccurate Read-Coding of patient data.

Attending training and events organised by the Practice orother agencies, where appropriate.

CONFIDENTIALITY:

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust uswith, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their healthand other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect thatstaff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. In the performance ofthe duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access toconfidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staffand other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relatingto the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from anysource is to be regarded as strictly confidential. Information relating topatients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of thePractice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with thePractice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protectionof personal and sensitive data.

HEALTH & SAFETY:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintainingtheir own and others health, safety and security as defined in the PracticeHealth & Safety Policy, to include:

Using personal security systems within the workplaceaccording to Practice guidelines.

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 andskills.

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintainingwork areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.

EQUALITY ANDDIVERSITY:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity andrights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoplesrights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice proceduresand policies, and current legislation.

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs ofpatients, carers and colleagues.

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of theindividual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelingspriorities and rights.

PERSONAL/PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT:

In addition to maintaining continued education throughattendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure thatprofessional development requirements are met, the post-holder will participatein any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of thisemployment, such training to include:

Participation in a Practice based annual individualperformance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record ofown personal and/or professional development.

Maintaining skills and knowledge for CPD and accreditationvia the annual GP appraisal process.

Taking responsibility for own development, learning andperformance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who areundertaking similar work.

QUALITY:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within thePractice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
• Assess own performance and take accountability for ownactions, either directly or under supervision.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting onown and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhancethe teams performance.
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meetpatients needs.
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

COMMUNICATION:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effectivecommunication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
• Recognise people needs for alternative methods ofcommunication and respond accordingly.

CONTRIBUTION TO THEPLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SERVICES:

The post-holder will:

• Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance.
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies,standards and guidelines will affect their own work.
• Participate in clinical audits when requested or whereappropriate.

The above list serves to illustrate the scope andresponsibilities of the post and is not intended to be an exhaustive list ofduties. You will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by thedevelopment of this role as the practice develops, and the overall businessobjectives of the practice change.

Person Specification

Personal Attributes

• Adaptable
• Enthusiastic and motivated
• Team player
• Ability to travel and work flexibly

Experience

• Experience in general practice and working in multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of using electronic clinical patient records
• Eligibility for minor surgery, obstetrics, family planning accreditation
• Experience of undertaking audit in general practice

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise and entry on the GP Register
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Practice / Certificate Confirming Eligibility for General Practice Registration (CEGPR), or equivalent
• Included on a Medical Performers List or eligible
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Holder of MRCGP
• Evidence of other specialist interest /development / training

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.