Salaried GP

The Methodist Church in Britain; Littlehampton; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Accredited training practice

View to GP partnership

Flexible working sessions

Competitive salary

Job summary

ACF Medical Group is seeking a salaried GP to join a four-practice network accredited as a training practice. The role includes face-to-face and telephone consultations, home visits and prescribing with on-call duties pro rata. Flexible timings with up to seven sessions per week and no out-of-hours or weekend work are offered.

Candidates should have MRCGP, CCT eligibility and full GMC registration. The post involves audits, continuing professional development and practice training, with a view

Qualifications

• MRCGP, JCPTGP/VTTC or equivalent, and CCT eligibility.
• Full GMC registration and right to work in the UK.
• Experience in a primary care setting with QOF and clinical audit.
• Excellent communication and IT skills.
• Willingness to work with flexible session patterns.

Responsibilities

• Face-to-face and telephone consultations, surgery sessions and home visits.
• Assessing undifferentiated problems and making autonomous clinical decisions.
• Developing management plans in line with current protocols.
• Prescribing and issuing prescriptions, following formulary where appropriate.
• Screening for risk factors and admitting referrals as needed.
• Providing patient education and health advice.
• Weekly on-call duties pro rata.
• Accurate documentation and read-coding of patient data.
• Leading on health and safety and infection control across the practice.
• Contributing to audits, evaluation and clinical standards.

Skills

NHS knowledge

Clinical excellence

Medical notes

Communication skills

IT skills

Education

MRCGP

JCPTGP/VTTC

CCT eligibility

Tools

TPP SystmOne

Office suite

Outlook

Job description

A salaried GP post with ACF Medical Group, which runs four primary care practices and is accredited as a training practice. The GP manages a broad range of patient needs through face-to-face and telephone consultations, home visits, prescribing and audit, with weekly on-call duties pro rata. Up to seven sessions a week are offered with flexible timings, and there is no out-of-hours or weekend working. Candidates need MRCGP, CCT eligibility and full GMC registration.

What the job involves

• Face-to-face and telephone consultations, surgery sessions and home visits
• Assessing undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and making autonomous clinical decisions
• Developing management plans in line with current disease management protocols
• Compiling and issuing electronic acute and repeat prescriptions, prescribing to the Sussex ICB formulary where clinically appropriate
• Screening for disease risk factors and early signs of illness, admitting patients to hospital and referring to other providers
• Providing patient advice and health education
• Weekly on-call duties pro rata
• Recording clear, contemporaneous consultation notes, summarising records and read-coding patient data
• Leading on health and safety and infection control across the practice, including sharps, PPE, specimens and accidental exposure incidents
• Contributing to audit, evaluation and clinical standard setting
• Taking part in practice training, annual appraisal and PREP-required professional development
• Working in line with practice policies on confidentiality, data protection and safeguarding children

What’s required

Qualifications

• MRCGP
• Vocational Training Certificate (JCPTGP) or equivalent
• CCT eligibility

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration

Experience

• Working in a primary care setting
• QOF and clinical audit

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of the NHS and GMS contract and current primary care challenges
• Outstanding clinical knowledge and skills for an experienced GP
• Clear, concise medical notes, computerised and manual
• Excellent written and oral communication and a clear, polite telephone manner
• Strong IT skills, including Office and Outlook

Checks & eligibility

• DBS checkRight to work in the UK or UK permit
• Car owner/driver

Other

• Effective time management, teamwork and working autonomously
• Commitment to education, training and continuing professional development

Nice to have

• Experience of medicines management
• Experience of ICB (formerly CCG) initiatives
• Experience of using TPP SystmOne
• Flexibility to work outside core office hours

What’s offered

• Outstanding GP triage system
• Flexible working pattern with negotiable sessions
• No out-of-hours or weekend working
• Competitive salary and generous holiday package
• Opportunity for extra sessions
• NHS pension scheme
• Accredited training practice
• View to GP partnership for the right candidate