Newly Qualified Salaried GP

An opportunity has arisen for a Newly Qualified GP (6 sessions) to join our team in Merrow Park Surgery, just outside Guildford.

Join our thriving team, as we seek to further develop high quality, accessible & holistic healthcare for our patient population as well as providing a supportive & learning work environment for the health & wellbeing of all of our staff.

• A salaried GP role affords a significant opportunity for Quality Improvement or Medical Leadership and developing your own clinical interests.
• Our vision for the practice, our staff and patients, is only achievable and sustainable, if clinicians have reasonable workloads, supported by excellent organisation and teamwork, which if necessary challenge secondary care models or patient expectations of GP service delivery.
• Our clinical team meet daily informally over lunch, and more formally in weekly extended lunchtime Monday meeting. Meeting notes are available for colleagues not present.
• Competitive salary including paid medical indemnity.

Main duties of the job

In this role, the GP will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to a diverse population, collaborating closely with a multidisciplinary team to provide holistic healthcare solutions. The successful candidate will actively engage in clinical meetings, audits, and quality improvement initiatives.

About us

• Purpose built & partner-owned, single premises with staff parking and nearby amenities.
• List size 11,800.
• Personal lists and equalisation of workload.
• Dynamic partnership, particularly involved with PCN, LMC Liaison, Clinical Supervision, Quality Improvement and Lifestyle medicine, as well as a shared focus on staff wellbeing.
• Encouraged/instilled a no-blame/learning culture raising Learning Events where workflow & process issues are identified before developing into Significant Events.
• Specialist clinics developed out of individual GP clinical interests.
• Dedicated organised administration team with a vision to decrease GP administrative work to allow focus on clinical decision-making.
• First Contact Physios - first point of contact for MSK issues.
• Health & Wellbeing Coach furthering our vision towards patient empowerment.
• We are proud to offer a range of innovative services to support our patients and enhance the care we provide:
• GPiMHS Mental Health Support and Adult Social Prescribers & Young Peoples Social Prescribing initiative.
• Youth Worker Pilot Program, currently in its early stages, designed to place a dedicated youth worker at our surgery.
• Onsite Chaplaincy Service.
• Prescribing Pharmacist and Pharmacy technician support remotely through ARRS PCN.
• The practice has no nursing homes.
• Protected, daily coffee meeting for the whole clinical team.
• Extended Monday clinical meeting for clinicians CPD, shared learning +/- outside consultant speakers.

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the salaried GP. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

1. The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population.
2. The provision of services commensurate with the GMS contract.
3. Generic prescribing adhering to local and national guidance.
4. Effective management of long-term conditions.
5. Processing of administration in a timely manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks.
6. On a rotational basis, undertake telephone triage and duty doctor roles.
7. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with good practice, policy and guidance.
8. Working collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice workload.
9. Adhere to best practice recommended through clinical guidelines and the audit process.
10. Contribute to the successful implementation of continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the practice.
11. Accept delegated responsibility for a specific area (or areas) of the QOF.
12. Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required.
13. Ensure compliance with the appraisal process.
14. Prepare and complete the revalidation process.
15. Commit to self-learning and instil an ethos of continuing professional development across the practice team.
16. Support the training of medical students from all clinical disciplines.
17. Review and adhere to practice protocols and policies at all times.
18. Encourage collaborative working, liaising with all staff regularly, promoting a culture of continuous improvement at all times.

Person Specification Experience

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration.
• Less than 2 years from their GP training CCT date.
• Not previously held a salaried or partnership role.
• Experience of medicines management.
• Experience of ICB initiatives.

Qualifications

• Qualified GP.
• MRCGP.
• Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP.
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT).
• Full GMC Registration.
• National Performers List registration.
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently.

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.

Depending on experience Annual Sessional Rate £10,500.