Salaried GP

gr8 properties real estate investment group; North Shields; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A local medical practice in North Shields is seeking a Salaried GP to provide medical care for a diverse patient population. This role, covering 4-6 sessions a week, is a fixed-term maternity cover lasting 9 to 12 months. Join a team-centric environment that emphasizes professional development and offers generous annual leave and CPD time. Ideal candidates will have a medical degree, GMC registration, and experience in UK general practice. Support and mentorship will be provided, enhancing your career growth.

Benefits

6 weeks standard annual leave

Indemnity included

Supportive Environment

Qualifications

• Completion of GP specialty training (or equivalent).
• Right to work in the UK.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD and appraisal.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical care and services to the practice population.
• Conduct patient consultations during clinical appointment hours.
• Manage long-term conditions and patients with complex problems.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to build rapport with patients

Competence in chronic disease management

Safe, evidence-based clinical decision-making

Education

MBBS (or equivalent medical degree)

Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)

Inclusion on the GMC GP Register

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for a Salaried GP for 4‑6 sessions a week, working in both Priory Medical Group and our PCN evening Extended Access service. This is a fixed‑term maternity cover post for 9‑12 months.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join our innovative and forward‑thinking practice, where you will feel valued and supported, and it allows you to expand your GP career. If you would like further information about our practice values or to meet the team first then get in touch.

Main duties of the job

The Salaried GP is responsible for providing medical care and services to the practice population, managing a clinical caseload and dealing with a diverse range of health needs.

This will include, but is not limited to, surgery and telephone consultations, home visits, administration, complying with the practice’s contracts (GMS/PMS/enhanced services), and the education and training of junior/trainee clinical staff.

Support and CPD

• Nominated GP mentor with protected time for a monthly catch up
• Weekly in‑house clinical case meetings for patient queries/discussion, and monthly clinical practice meetings
• Quarterly whole practice Time Out sessions

Career development

• Portfolio careers encouraged; we have University tutors, ICB board members and GPSIs
• Family Planning clinics
• Active member of PCN with close working arrangements with neighbouring practices
• Research interests encouraged

GP Workload

• 13 appointments per session
• Flexible start and finish times
• Low visiting rate
• Well protected and infrequent on‑call days

Multi‑disciplinary Approach To General Practice

Including a large in‑house pharmacy team with pharmacists and technicians dealing with hospital discharges and medication changes.

Salary and Holiday

Competitive, indemnity included.

6 weeks standard annual leave. Additional week of flexible CPD time.

About Us

We are a friendly and well organised practice, with an increasing patient list of 15,500 patients, operating over three primary sites; North Shields, Hadrian Park and Tynemouth. Along with our fellow PCN practices, we also manage our Extended Access service, which is delivered from Shields Health Hub.

We are a large teaching practice, hosting GP Registrars, F2 Doctors, and medical and nursing students.

Our clinical team comprises: 7 GP Partners, 6 Salaried GPs, a Physician Associate, a Paramedic, a Trainee Advanced Practitioner, 5 Practice Nurses, 7 HCAs, a GP Assistant, 4 Pharmacists, and 5 Pharmacy Technicians. The Practice also hosts a FCP, a Mental Health Practitioner, and a Social Prescribing Link Worker. Our CQC rating is good, and we have high levels of QOF achievement.

Mission Statement

To provide high levels of customer service and clinical support to our registered patients and supporting our aim that we will be the preferred GP practice which patients wish to join, and remain registered with, within the catchment area we serve.

Benefits Of Working With Us

• Supportive Environment: Our team‑centric approach ensures that staff well‑being is a priority, creating a positive work‑life balance.
• Collaborative Culture: Working within a multidisciplinary team allows for diverse interactions and comprehensive patient care.
• Community Impact: Being part of the North Shields PCN enables us to contribute significantly to the health and well‑being of the local community.

Job Description

Job responsibilities:

The salaried GP is responsible for providing medical care and services to the practice population, managing a clinical caseload and dealing with a diverse range of health needs. This includes, but is not limited to, surgery and telephone consultations, home visits, administration, complying with practice contracts, and the education and training of junior/trainee clinical staff.

Key Responsibilities Clinical

• Caring for patients
• Practise evidence‑based medicine, in line with national and locally agreed guidelines
• Conduct patient consultations during the practice’s clinical appointment hours
• Undertake duty and out‑of‑hours consultations as required, on a rota basis
• Triage patients presenting to the practice in person and by telephone
• Conduct telephone consultations and home visits as appropriate
• Check and sign repeat prescription requests
• Check, manage and process patient test results
• Prescribe in line with local and national guidelines
• Refer patients to secondary/urgent care and additional interventions as appropriate
• Manage long‑term conditions and patients with complex problems
• Promote healthy living strategies and give health and wellbeing advice, generally encouraging patients to follow a healthy lifestyle
• Carry out patient testing and screening as required
• Make autonomous clinical decisions relating to patients health needs

Communication

• Communicating sensitively with patients and carers when delivering bad news
• Establishing appropriate communication methods to suit patients and carers level of understanding, cultural/language needs, and preferred communication method
• Anticipating and overcoming barriers to communication, seeking support from other staff members where necessary
• Use appropriate communication skills and style to make patients aware of risk, to obtain consent where necessary, and to ensure patients comply with treatment

