Salaried GP

The Methodist Church in Britain; Lytham; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Fernbank Surgery is seeking a salaried GP to join a diverse clinical team. The post offers autonomous medical care under the GMS contract with both full-time and part-time options, including home visits and surgeries.

Applicants should have GMC registration and an enhanced DBS check, with experience in primary care and medicines management. You’ll work within a multidisciplinary team to maintain high standards of patient care.

Qualifications

• Qualified GP with MRCGP or equivalent qualification.
• GMC registration is required.
• Experience in primary care and medicines management.
• Enhanced DBS check is required.
• Knowledge of the GMS contract preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous medical services under the GMS contract.
• Caseload management via surgery, telephone consultations and home visits.
• Make autonomous clinical decisions on undifferentiated problems.
• Screen for disease risk factors and provide health education.
• Admit/discharge patients and refer to other care providers as needed.
• Record clear notes and collect audit data.
• Prescribe from formulary or generics and manage repeat prescriptions.
• Contribute to clinical audit and computer-based patient records.
• Lead on health and safety and infection control.

Skills

Autonomous practice

Clinical decision making

Medicines management

Data interpretation

Team collaboration

Prescribing safety

Education

MRCGP or equivalent

Tools

EMIS Web

Docman

AccuRx

Job description

Fernbank Surgery is recruiting a salaried GP to join a clinical team of partners, salaried doctors, advanced nurse practitioners, pharmacists and practice nurses. The post-holder works autonomously, managing a caseload through consultations, home visits and prescribing under the GMS contract. Both full-time and part-time applicants will be considered. Candidates need GP registration, an enhanced DBS check, and experience of primary care and medicines management.

What the job involves

• Work as an autonomous practitioner providing medical services to the practice population under the GMS contract
• Manage a caseload through surgery and telephone consultations, home visits and repeat prescription checks
• Make autonomous clinical decisions on self-referred and team-referred problems, including undifferentiated illness
• Screen for disease risk factors and early signs of illness, and provide counselling and health education
• Admit and discharge patients to and from the caseload, referring to other care providers as needed
• Record clear, contemporaneous consultation notes and collect audit data
• Issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions, prescribing from the formulary or generically where appropriate
• Contribute to clinical audit, clinical standard setting and the development of computer-based patient records
• Lead on health and safety and infection control, including PPE, sharps, specimens and training others (infection control training at least twice a year)
• Comply with practice policies on prescribing, confidentiality, data protection and safeguarding children
• Maintain confidentiality of patient, staff and practice business information
• Work to GMC standards and maintain a collaborative relationship with the multidisciplinary team and external stakeholders

What’s required

Qualifications

• Qualified GP with MRCGP or an equivalent qualification

Registration & licences

• GMC registration

Experience

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Experience of medicines management
• General understanding of the GMS contract

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to process information accurately, interpret data and solve problems

Checks & eligibility

• Clear enhanced DBS check

Other

• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated and forward thinking
• High levels of integrity and loyalty

Nice to have

• Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• Experience of General Practice IT systems such as EMIS Web, Docman and AccuRx
• Evidence of up-to-date CPD

What’s offered

• Daily virtual clinical team meetings to discuss complex cases and provide peer support