Salaried GP

The Methodist Church in Britain; Compton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible rotas

Staff development support

Admin support to clinicians

Job summary

Ashbourne Medical Practice is seeking a salaried GP to join a training practice on the edge of the Peak District. The role covers surgery, telephone consultations, home visits, and audit with six sessions per week within existing rotas and flexibility. GMC registration and medical performers list eligibility are required.

The post suits experienced GPs or registrars, offering varied clinical activity, patient care planning, and opportunities for teaching and development.

Qualifications

• Chronic disease management experience
• Delivery of QOF targets
• Experience in primary prevention and screening

Responsibilities

• Surgery and telephone consultations and home visits as per timetable
• Making autonomous clinical decisions on problems referred by colleagues
• Assessing undifferentiated health needs
• Screening for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• Developing care plans with patients in line with disease management protocols
• Providing counselling and health education
• Admitting and discharging patients to and from the caseload, referring on as needed
• Writing acute and repeat prescriptions, prescribing from formulary or generically where appropriate
• Keeping clear, timely consultation notes, paperwork and correspondence
• Collecting audit data and contributing to evaluation and clinical standard setting
• Contributing to computer-based patient records, record summaries and read-coding
• Following practice policies and attending training and events

Skills

Computer literacy

Organised record keeping

Ability to work flexibly

Collaborative working with primary + 0

Confidentiality

Education

General practice vocational training

Level 3 safeguarding (adult and child)

GMC registration

Tools

SystmOne

Arden

Job description

A salaried GP post at Ashbourne Medical Practice, a training practice on the edge of the Peak District. The work centres on a caseload of patients with undiagnosed and chronic conditions, covering surgery and telephone consultations, home visits, prescribing, care planning and audit. The post is six sessions a week within existing rotas that allow some flexibility, open to experienced and newly qualified GPs and current registrars. Fit depends on GMC registration and a place on the medical performers list.

What the job involves

• Surgery and telephone consultations and home visits, following the practice timetable
• Making autonomous clinical decisions on problems that are self-referred or referred by colleagues
• Assessing undifferentiated and undiagnosed health needs
• Screening for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• Developing care plans with patients in line with disease management protocols
• Providing counselling and health education
• Admitting and discharging patients to and from the caseload, referring on as needed
• Writing acute and repeat prescriptions, prescribing from the formulary or generically where appropriate
• Keeping clear, timely consultation notes, paperwork and correspondence
• Collecting audit data and contributing to evaluation and clinical standard setting
• Contributing to computer-based patient records, record summaries and read-coding
• Following practice policies and attending training and events

Qualifications

• General practice vocational training
• Level 3 safeguarding (adult and child)

Registration & licences

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
• On the medical performers list
• Medical defence union cover

Experience

• Chronic disease management
• Primary prevention and screening services
• Delivery of QOF targets

Skills & knowledge

• Computer literacy
• Organised record keeping and paperwork

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• UK driving licence
• UK right to work where required

Other

• Ability to work flexibly
• Working collaboratively across the primary health team and with multidisciplinary teams
• Strict adherence to confidentiality

Nice to have

• Experience of SystmOne clinical system
• Arden
• Adaptability to change
• Service development and input to practice strategy
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Experience of teaching undergraduate students
• Developing specialist skills
• Challenging traditional models of working and suggesting improvements

What’s offered

• Rotas with flexibility to support work-life balance
• Support for staff development
• Non-clinical admin support that reduces the administrative burden on clinical staff