Salaried GP

West Derby Medical Centre; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

CPD sessions

Mentoring in house

Job summary

West Derby Medical Centre is looking for an experienced salaried GP who is also a GP Trainer to join our expanding practice. We are seeking 5/6 sessions per week to accommodate our growing team and patient demand.

Our well-organised and friendly practice offers a supportive working environment, a competitive salary, and a commitment to ongoing professional development. NHS pension membership and CPD sessions are provided to support your career growth and work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Fully registered and qualified with the GMC.
• GP Trainer qualification required or obtained.
• Experience with GP triage sessions is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide a wide range of GP services within a primary care setting.
• Undertake triage surgeries, consultations (in person and telephone) and home visits as appropriate.
• Sign and check prescriptions and manage patient queries in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with GP partners and practice team for care planning and performance reviews.
• Participate in training and mentoring of junior staff and GP registrars.

Skills

GP triage experience

Education

Fully registered with GMC

GP Trainer Qualification

Tools

EMIS Web

Job description

West Derby Medical Centre isoffering a fantastic opportunity for a experienced salariedGP who is also a GP Trainer to join our well-organised and friendly practice. We are looking for 5/6 sessions cover per week due to expansion within our team

Our practice offers awell-managed workload and competitive salary. We have a great reputation forour patient care and provide a supportive working environment for all GPs andstaff.

Key Benefits for our SalariedGPs

Monthly clinical education meetings and daily huddles . Monthly multidisciplinary practice meeting& learning event reviews, joint palliative care meetings, Monthly PLT meetings and training with protected surgery cover and support from GP partners. Opportunities for mentoring in house, developspecial interests enhancing clinical skills and undertaking project work instudy time.

Membership of the NHS pensionscheme

CPD sessions built into timetable

Salary is dependent on skills and experience

Holidays are 30 days plus 8 bankholidays and NHS Days ( pro-rata )

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including Triage surgeries, surgery consultations, telephone consultations, eConsultations , Home visits are clinically triaged and agreed, checking and signing minimal repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.

About us

About us

We currently have 12640 registered patients and have been rated 'GOOD' by CQC in November 2026

We are committed to developing our practice team and achieving a sustainable work-life balance. We are dedicated to training future generations of healthcare professionals with established links to the Merseyside Deanery and Liverpool University . We are a EMIS Web and Paper light Practice and part of iGPc Primary Care Network . We are a Disability Confident Employer and also a Veteran Friendly Practice .

Our medical team is currently made up of 3 Partners, 4 Salaried GPs, 1 Senior Clinical Pharmacist , 5 GP Registrars and various Resident Doctors and Medical Students . We have 2 Practice nurses, and 1 HCA within our LTC Management team . We are supported by PCN Pharmacists, GPs , Physiotherapists , SPLW and Care-Coordinators. We have a large well trained Care Navigation Team and our Senior Leadership and Management Team offer support to all staff .

We hold monthly practice meetings, partner meetings, Vulnerable Adult, Safeguarding and GSF Meetings. We are passionate and proud to be a Training practice and would welcome applications from GP trainers .

We put emphasis on nurturing our amazing team and plan social and training events to support this . We have a monthly Staff Appreciation Day and also a monthly Employee of the month award

Job responsibilities

REPORTS TO: The Partners (Clinically)

The Practice Director (Administratively)

Job Summary:

The post-holderwill manage and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary caresetting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered andtemporary patients.

ClinicalResponsibilities:

In accordance with the Practicetimetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available toundertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephoneconsultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signingrepeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence ina timely fashion

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems,whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within theorganisation

Assessing the health care needs ofpatients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems Screening patientsfor disease risk factors and early signs of illness

In consultation with patients and inline with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plansfor health

Providing counselling and healtheducation

Admitting or discharging patients toand from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate

Recording clear and contemporaneousconsultation notes to agreed standards Collecting data for audit purposes

Compiling and issuingcomputer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-writtenprescriptions whenever possible)

Prescribing in accordance with thePractice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinicallyappropriate

In general the post-holder will beexpected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associatedwith a GP working within primary care.

OtherResponsibilities within the Organisation:

Awareness of and compliance with allrelevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, dataprotection, health and safety

A commitment to life-long learning andaudit to ensure evidence-based best practice

Contributing to evaluation/audit andclinical standard setting within the organisation

Contributing to the development ofcomputer-based patient records

Attending training and eventsorganised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Contributionto the implementation of services:

Apply practice policies, standards andguidance

Discuss with other members of the teamhow the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Participate in audit whereappropriate.

Work alongside the practice team

Work alongside and with externalproviders including care home staff, district nurses and hospital teams.

Contributionto usual GP workload

Complete a share of Urgent Care surgeriesshared pro rata between all our GPs

Complete a pro rata share of paperwork(after full clinical document management has been completed by ouradministration team)

Routine surgery allocation of patients

Take responsibility for a pro ratashare of all other practice responsibilities

Confidentiality:

In the course of seeking treatment,patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information inrelation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and havethe right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately

In the performance of the dutiesoutlined 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 to patients,carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practicemay only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practicepolicies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection ofpersonal and sensitive data.

Health &Safety:

The post-holder will assist in promotingand maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined inthe Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

Using personal security systems withinthe workplace according to Practice guidelines

Identifying the risks involved in workactivities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks

Making effective use of training toupdate knowledge and skills

Using appropriate infection controlprocedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

Equality and Diversity:

The post-holderwill support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers andcolleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognizes theimportance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistentwith Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needsand beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Behaving in a manner which iswelcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects theircircumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/ProfessionalDevelopment:

In addition tomaintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or studydays necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are met, the post-holder will participate inany training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment,such training to include:

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

Taking responsibility for owndevelopment, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activitiesto others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintainquality within the Practice, and will:

Alert other team members to issues ofquality and risk

Assess own performance and takeaccountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

Contribute to the effectiveness of theteam by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

Work effectively with individuals inother agencies to meet patients needs

Effectively manage own time, workloadand resources.

Communication:

The post-holdershould recognize the importance of effective communication within the team andwill strive to:

Communicate effectively with otherteam members

Communicate effectively with patientsand carers

Recognize peoples needs foralternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the Implementation ofServices:

The post-holderwill:

Apply Practice policies, standards andguidance

Discuss with other members of the teamhow the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Participate in audit whereappropriate.

Changes toDuties:

The Partnersreserve the right to distribute duties and functions amongst the members ofstaff from time to time. Staff are expected to take on additional duties, withtraining, and to relinquish existing duties in order to maintain the effectiverunning of the Practice. Any such changes will always be made in consultationwith the post holder

Qualifications

• Fully Registered and Qualified with the General Medical Council
• Strong EMIS knowledge
• GP Trainer Qualification
• Experience within a GP triage session

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.