Job summary
An exciting
opportunity is available for a GP to join our dynamic team, ideally starting soon
but we are willing to wait for the right candidate. We are a large friendly,
supportive team offering high quality of patient centred care.
Main duties of the job
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4-6 sessions available
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Competitive salary
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6
weeks annual leave plus one week study leave
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Would
welcome GPs of all experience
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On-call
duties (up to 3 per month)
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Special
interests supported
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Indemnity
costs covered by the Practice
About us
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Large
practice with a great team of Doctors (4 Partners and 4 Salaried GPs), Nurses,
Admin and Reception staff. This is accompanied with a variety of ARRS staff
including a Physicians Associate, First Contact Physio, Clinician Pharmacist
team, Social Prescribers, Care Coordinators, Dieticians and Mental Health Support
Workers.
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Over
12000 patients
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Good
CQC rating and high QOF achievers
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We
believe in splitting work fairly among Doctors we all pull our weight
regardless whether Partner or Salaried GP.
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We
support each other during busy on-calls.
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We
are training practice with up to 2 trainees at a time.
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We
have daily coffee catch up for all Doctors.
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We
are well located and easy to travel to (5 minute walk from train station, local
to M6 and M69 motorways)
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We
have our own car park with dedicated GP spaces
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We
are local to many supermarkets, which is great for lunch
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Annual
salary review/uplift in line with BMA guidance
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We
are active members of our local network and federation, with one of our
Partners being a board member.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Daily Tasks
- Seeing patients either face to face or via telephone appointment.
- 2 sessions per day: AM 8.30 - 12.00 PM 2.30 - 5.00
- Break in-between sessions for admin, home visits, lunch
- Possible home visits, which are split equally between the GP's in surgery that day. We do not envisage you will get one every day. We use UPCA for any patients they can see.
- Equal share of admin including medicine management tasks, general tasks, docman letters (Admin team are trained to filter out irrelevant documents so this is kept minimal), lab reports etc.
- Daily coffee meet for all GP's at 12.00pm.
On-call Duties
- Max 3 on-calls per month
- AM session remains the same for an on-call day, but the PM session changes. Still only see the same amount of patients as a usual session but with extra gaps for urgent tasks, which may include medication queries or urgent forms such as end of life medications.
- You would be required to stay on site until 6.30pm on an on-call day, and you would have Nurse support until 6.00pm.
Other information
- You will be given your own patient list which is done on a fair share among all GP's.
- Regular GP meetings are held with the Practice Manager, along with regular staff meetings for the whole team.
- We are a training practice whereby we have GP trainees and students. You may be asked to get involved in feedback or teaching, if interested.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Daily Tasks
- Seeing patients either face to face or via telephone appointment.
- 2 sessions per day: AM 8.30 - 12.00 PM 2.30 - 5.00
- Break in-between sessions for admin, home visits, lunch
- Possible home visits, which are split equally between the GP's in surgery that day. We do not envisage you will get one every day. We use UPCA for any patients they can see.
- Equal share of admin including medicine management tasks, general tasks, docman letters (Admin team are trained to filter out irrelevant documents so this is kept minimal), lab reports etc.
- Daily coffee meet for all GP's at 12.00pm.
On-call Duties
- Max 3 on-calls per month
- AM session remains the same for an on-call day, but the PM session changes. Still only see the same amount of patients as a usual session but with extra gaps for urgent tasks, which may include medication queries or urgent forms such as end of life medications.
- You would be required to stay on site until 6.30pm on an on-call day, and you would have Nurse support until 6.00pm.
Other information
- You will be given your own patient list which is done on a fair share among all GP's.
- Regular GP meetings are held with the Practice Manager, along with regular staff meetings for the whole team.
- We are a training practice whereby we have GP trainees and students. You may be asked to get involved in feedback or teaching, if interested.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full General Medical Council registration with licence to practise
- On a GP Performers list
Additional
Essential
- Have had a clean enhanced DBS (CRB) check and willing to have another if offered post
- Member of a medical defence organisation
- Up to date with GP appraisals
- Have a full car driving licence and have the use of a car
- Computer literate especially in relation to GP related tasks
- Good communication and inter-personal skills
- Good time management skills
- Ability to work within a team
Desirable
- An interest in teaching/supervising GP trainees
- Knowledge of the EMIS Web computer system
- Willingness to attend practice meetings
- A sense of humour
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full General Medical Council registration with licence to practise
- On a GP Performers list
Additional
Essential
- Have had a clean enhanced DBS (CRB) check and willing to have another if offered post
- Member of a medical defence organisation
- Up to date with GP appraisals
- Have a full car driving licence and have the use of a car
- Computer literate especially in relation to GP related tasks
- Good communication and inter-personal skills
- Good time management skills
- Ability to work within a team
Desirable
- An interest in teaching/supervising GP trainees
- Knowledge of the EMIS Web computer system
- Willingness to attend practice meetings
- A sense of humour
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).
