Job summary
King Street Surgery in Bedford is recruiting a salaried GP. We are happy to consider four, six or eight sessions per week, plus equitable shares of home visits, on-call duties and eConsult rotas. This is a permanent salaried post but additional locum shifts available could also be available.
The practice is a very friendly one, and many staff who retire continue to work for us on a bank basis. We believe in continuous improvement and welcome suggestions from our team on how we can improve the service we offer to patients and the working environment we provide for staff.
We offer:
- Six weeks' annual leave plus public/ bank holidays (FTE or pro rata for any part-time positions).
- Study leave which is four hours per week on an annualised basis of protected time for professional development and pro-rata for part-time employees.
The main purpose of the role is to support the GP partners and the other salaried GPs, to manage a busy and interesting clinical caseload. The appointee will also have the opportunity to take part in leading on key disease areas (monitoring trends in treatment, staff training and prescribing) and assist in developing appropriate healthcare services for a diverse patient list.
Main duties of the job
The main purpose of the role is to support the GP partners and the other salaried GPs, to manage a busy and interesting clinical caseload. The appointee will also have the opportunity to take part in leading on key disease areas (monitoring trends in treatment, staff training and prescribing) and assist in developing appropriate healthcare services for a diverse patient list.
About us
As a practice we aim to offer a high-quality service to our patients, within a mutually supportive and caring environment. As a training practice we are at the forefront of clinical practice and our practice ethos is one which supports training and development across the practice team. We are fortunate to have a large multi-disciplinary team and work closely with our colleagues in the community to ensure the best possible care for patients. We also work supportively with NHS England, BLMK ICB and our local Primary Care Network (Caritas).
Please have a look at our website: www.kingstreetsurgery.co.uk for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- List size 21,650.
- Long established dispensing practice in Kempston across three sites all within 0.6 miles of each other. King Street is the main building and then we have Cater Street and St Johns sites as Branch Surgeries. Staff rotate across the sites and patients have the choice of site they prefer to attend for an appointment (except for the Childhood Immunisations and the Midwife clinics which are all held at the Cater Street Site).
- Our practice boundary covers an area which includes Kempston and villages to South such as Bromham, Stagsden, Cranfield, Wootton, Marston, Stewartby.
- 7 GP partners, 11 salaried GPs, paramedic, clinical pharmacist team, physician associate. Supported by a management team, administrative and reception team of 30 plus a dispenser.
- Nursing team of 11 including nurse manager, minor illness nurses, practice nurses and HCAs. Nurses run full range of chronic disease management clinics and childhood vaccination clinics and are also responsible for travel vaccinations, cervical smears, and screening as well as full range of normal treatment room duties. We are also developing the minor illness role by including MINs in the GP led urgent same day care team. Nurses also take a lead role in QOF management.
- Training practice with emphasis on education and development. Four trainers and an associate trainer in the practice 4 or 5 GP registrars attached to the practice at any one time.
- Tier 2 sponsor practice.
- Special interest areas mental health, dermatology, minor surgery, sexual health.
- Medical student placements from Cambridge and occasionally from other areas.
- Regular PHCT clinical team meetings as well as staff meetings.
- GP appointments can be face-to-face, phone call, video or online consultations (eConsult).
Please see attached for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- List size 21,650.
- Long established dispensing practice in Kempston across three sites all within 0.6 miles of each other. King Street is the main building and then we have Cater Street and St Johns sites as Branch Surgeries. Staff rotate across the sites and patients have the choice of site they prefer to attend for an appointment (except for the Childhood Immunisations and the Midwife clinics which are all held at the Cater Street Site).
- Our practice boundary covers an area which includes Kempston and villages to South such as Bromham, Stagsden, Cranfield, Wootton, Marston, Stewartby.
- 7 GP partners, 11 salaried GPs, paramedic, clinical pharmacist team, physician associate. Supported by a management team, administrative and reception team of 30 plus a dispenser.
- Nursing team of 11 including nurse manager, minor illness nurses, practice nurses and HCAs. Nurses run full range of chronic disease management clinics and childhood vaccination clinics and are also responsible for travel vaccinations, cervical smears, and screening as well as full range of normal treatment room duties. We are also developing the minor illness role by including MINs in the GP led urgent same day care team. Nurses also take a lead role in QOF management.
- Training practice with emphasis on education and development. Four trainers and an associate trainer in the practice 4 or 5 GP registrars attached to the practice at any one time.
- Tier 2 sponsor practice.
- Special interest areas mental health, dermatology, minor surgery, sexual health.
- Medical student placements from Cambridge and occasionally from other areas.
- Regular PHCT clinical team meetings as well as staff meetings.
- GP appointments can be face-to-face, phone call, video or online consultations (eConsult).
Please see attached for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- If you are a patient focused GMC registered GP, seeking to achieve a sound work/life balance, this could be what you are looking for. Please do apply; we look forward to hearing from you.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- If you are a patient focused GMC registered GP, seeking to achieve a sound work/life balance, this could be what you are looking for. Please do apply; we look forward to hearing from you.
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.
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
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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.
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).
