Salaried GP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job title:

Salaried GP/Partner

Reports to (job title):

GP Partner, Practice Manager

Job purpose

Base Location: Tudor Surgery (Nantwich, South Cheshire)

Tudor Surgery is a close-knit, well-organised, cohesive practice with a friendly working environment, quality care and a proven record of innovation and adapting to change. We require one or more Salaried GPs (or Partners) for 4-6 sessions following a colleagues departure and due to our growing list size and the need for succession planning our fifty-something GPs. Sessions typically involve around fourteen direct patient contacts and Salaried GPs are paid at £12,000 per session based on the BMA model contract.

Tudor Surgery has a growing list of 4,800 patients served by 2.25 whole-time equivalent GPs, formerly one Partner and two Salaried GPs. We generally have one GP, occasionally two, working alongside Clinical Pharmacists or an Advanced Nurse Practitioner plus the usual supporting practice staff including our First-contact Physiotherapist and a Social Prescriber. We support staff to work at the top of their licence and continue to recruit to improve our skill mix and resilience.

Situated in the market town of Nantwich, South Cheshire, we share purpose-built premises with on-site community staff and two other practices. We have a staff room for informal chats over hot drinks and lunch and a meeting room for our regular clinical meetings. Were busy - but not drowning - and before we became under-doctored the workload was entirely manageable within a 9am-6pm working day.

The position would suit a GP capable of working independently and seeking the opportunity to influence the future direction of the Practice, including quality improvement and the ongoing development of clinical protocols. The remaining Partner has worked in Nantwich for 15 years and is happy to share his acquired knowledge while seeking to encourage the innovation that new colleagues can offer.

Since 2012 we have maximised capacity via our GP-Led telephone appointment system, excellent nurse-led chronic disease management and our work on self-care. This gives us great control over our workload and means that most patients are dealt with the same day, so no tedious arguments about waiting times. Home visiting rates are low due to a combination of our shared Urgent Community Response, shared Complex Care Practitioner and regular weekly Care Home visits.

Clinical administration is kept manageable by the involvement of the whole Practice team. The Practice Nurses action chronic disease and normal investigation results, administrative staff scan and code hospital correspondence and add medication prior to review by a clinician for issuing, whereas most of the repeat prescriptions are sorted by non-medical prescribers. We use EMIS web for medical record-keeping and PATCHS for online consultation requests.

Tudor Surgery achieves high patient satisfaction and QOF points, CQC rate us as Good plus we teach medical and nursing students, foundation doctors and GP registrars.

We can introduce you to daytime portfolio opportunities involving Intermediate Care, Urgent Care and Geriatrician GP roles. There are also options to further increase earnings by working extended hours either within the Practice or via local Hubs.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Treat patients who are ill or believe that they might be ill

Perform telephone consultations, telephone triage, online and face-to-face consultations as needed

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care

Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care

Perform home visits as agreed

Work with other health care professionals to diagnose, monitor, manage and treat long-term conditions, including non-drug-based treatment methods using a management plan, and in line with national and local policies and practice needs

Ensure clinical management continuity in relation to practice procedures for QOF, prescribing incentive schemes, PBC and other enhanced services and directives as stipulated by the National Bodies/ CCG or Tudor Surgery

Complete referral letters as necessary for patients seen

Review and sign repeat prescriptions as and when required

Clinical Governance/Quality Assurance Follow and contribute to protocols to achieve a high score on the Quality and Outcomes Framework

Enhance current polices and procedures within the practice as required

Ensure data is entered in an efficient and accurate manner on to the practice computer system

Promote confidentiality (in line with Caldicott principles) within the practice

Deal with non-clinical NHS correspondence such as work-related letters and references

Deal with pathology results communicated from Out of Hours Service

Ensure that repairs are performed to a high standard and in accordance with Health & Safety guidelines

Confidentiality

In the course of your work, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

For further details of this unique opportunity, please contact our Practice Manager, Sarah Plant, on 01270 610686

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualifications
• Essential
• Qualified GP
• MRCGP
• Full GMC Registration
• National Performers List registration
• Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
• Eligible to practice in the UK independently

Desirable

• Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPGP
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit

Desirable

• Experience of EMIS and Docman
• Experience of PATCHs online consultation system
• Experience of medicines management

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Tudor Surgery

Address

Churchview PCC

Nantwich

Cheshire

CW5 5NX

Employer's website

https://www.tudor-nantwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)