Job summary
Modality Partnership
East Surrey division has 2 vacancies for a Salaried GP 4-8 sessions a week at
Birchwood Medical Practice and 6 sessions a week at Smallfield Surgery. Our approach is innovative and
forward looking, and dedicated to excellent clinical outcomes. The postholder
will be passionate about patient care and contributing to the innovation within
the partnership in the way care is delivered. Our practice is well-regarded for
GP, student and AHP training. We enjoy regular clinical meetings, learning
events, quarterly half day closures, and daily huddles for clinical discussions
and case sharing.
We are looking for someone to join our practice who believes in our
vision for high quality, locally relevant primary care. You will be excited by the prospect of new technologies to transform the way we deliver care. You will be a GP who thrives in a collaborative team.
As an employee with
us you can benefit from:
Enrolment to the NHS pension scheme
Annual leave 6 weeks per annum, plus 8 days bank holiday pro rata
Employee discounts and benefits scheme
24-hour external employee assistance programme
Wellbeing support programme delivered by the partnership
Individualised professional development programme with your nominated GP
lead
Well established career pathway to partnership
Mentorship from a wider group of established GPs
24hr access to continuous professional development resources
If you are interested in learning
more, please read on.
Main duties of the job
The role is a
patient centred role delivered from your nominated practice site. The
postholder will need to confidently evidence key skills such as excellent
verbal and written communication skills, clinical skills and empowering
patients to manage their individual health conditions and being part of a supportive
team and be responsible for managing your own workload, results and general
admin. The usual duties of a salaried GP will be expected to undertake
face-to-face appointments and may be called on for other activities such as
home visits, health checks, routine reviews, baby checks, as applicable as well
as participating in the duty GP rota. The postholder will work in collaboration
with their local practice team, engaging the use of the associated roles that
are be attached to the practice.
Our GPs have a
mixture of 15 and 10 minute appointments during the day. In addition to the benefits outlined below,
we offer mentoring and support on-going career progression via GP framework. We
embrace technology to enable more effective and efficient ways of working. Our practice uses EMIS, we have a digital
triage system for ensuring patients are seeing the most appropriate clinician
and utilise AccuRX for swift communications with patients and booking of
appointments. We use MS Teams to enable regular video meetings across sites and
facilitate more rapid collaborative working.
About us
Modality East
Surrey Medical Practice is a flourishing practice of 3 sites Birchwood
(Horley), Townhill (Caterham) and Smallfield totalling 39,000 patients. Across our 3 sites we have 13 partners, 15
SGPs, 12 AHPs, 11 Pharmacists/Technicians and a supportive and experienced
nursing and operational team. We have a
fabulous care hub that supports our PCN's frail and complex patients as well as
a visiting Urgent Response Team which helps keeps our visit numbers low.
Our practice
operates independently and is wholly locality focused.We believe in clinical excellence, and that
general practice is the cornerstone of well-being in our community.We are innovative leaders within our PCNs
and have embraced the potential these offer.
We are the
largest GP super-partnerships in the UK, with a list size of 450,000 patients
and with a multi-disciplinary workforce of 1500 staff. We are unique, always looking at ways to
improve our delivery of services through the implementation of new and
innovative solutions that we can scale across the organisation. Recent
innovations have included the use of robots to facilitate the remote filing of
blood results and the development of document management team. These new
initiatives are underpinned by our governance team to ensure patient safety.
Modality
Partnership is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring
equal employment opportunities for all our potential applicants in line with
the Equality Act, 2010.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to
the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core
responsibilities of this role.
You will love
this job if you have a passion for providing excellent patient care, thinking
outside the box, are innovative and are driven to find and implement solutions
to improve the way we deliver care in General Practice. You will be part of a
national partnership where there is resilience from a large group of GP Partners
to support where it is needed but also who are there to work closely with on
key decisions that shape the way in which we deliver patient care and influence
service improvement. We strongly
encourage training to become a GP with specialist interest and have
opportunities for teaching and training.
If you feel
this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to
the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join
our growing team of likeminded people.
