Salaried GP

The Methodist Church in Britain; Coalville; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible start times

No weekend commitment

Protected CPD time

Senior mentorship

Indemnity cover through MPS

Capped list of 25 patients per session

Job summary

Penketh Health Centre is seeking a salaried GP to cover a retiring partner within a large multidisciplinary team. Core duties include face-to-face and telephone consultations, home and care home visits, and signing prescriptions.

Sessions run 4–10 per week from Wednesday to Friday, with no weekend work, and there is involvement in teaching GP registrars and students. The post requires GMC registration, inclusion on the GP performers list, and annual appraisal and revalidation.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified GP
• General practice (Vocational Training Scheme) training

Responsibilities

• Carry out face-to-face surgery consultations
• Carry out telephone consultations and handle queries
• Visit patients at home and in care homes
• Check and sign prescriptions and deal with medication queries
• Cover the duty clinic on a shared rotation
• Take a share of the weekday extended access session
• Deal with paperwork and correspondence promptly
• Carry out clinical administration
• Refer patients for specialist input
• Record clear consultation notes to agreed standards, including QOF coding

Skills

Record keeping

Time management

Computer literacy

Education

GP training (VTS)

Job description

A salaried GP post at Penketh Health Centre, covering the sessions of a retiring GP partner within a large multidisciplinary team. Core work is face-to-face and telephone consultations, home and care home visits, checking and signing prescriptions and a share of duty clinic cover. Sessions run 4 to 10 a week on Wednesday to Friday with no weekend work, and the practice trains GP registrars, medical students and pre-reg pharmacists. GMC registration and a place on the GP performers list are needed, and Friday cover is mandatory.

What the job involves

• Carry out face-to-face surgery consultations
• Carry out telephone consultations and handle queries
• Visit patients at home and in care homes
• Check and sign prescriptions and deal with medication queries
• Cover the duty clinic on a shared rotation
• Take a share of the weekday extended access session
• Deal with paperwork and correspondence promptly
• Carry out clinical administration
• Action a share of blood results and incoming clinical documents electronically
• Refer patients for specialist input
• Record clear consultation notes to agreed standards, including QOF coding
• Share the duties set by the GMS contract and enhanced service objectives equally with colleagues

Qualifications

• Fully qualified GP
• General practice (Vocational Training Scheme) training

Registration & licences

• GMC registration
• Place on the GP performers list
• Evidence of annual appraisal and revalidation

Experience

• Managing chronic disease
• Primary prevention and screening services
• Clinical governance
• Delivering QOF targets
• Self audit and reflection

Skills & knowledge

• Organised record keeping and paperwork
• Time management and prioritising work under pressure
• Computer literacy

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• UK work permit

Nice to have

• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience with the TPP clinical system
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Adaptability to change and new ways of working
• Evidence of continued professional development and a special interest portfolio
• MRCGP
• Experience of teaching undergraduate students
• UK driving licence

What’s offered

• Flexible start times
• No weekend commitment
• Protected regular CPD time through the year
• Senior mentorship
• Additional indemnity cover through MPS
• Capped list of 25 patients per session under the BMA model contract
• Daily informal catch-up with GP colleagues