Salaried GP

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, aspiring and caring GP to join us from March 2025.

We are a committed and supportive practice and positively encourage development of additional skills and personal development. We strive to maintain a good work-life balance, by offering a variety of work including teaching, training, triage sessions and nursing home ward rounds. We have capped our 15-minute appointments in line with BMA recommendations. We have a daily team huddle over coffee and offer free lunch daily.

3 sessions a week (to include pro rata share of extended hours surgery) - opportunities to pick up additional ad hoc locum sessions if interested.

Annual leave is 6 weeks plus pro rata share of bank holidays.

Traditional doctor-patient relationship. Continuity of care is positively encouraged with a fair share of admin.

Well-organised multidisciplinary team with Early Home Visiting service, prescription and medication team and workflow/admin support to help minimise workload.

Well-being practice with full complement of allied health professionals to support delivery of care to patients.

Mentorship from senior GPs.

Cross-site work between The Chocolate Quarter, Temple House site (St Clements road) and Saltford.

Opportunity to become involved in teaching and practice development.

Easy commute from Bath, Bristol and surrounding areas.

Informal visits welcome.

Do talk to our current salaried GPs about how they find working with us.

Main duties of the job

To carry out the duties as outlined and be proactive in continuously improving service delivery. To work in a professional manner with a client focus, ensuring that respect and courtesy is shown to patients, colleagues, other service providers and all those in contact with the organisation. Our staff are expected to be flexible to work at any of our sites and in patients' place of residence when clinically necessary.

About us

St Augustines Surgery is a friendly, well-organised, teaching practice with 20,000 patients. We have 5 partners, 13 salaried GPs, 4 GP trainees, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, and an excellent nursing and administrative team. We have pharmacists, first contact physios and paramedics within our PCN (Keynsham).

We are based in Block C of The Chocolate Factory, Keynsham in a large, purpose-built surgery adjacent to a local cafe, care home and sporting facilities. We also have sites in Saltford and in St Clements road, Keynsham which are cross-covered by all staff.

Job responsibilities

To undertake duties governed by the contract and Objectives of Direct and Local Enhanced Services including:

• Face to face and telephone consultations
• Patient Home visits and Nursing Home visits
• Checking and signing repeat prescriptions
• Administration - dealing with queries, patient test results, referral letters NHS and private, task, emails and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner
• Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate
• Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well wider guidance such as that from NICE

Person Specification Skills

• Excellent communication skills, written and oral, including recording of accurate clinical notes.
• Strong IT skills and competent in the use of Microsoft Office and Outlook.
• Effective time management, planning, organising and prioritising, with excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to listen and empathise whilst being honest and caring.
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure with an understanding of the audit process.
• Knowledge of General Practice Clinical Systems e.g. SystmOne.

Experience

• Experience of working in urgent care and/or a primary care environment.
• Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions.
• Experience of providing home visits.
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice.
• Understanding of evidence-based practice.
• Evidence of working autonomously, with some support and supervision.
• Experience in Triage.
• Knowledge of Quality and Outcomes Framework.
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
• Aware of issues within the wider health arena.
• Knowledge of health-promotion strategies.

Personal qualities, attributes and abilities

• Polite and confident, flexible and cooperative.
• Motivated, forward thinker with ability to use own judgement and common sense.
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required.
• High levels of integrity.
• 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.
• Observance of strict confidentiality.

Qualifications

• GMC registered.
• MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
• MRCGP.
• Evidence of interest in relevant additional clinical skills.
• Enhanced DBS Clearance. Should you have this certificate as part of the DBS subscription service, we would be happy to accept this providing the original is shown. Otherwise, you will be expected to complete a new application.
• Experience of S1 and understanding of working access multiple modules.

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, this will be discussed at Interview.