GP - Salaried

We are looking for a salaried GP to join our small and friendly Practice team in Longtown, North Cumbria.

Main duties of the job

CPD Opportunities and portfolio / special interest career options.

Teaching / supervision of medical students.

Duty doctor, Telephone consultations, face-to-face clinics, flexible working possibilities, working with eConsult, accuRx and EMIS Web.

About us

Longtown Medical Centre is a small practice based in Longtown in Cumbria. We have a practice population of around 3,800 and an experienced and committed team of GPs, Nurse Practitioner, Practice Nurses, HCA and Frailty Coordinator, supported by our small but highly effective Reception and Administration teams.

We can offer a competitive salary, flexible working hours, a purpose built facility where you can work with other Community Healthcare Professionals and excellent GP support. We are flexible in relation to hours - offering up to 8 sessions per week.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care. The following list is not exhaustive:

• Provide high quality medical services to patients registered with the practice.
• Provide a full range of services in line with the requirements of the GMS/PMS (17c) Contract and Enhanced Services Contracts.
• Undertake duties such as prescription signing, prescribing reviews, telephone advice, triage, duty doctor, in accordance with the rota.
• Manage long-term conditions in accordance with practice and national clinical guidelines.
• Prescribe generically where possible and in accordance with the practice formulary.
• Provide appropriate health promotion advice to all patients.
• Ensure good clinical governance is part of patient care and other practice activities.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of practice guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Practice evidence-based medicine.
• Take ongoing responsibility for patients with difficult and complex problems including consistent follow-through.

Person Specification Qualifications

• MBBS or MBChB
• Full GMC registration
• On the Medical Performers List (and never removed for a detrimental reason)
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Membership of a recognised defence union
• Ability to provide complete details of employment history
• FamPlan. Cert or DFFP/FFFP MRCGP/nMRCGP DRCOG or other relevant post-graduate qualification

Experience

• Experience in primary care and working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of primary care clinical systems.
• Experience of clinical audit.

Clinical skills

• Sound clinical knowledge and commitment to high quality clinical care.
• The ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• A good understanding of Clinical Governance and quality issues as well as current health and social policy.

Knowledge and skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Flexible and adaptable, able to multitask.
• Team player corporate loyalty and Integrity.
• Demonstrate commitment to respecting diversity and equality.

Other

• Holds current valid driving licence or provides evidence of proposed alternative as means of providing emergency and domiciliary care to fulfil requirements.
• Ability to cover on call duties.
• Meets Occupational Health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice).
• Skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues as outlined in the GMC English Language requirements.

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.