Salaried GP (ARR's) - South Birmingham Alliance PCN

We have an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified GP to join South Birmingham Alliance PCN, working across 4 of the practices within the PCN. You will be provided with supervision from the PCN Clinical Director.

The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). Leadership will be provided by the PCN Clinical Director. You may have the opportunity to attend team meetings and there will be peer support available to access across the PCN. There will also be possible opportunities to attend and contribute to practice & PCN meetings.

The role is offered on a fixed term contract basis, initially this will be for a period of 20/01/2025 - 31/03/2025 (start date pending completion of recruitment checks).

Main duties of the job

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 across the Primary Care Network, 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 practices contracts (GMS/PMS/enhanced services/DES).

About us

Our Health Partnership was set up by local GPs who are passionate about providing high quality primary care and using their time and skills effectively to benefit patients.

We are currently a GP partnership of 30 practices with 39 surgeries, serving around 280,000 patients in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Shropshire.

The partnership offers a shared administrative and management structure, cutting down the time doctors have to spend on admin. It opens up economies of scale to get best value from budgets. It has the resources to develop innovative services and effective partnerships with local hospitals and care services. And it can access new funding streams that are only available to large GP organisations.

Job responsibilities

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will be available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Triage patients presenting to the surgery by telephone, online and in person.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• 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 and promoting healthy lifestyle strategies and education.
• Manage long-term conditions and patients with complex problems.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
• Delivering enhanced services.
• Check, manage & process patient test results.
• Refer patients to secondary care and/or relevant organisations and internally within the PCN (eg to additional roles members of the PCN team) as required.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible) in line with local and national guidelines.
• Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake the duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care in a surgery on a PCN basis.

Other Responsibilities within the Organisation:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data.
• Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate and suitable and relevant for your role.
• Keep up to date with current evidenced based approaches to patient care and service delivery, in line with NICE and national frameworks.
• Contribute to education and training of trainee members of staff and students.
• Attending and contributing to practice and PCN meetings.

Please see attached job description/person specification for full details.

Person Specification Experience

• Experience of primary care through the GP Vocational Training Scheme.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
• Full registration with GMC.
• Certification of Completion of Training (JCPTGP/PMETB).
• Inclusion on Performers List.
• Evidence of a commitment to on-going personal & professional development.
• Understanding of General Practice Services.
• Understanding of Primary Care Networks and how they work.
• Understanding the role of medical services in a wider public health agenda.
• Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the area including health inequalities.
• Understanding current NHS policies.

Personal Skills & Qualities

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both written and verbally.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Able to work calmly under pressure.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• IT skills (including word processing and database work).
• Committed to quality and patient satisfaction.
• Committed to equal opportunities.
• Flexibility & adaptability.
• Ability to bring fresh ideas.

Other

• Committed to working as part of a multidisciplinary, multi-agency primary care team.
• Openness to explore alternative working practices.

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.

£9,000 a session - the role will be for 6 sessions per week.