Salaried GP

Appletree Medical Practice; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A busy medical practice in the East Midlands is looking for a motivated GP to join their friendly team. Responsibilities include managing patient caseloads, conducting consultations, and contributing to the training of medical students and GP Registrars. The ideal candidate will have excellent clinical and communication skills. Competitive benefits include supportive colleagues and six weeks of annual leave.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

6 weeks annual leave

Protected break times

Qualifications

• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
• Ability to undertake all normal GP duties in primary care.
• Experience with supervisory roles for medical students.

Responsibilities

• Managing a caseload of patients in a primary care setting.
• Conducting surgeries and telephone consultations.
• Participating in the training of medical students and other healthcare professionals.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Strong communication skills

Interest in teaching and training

Job description

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic GP to joinour very busy, friendly team.

You must haveexcellent clinical and communication skills and an active interest in teachingand training as you will be involved in the supervision of medical students andGP Registrars. If you have an area ofspecial interest, we will actively encourage and support you in this.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for core work such as assessment, diagnosis, treatment and onward referral of patients.You will have responsibility for a practice list of patients, take part in core hours and there is an option to be involved in extended hours.You will take part in the triage and on call rota, on a pro-rata basis to your number of clinical sessions.

Our sessions consist of a mix of 10-minute telephone calls and 15-minute face to face appointments with protected time for online consultations, meetings and trainee debriefs.

We are fortunate to work as part of the Belper PCN which comprises4 local practices: Arthur, Riversdale, Whitemoor and Appletree. We work closely and collaboratively and thePCN has successfully recruited a large number of staff who work across thepractices adding an invaluable skill mix and much needed additional appointments.For GPs looking for more than 4sessions, there may be an opportunity to do additional sessions for our HomeVisit Service Team Up.

We have formal responsibility for four care homes as well asa residential home for adults requiring specialist care and support.

We are a Systmone practice and have developedinnovative systems to safely manage and reduce the administrative workload forGPs. We consistently achieve high QOFresults.

We are a sociable, friendly team aiming to provide ourpatients with the best possible care.

About us

Situated in the semi-rural village of Duffield (5 miles northof Derby), we serve a population of just over 11,100 patients. We are in a modern, purpose-built premiseswith free parking and disabled access.We have an attached (independent) pharmacy unit on-site. We also operate from a small branch surgeryin the neighbouring village of Little Eaton.We are within easy commute of Derby and Nottingham and are situatedclose to the beautiful Derbyshire Peak District.

Some key benefits include:

A supportive team of GP Partners, Salaried GPs, ACPs, nurses,HCA and an excellent management and administration team

A daily protected 20-minute coffee break with fellowclinicians. We recognise that generalpractice can be a tough job. We meetdaily as a team to share challenges or just to have a good light-hearted catchup

Opportunities to develop / lead on areas of interest

Fair distribution of work

Full indemnity costs covered by the practice

6 weeks annual leave plus 1 week study leave (pro rata)

Job responsibilities

Job summary:

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Clinical responsibilities:

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion and in accordance with the contractual obligations set out by the GMS contract.

• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
• Providing counselling and health education
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• To participate actively in the collection of data for audit purposes
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
• Providing support for other clinicians such as nurses, nurse practitioners and health care assistants including the signing of prescriptions where appropriate.
• To work with other clinicians to establish a culture of learning and professional development and to take part in the training of undergraduates, General Practitioners and other healthcare professionals
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
• Collaborative working within the Primary Care Network.

Other responsibilities within the organisation:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice
• Supporting the primary health care team in all quality initiatives, including the Quality and Outcomes Framework, Investment & Impact Fund, the Care Quality Commission and others as may arise from time to time.
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data
• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
• To work collaboratively with other members of the Primary Health Care Team, including participating in multi-disciplinary meetings, significant event analyses and other activities in the interest of individual and team development and improved care of patients.
• To maintain an interest in the practice programme for training and education and contribute effectively to the educational development of learners who may (at different times) be attached to the practice.

Please see attached documents for details of full job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You must have excellent clinical and communication skills and an active interest in teaching and training as you will be involved in the supervision of medical students and GP Registrars.
• If you have an area of special interest, we will actively encourage and support you in this.

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.