Please note: Modality Partnership reserves the right to close
this vacancy at any point during the recruitment stage.
Pre-employment
Vaccinations
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will
be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage
individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be
undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are
mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a
mandatory requirement.
Right to work checks
All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their
right to work in the UK at the interview stage.
References
References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one
must be your current or most recent employer.
Employment history
You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.
Performers List
Only applicants
with eligibility for the performers list need apply.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to
the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core
responsibilities of this role.
You will love
this job if you have a passion for providing excellent patient care, thinking
outside the box, are innovative and are driven to find and implement solutions
to improve the way we deliver care in General Practice. You will be part of a
national partnership where there is resilience from a large group of GP Partners
to support where it is needed but also who are there to work closely with on
key decisions that shape the way in which we deliver patient care and influence
service improvement. We strongly
encourage training to become a GP with specialist interest and have
opportunities for teaching and training.
If you feel
this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to
the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join
our growing team of likeminded people.
Please note: Modality Partnership reserves the right to close
this vacancy at any point during the recruitment stage.
Pre-employment
Vaccinations
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will
be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage
individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be
undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are
mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a
mandatory requirement.
Right to work checks
All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their
right to work in the UK at the interview stage.
References
References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one
must be your current or most recent employer.
Employment history
You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.
Performers List
Only applicants
with eligibility for the performers list need apply.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- IT skills (MS Office, Internet etc) able to competently use all basic IT software.
- IT skills (Use of Clinical Systems) experienced in use of a primary care clinical software system, preferably SystmOne and other remote consultation technology.
- IT skills (systems and software) able to independently problem solve to enable effective remote working and minimise disruption to working day.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Time Management.
Experience
Essential
- We are able to accommodate salaried GPs with all types of experience in primary care. Your personal development plan will be built with you, dependant on your level of experience and your aspirations within primary care.
Knowledge
Essential
- Eligible to practice independently as a GP in the UK.
- Full GMC Registration to practice as a GP.
- Entry on the Medical Performers List.
- MRCGP (Desirable).
- Bachelor of Medicine or Bachelor of Surgery.
- Interest/qualification in medical education/GP training.
- Good understanding of the transforming landscape of primary care, new roles and the value of multi-professional teams.
- General understanding of the GMS contract.
- A good understanding of QOF.
- An understanding of GP commissioning.
- A good understanding of Patient Choice.
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registered.
- CCST for primary care in the UK.
- Eligible to work in the UK.
- MRCGP (Desirable).
- On the UK performers list for primary care.
- Current valid driving licence/access to a car.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Pleasant and supportive personality.
- Ability to perform well under pressure.
- Smart appearance.
- Resourceful.
- Flexible & Adaptable approach to work including being available to provide cover as required.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- IT skills (MS Office, Internet etc) able to competently use all basic IT software.
- IT skills (Use of Clinical Systems) experienced in use of a primary care clinical software system, preferably SystmOne and other remote consultation technology.
- IT skills (systems and software) able to independently problem solve to enable effective remote working and minimise disruption to working day.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Time Management.
Experience
Essential
- We are able to accommodate salaried GPs with all types of experience in primary care. Your personal development plan will be built with you, dependant on your level of experience and your aspirations within primary care.
Knowledge
Essential
- Eligible to practice independently as a GP in the UK.
- Full GMC Registration to practice as a GP.
- Entry on the Medical Performers List.
- MRCGP (Desirable).
- Bachelor of Medicine or Bachelor of Surgery.
- Interest/qualification in medical education/GP training.
- Good understanding of the transforming landscape of primary care, new roles and the value of multi-professional teams.
- General understanding of the GMS contract.
- A good understanding of QOF.
- An understanding of GP commissioning.
- A good understanding of Patient Choice.
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registered.
- CCST for primary care in the UK.
- Eligible to work in the UK.
- MRCGP (Desirable).
- On the UK performers list for primary care.
- Current valid driving licence/access to a car.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Pleasant and supportive personality.
- Ability to perform well under pressure.
- Smart appearance.
- Resourceful.
- Flexible & Adaptable approach to work including being available to provide cover as required.
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).
