Job summary
Due to retirement, we have a vacancy for an enthusiastic, motivated
salaried GP to start with us as soon
as possible.
We are looking for someone to work between 5 and 8 sessions per week.
Working days and times can be flexible but Monday is essential, as is the requirement to be in the building until 6.30pm on Duty Doctor days, which are rota'd on a fortnightly basis.
Main duties of the job
Your working day will consist of a mixture of face to face and telephone consultations and associated administrative work, in addition tooccasional home visits.
About us
Ridgeway View Family Practice is a ~15,000 patient, busy General Practice surgery based across two sites in Wroughton and Chiseldon.
We are part of Brunel
Healthcare Group (Brunel PCN 1) working together with other practices across the
local area to achieve best practice outcomes and economy of scale working (examples of this are the former STEAM vaccination centre and our current joint Saturday Extended Access clinic).
We have a strong team of nurses and ANPs, home visiting Paramedics, Clinical Pharmacists, a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Social Prescriber and highly trained GP Assistants, who mange the burden of referrals, clinical coding and correspondence.
We buy in to the LIVI service and a local shared Saturday clinic which covers our Extended Access requirements and offers our patients more choice and we are fully embracing digital technologies.
Brunel PCN 1 is one of the first "Approved Learning Organisations" in the area and as such as embrace learning and development within our practice and we enjoy hosting GP Registrars as well as Medical, Nursing and Paramedic students.
We prioritise work / life balance and strive to offer a calm and happy workplace.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your working day will consist of a mixture of face to face and telephone consultations and associated administrative work, in addition to
- occasional home visits (we have Home Visiting paramedics employed each day but some EOL visits require a GP to attend)
- filing lab results (your own and a share of absent colleagues')
- signing prescriptions (your own and a share of absent colleagues')
- potential supervision of students / registrars
- potential management of a care home (we look after 7 large care homes)
Our GPs work in sessions. Each session consists of 13 appointment slots for a mixture of telephone or F2F appointments plus an additional 2 "GP only to book" slots for your personal use. GPs may choose their own appointment length. We have a mixture of GPs who prefer 10, 12 or 15 minute slots.
We have a Duty Doctor rota, which equates to roughly one day per fortnight, where the rota'd GP works with a Duty Back Up to provide same day urgent only care for our patients in 2 sessions of 15 slots for appointments and tasks with no routine appointments on these days.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your working day will consist of a mixture of face to face and telephone consultations and associated administrative work, in addition to
- occasional home visits (we have Home Visiting paramedics employed each day but some EOL visits require a GP to attend)
- filing lab results (your own and a share of absent colleagues')
- signing prescriptions (your own and a share of absent colleagues')
- potential supervision of students / registrars
- potential management of a care home (we look after 7 large care homes)
Our GPs work in sessions. Each session consists of 13 appointment slots for a mixture of telephone or F2F appointments plus an additional 2 "GP only to book" slots for your personal use. GPs may choose their own appointment length. We have a mixture of GPs who prefer 10, 12 or 15 minute slots.
We have a Duty Doctor rota, which equates to roughly one day per fortnight, where the rota'd GP works with a Duty Back Up to provide same day urgent only care for our patients in 2 sessions of 15 slots for appointments and tasks with no routine appointments on these days.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified General Practitioner on the UK Performers list
- Newly qualified or experienced
- Evidence of ongoing professional interest
- Team player
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in UK General Practice
Desirable
- Experience of SystmOne Clinical system
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified General Practitioner on the UK Performers list
- Newly qualified or experienced
- Evidence of ongoing professional interest
- Team player
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in UK General Practice
Desirable
- Experience of SystmOne Clinical system
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
