Salaried GP

Job summary

Queens Park Group Surgery currently has an opening for an enthusiastic salaried GP to join our ambitious, established team consisting of a wide range of clinical and non-clinical staff. The successful post-holder will havedrive to develop specialist interests which will complement the practice vision, and the ambition to take the practice further.Similarly, an interest in areas such as IT, medical education, or training is very welcome.

Each of our salaried GP undertakes a share of early and late clinics, including extended hours either early or late. This will only be expected if this falls on the days that you are required to work. Salaried GPs will be expected to participate in on call duties.

Main duties of the job

• Receive patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and make assessments of their health care needs.
• Make professionally autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self referred or referred internally within the organisation.
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Develop a care plan for health with the patient.
• Provide advice and health education.
• Admit and discharge patients to and from caseload respectively and refer them to other care providers internally or externally as appropriate.
• Comply with relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. in relation to child protection, confidentiality issues etc. as detailed in the practice policies and procedures.
• Be committed to lifelong learning, audit and effectiveness to ensure evidence based best possible practice.

About us

We are a very long-established practice working on two sites in Bedford, looking after 12,500 patients. We are also care-taking another local practice in Bedford, with a list size of 9,000 patients.

• SystmOne clinical system
• Rated Good by CQC
• High QOF achievers
• Friendly nursing and administrative support
• Development of special interests encouraged
• Training supported
• Attractive salary and terms and conditions
• 6 months mutual assessment period

We are active members of our primary care network and we welcome collaborative working. Our vision is progressive, we are actively looking for new opportunities and we are a training practice. We grow our own staff and are developing advanced nurse practitioners and healthcare support workers. Bedfordshire is a great location and has a reputation for excellent schools, beautiful villages and countryside, close to Milton Keynes for shopping, and 35 minutes from London by train.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration.
• Be on the NHSE medical performers list.

Experience

Essential

• Good understanding and experience of chronic disease management, and primary prevention and screening services.
• Ability to take responsibility for your own career development, learning and performance and are responsible for ensuring that all your mandatory training is in date.
• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies and guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a confidential manner.

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).