Delivering high‑quality services

• Provide services to the practice’s patient population to the highest possible standard, in line with competencies and professional code of conduct
• Monitor and maintain the standard of care provided, taking appropriate action if standards are not met, through self‑ and peer‑review, benchmarking and evaluation
• Undertake clinical governance and clinical audit activities to ensure the continual improvement of service delivery
• Participate in reviewing and responding to complaints, significant events, and other shared learning activities within a structured framework
• Support and mentor staff in training to ensure they deliver the highest standards of care
• Support the performance of team members and collaborate in improving the quality of healthcare and service provision, in line with local and national policy and strategy
• Work within the practice’s legal framework for identifying vulnerable patients and applying policies relating to treatment of vulnerable patients

Key Responsibilities Non‑clinical

• Process medical reports, referrals and correspondence
• Record and collect data for audit purposes
• Make timely, clear, computer‑based records of consultations and contact with patients
• Maintain administrative records relating to the practice contract, enhanced services and QOF
• Contribute to providing a supportive environment for other staff through informal catch‑ups and contact
• Attend and contribute to in‑house meetings, including clinical, educational/training‑related and administrative meetings
• Attend meetings and events held by external agencies and stakeholders
• Contribute to teaching and training clinical staff as appropriate

Personal and professional development

• Comply with the GMC Code of Conduct
• Prepare for and complete annual external appraisals
• Prepare for and complete revalidation process
• Act as a mentor and positive role model to students and junior members of staff, sharing information and good practice
• Prioritise own workload and collaborate effectively with others to prioritise team and practice workload
• Keep a portfolio and potentially develop a special interest
• Undertake training as required to ensure competencies for delivering all responsibilities, to meet personal, statutory and practice education and learning needs, including keeping records of learning, reflection, complaints and feedback
• Keep up to date with current evidence‑based approaches to patient care and service delivery, in line with NICE and the National Service Framework
• Undertake and contribute to education activities, such as reviewing significant events, clinical audit, protected learning time, video analysis of consultations, etc
• Contribute to education and training of trainee clinical staff and students

Other Important Aspects Of The Role

Maintaining confidentiality

The salaried GP will, as an integral part of and in the course of carrying out his/her role, have access to confidential and sometimes sensitive information relating to patients, carers and family members, as well as similar information about colleagues. The salaried GP will also have access to confidential commercial information about the practice and its business. All such information, in whatever format and howsoever made available, must be treated with the strictest confidence. All such information held both within and outside of the practice will be shared only as necessary, and in accordance with the practice’s confidentiality/data‑sharing policies, and in line with data protection legislation and the Freedom of Information Act.

Equality and diversity

• Recognising the rights of patients, carers, family members and colleagues, and respecting their needs, beliefs, privacy and dignity
• Not discriminating against patients, carers, family members or colleagues on the grounds of any of the protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010
• Supporting people who need help understanding and exercising their rights
• Acting as a role model in relation to promoting equality, diversity and non‑discriminatory practices
• Identifying discriminatory practices and patterns of discrimination, taking appropriate action to tackle it, and instead promoting equality
• Complying with, promoting and evaluating chaperoning policies
• Recognising and promoting the right of patients to choose their care provider, and to participate in or refuse care

Person Specification

Communication & Interpersonal Skills

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to build rapport with patients and colleagues
• Demonstrated empathy and professionalism
• Ability to explain complex information clearly
• Strong team‑working skills

Desirable

• Experience working with diverse or vulnerable populations

Clinical Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Safe, evidence‑based clinical decision‑making
• Competence in chronic disease management
• Ability to manage acute, complex and multimorbid patients
• Knowledge of NHS systems, referral pathways and safeguarding
• Understanding of clinical governance, significant events and audits

Desirable

• Special clinical interests (e.g. women’s health, MSK, mental health)

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS (or equivalent medical degree)
• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Inclusion on the GMC GP Register
• Licence to practise without restrictions
• Evidence of ongoing CPD and appraisal
• Right to work in the UK

Desirable

• MRCGP
• Additional postgraduate qualifications (e.g. DFSRH, DRCOG, DipDerm)

Personal Attributes

Essential

• High level of professionalism and integrity
• Organised, reliable and adaptable
• Ability to work under pressure and manage time effectively
• Commitment to patient‑centred care
• Willingness to engage in appraisal and revalidation

Desirable

• Flexible approach to workload and service development
• Interest in quality improvement or service redesign

Experience

Essential

• Completion of GP specialty training (or equivalent)
• Experience of working in UK general practice
• Ability to manage a full range of primary care presentations
• Experience using electronic clinical systems (e.g. SystmOne)

Desirable

• Previous experience as a salaried GP or GP partner
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience in training, supervision or mentoring
• Experience of QOF, enhanced services or PCN work

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

• Priory Medical Group
• 19 Albion Road, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 0HT
• Percy Street, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 4HD
• Addington Drive, Wallsend, NE28 9UX
• Shields Health Hub, Hawkeys Lane, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 0SF