Salaried GP

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and flexible salaried GP to join Longton Medical Centre to work between 4-6 sessions per week. Our supportive team are well established, friendly, hardworking and dedicated to providing a good experience for the patient and a pleasant working environment. The opportunity is available to both newly qualified and experienced GPs who want to work in a forward thinking training practice. We are continuously looking to improve what we do and value innovative and new ways of working to meet demand from an increasing list size.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will primarily be involved in delivering highly effective medical care to the local population. This will involve working as the Duty Doctor as well as routine sessions, telephone triage, online consultations, and video consults. Home visits will be required when clinically necessary. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator with a high level of interpersonal skills. We are happy to hear from those with specific areas of interest or to help develop them.

About us

We are a training practice located in Rainhill, Merseyside, caring for 9000 patients. The practice is made up of 3 GP partners, a salaried GP, 2 Practice Nurses, and a Health Care Assistant plus ARRS roles. Our GP partners have special interests in family planning, dermatology, and musculoskeletal. There is no weekend or out of hours' work. The clinical team is supported by an efficient reception/administration team and Practice Manager.

Job responsibilities

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.

1. 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, visiting patients at home, dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
2. Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
3. Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
4. Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
5. In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
6. Providing counselling and health education.
7. Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
8. Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
9. Collecting data for audit purposes.
10. Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
11. 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 all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Person Specification Skills

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
• Clear, polite telephone manner.
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook.
• EMIS.
• 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.
• Experience with clinical risk management.

Experience

• Experience of working in a primary care environment.
• Experience of continued professional development.
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit.
• Experience of medicines management.
• General understanding of the GMS contract.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration.
• Inclusion on the NHS England performers list.
• Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate).
• Member of recognised medical defence organisation.
• Evidence of continual professional development activities.

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.