GP Partner or Salaried GP

East of England, East of England

Permanent

Depends on experience

General Practitioner

GP Partner or Salaried GP

Job summary

£11,000 + per session per annum

Low visit rates

15-minute appointments

Daily coffee meetings

Weekly clinical meetings

6 weeks holidays & 1 week study leave

Tier 2 visa sponsorship

Main duties of the job

To work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the provision of medical services to the practice population, delivering an excellent standard of clinical care whilst complying with the GMS contract. Furthermore, the post-holder will adhere to the GMC standards for good medical practice, contributing to the effective management of the practice, leading by example, maintaining a positive, collaborative working relationship with the multidisciplinary team.

About us

We are a traditional, patient focused and innovative practice of 5600 patients situated in the stunning Shropshire Hills, close to the Welsh border. We have high rates of accessibility for patients and maintain high patient satisfaction scores on the GP survey.

The practice is happy to accommodate special interests and currently have specialists in Diabetes and Dermatology. There is the opportunity to train in Ultrasound Diagnostics. We are a training practice and regularly host medical students.

We have an excellent practice team of ANPs, Practice Nurses and a clinical pharmacist, all supported by a superb admin team.

We hold weekly clinical team meetings containing educational slots and MDT discussions, which include the Community Nursing team, Hospice nurse and our Community and Care co-ordinator.

We are part of South West Shropshire PCN and share access to Social Prescribers, First Contact Physio, Mental Health Practitioners and a pharmacy team. We are also members of Our Health Partnership who support us with administrative and management functions.

The practice is responsible for overseeing our award winning local Community Hospital and daily ward rounds are part of the routine here. Any new GPs would be expected to visit the hospital on a rota basis.

Job description

Job responsibilities

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
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
Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
Providing counselling and health education
Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
Collecting data for audit purposes
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Fully Qualified GP
GMC full registration
Currently on a performers list

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .