Salaried GP

Bidvane; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Six weeks’ annual leave pro rata

One week of study leave pro rata

Job summary

Castlefields Health Centre is seeking a permanent salaried GP to join its clinical team. The post covers general practice duties including consultations, triage, chronic disease care and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

The role involves four sessions a week with up to six sessions negotiable, home visits, and possible ward rounds at an aligned care home. NHS appraisal and GMC/performer-list status are required.

Qualifications

• CCT as General Practitioner.
• Annual NHS appraisal required.
• GMC registration and active performer list.

Responsibilities

• Provide face-to-face and telephone consultations as part of the duty rota.
• Carry out home visits and potential ward rounds with an aligned care home.
• Manage chronic disease care and preventive health with a multidisciplinary team.
• Triage patients and sign prescription requests in line with formulary.

Skills

Clinical decision making

Triage skills

Patient education

Audit/quality improvement

Education

CCT as GP

NHS annual appraisal

MRCGP (Nice to have)

Job description

The permanent Salaried GP post sits within the clinical team at Castlefields Health Centre. The work covers patient consultations and follow-up, triage, prescribing, chronic disease care and collaboration with the practice’s multidisciplinary team. It is offered at four sessions a week, with up to six sessions open to discussion, and includes home visits and possible ward rounds at an aligned care home. Applicants need a completed CCT, GMC and performers-list status, an enhanced DBS disclosure and an annual NHS appraisal.

What the job involves

• Provide face-to-face and telephone consultations, join the duty doctor rota, visit patients at home and undertake possible weekly ward rounds at the aligned care home, working with the multidisciplinary team
• Make autonomous clinical decisions and assess patients with undifferentiated or undiagnosed problems
• Screen for disease risks and early signs of illness; manage chronic disease, promote health and prevent disease
• Agree health care plans with patients and provide advice and health education
• Admit or discharge patients from the caseload and refer them to other care providers as appropriate
• Triage patients through the total triage model
• Check, authorise and sign acute and repeat prescriptions using EPS, respond to prescription queries and prescribe in line with the practice formulary where clinically appropriate
• Keep clear, timely consultation records and deal promptly with paperwork, queries and correspondence
• Collect audit data and contribute to audits, quality improvement, evaluation and clinical standards
• Help develop computer-based patient records, summarise records and code patient data
• Follow practice policies and guidelines, including those on prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
• Commit to continuing learning and evidence-based practice; attend practice meetings, relevant training and events, and contribute to teaching where appropriate

What’s required

Qualifications

• Completed Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) as a General Practitioner
• Annual NHS appraisal

Registration & licences

• GMC registration and inclusion on the General Practitioner Register under Article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
• Not suspended under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983 or from the medical register
• Current inclusion on the National Performers List, without suspension

Experience

• Recent experience working in UK general practice
• Commitment to and experience of working in a multidisciplinary, skill-mixed team
• Experience working to achieve Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) standards

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS disclosure

Nice to have

• Further postgraduate education in relevant fields, including MRCGP, DCH or DRCOG
• RCGP Substance Misuse Certificate at Level 1 or 2
• F2 supervisor training or a teaching diploma (essential for HDS)
• DFSRFH and competence in coil insertion
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Minor surgery skills
• Independent working experience in general practice
• Experience supporting service change and participating in QOF and audit

What’s offered

• Six weeks’ annual leave pro rata
• One week of study leave pro rata
• In-house educational sessions
• Monthly Protected Learning Time sessions