Salaried GP

NHS; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Much Wenlock and Cressage Medical Practice is seeking a dedicated Salaried GP to join their supportive and progressive team. The role involves delivering high-quality primary care services, participating in patient care across two sites, and fostering the development of medical trainees. Candidates should have a strong background in primary care, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to professional development.

Qualifications

• Qualified GP with full GMC Registration.
• Minimum of two years as a salaried GP required.
• Experience in primary care environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide NHS Primary Medical Services including home visits and on call sessions.
• Manage a caseload of patients ensuring high standards of care.
• Participate in training and audit programmes.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Education

MRCGP

Vocational Training Certificate

General Practitioner Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

Job description

Go back Much Wenlock and Cressage Medical Practice

Salaried GP

The closing date is 20 June 2025

Much Wenlock and Cressage Medical Practice, a semi-rural practice based in Shropshire, are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, caring and highly motivated salaried GP to join our team.

We are a member practice of Our Health Partnership, the largest super-partnership in the UK and are a member practice of the South East Primary Care Network.

We have a diverse patient population of 8,000 and are based over 2 sites, one of which is dispensing.

We are a training and research practice with strong links to Keele Medical School; trainees include medical students, GP registrars and FYs.

Our partners have special interests in Minor surgery, Medical Education and MSK and are involved as board members of Our Health Partnership, GP Board, LMC and also Clinical Director for the South East PCN.

Our clinical system is EMIS Web. We are are high QOF achievers with a CQC Rating of Good.

We provide care to local residential and nursing homes and also provide a weekly GP clinic to a boarding college for international students.

Main duties of the job

Information about the Role:

The successful candidate will provide the full range of NHS Primary Medical Services to our patients including on call sessions, home visits and relevant administrative work. We are looking for a Salaried GP to cover between 4-6 sessions per week. The weekly sessions may at some point in the future include weekend or extended hours work.

We encourage and support the development of special interests in our clinical team.

Terms and conditions will be based on the BMA model contract. Salary scale dependent upon experience.

For further information, to request an application form, or to arrange an informal visit to the Practice; please contact our Practice Manager, Sarah Hope: [e-mail] Contact telephone number: 01952 726011.

About us

We are a friendly, supportive and progressive practice, with a diverse clinical team consisting of 4 partners and 4 salaried GPs working alongside nurses, HCAs, dispensers and an administration team dedicated to giving the best possible holistic care to our local community.

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

Reporting to: Partners (clinically)

Job Summary:

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Clinical Responsibilities:

In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including:

• surgery consultations
• telephone consultations and queries
• triage calls
• triage visits
• home visits
• checking and signing of repeat prescriptions
• dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
• Respond to medical problems presented by temporary residents as required.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organization.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
• To assist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions.
• Completion of clinically related administrative and non clinical duties needed for the delivery of the service.
• Providing counselling and health education.
• Refer patients for further opinions and interventions according to Practice protocols
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
• Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• Participate in training plans of medical students/training doctors as required.

In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Maintaining, monitoring and updating computer database and management of medical records and practice audits

• Ensure that practice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately with information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy and for practice recording requirements under QOF and Enhanced Services.
• Appropriate use of read codes.
• Participating in the collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation of practice reports, performance monitoring and audits
• Participating in the auditing of practice activity

Practice Organisation

• Process and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence
• Attendance at in-house meetings, significant event audit meetings and others as deemed necessary
• Ensure that the practice complaints system is adhered to at all times
• Awareness and compliance with all relevant guidelines e.g. data protection, confidentiality and health and safety
• Maintain current CPR and anaphylaxis certification

Confidentiality

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

In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety

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

• Providing information regarding immune consent with particular regard to Hepatitis B status.
• Identifying the risk involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
• Using appropriate infection control procedures particularly those relating to needlestick injuries, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.
• Ensuring that all accident or dangerous accidents are reported and investigated, and follow up action taken where necessary.

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support the quality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues to include:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with current legislation.
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Quality

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

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhanced the teams performance.
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Person Specification

Other requirements

• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
• Occupational Health Clearance
• Project lead as required with CQC, CCG and QOF
• Full GMC Registration
• National Performers List registration
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently

Skills

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Problem solving & analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
• Experience with clinical risk management

Personal Qualities

• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort

Experience

• General understanding of the GMS contract
• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• Minimum of two years as a salaried GP
• Experience of medicines management
• Experience of NHS/ICB initiatives

Qualifications

• Qualified GP
• MRCGP
• Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)

Clinical Knowledge & Skills

• Outstanding level of clinical knowledge and skills commensurate with that of an experienced GP

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.

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