Salaried GPinPeterboroughinPeterboroughPUBLISHED THU 17 OCT 2024

• £5,000 joining bonus pro rata
• Salary £85,000 - £95,000 FTE, based on 9 sessions (8 clinical and 1 CPD) per week
• 6 weeks annual leave per year plus CPD pro-rata in line with BMA model contract
• Working either in a Doctor First or face to face system depending on applicant preference and experience
• We can offer flexible working patterns
• Opportunities for cross site working
• Partnership opportunities through the Lakeside Accelerated Partnership Programme Partner Recruitment Process

In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care including but not limited to:-

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, referrals and correspondence in a timely manner.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
• Providing counselling and health education.
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

About us

The salaried GP will be responsible for delivering the full range of primary care services as part of thepractice ensuring the highest standards of care for the differing needs of our patient population.

The salaried GP will work closely with the practices multi-disciplinary team of other GPs, nurses and non clinical staff to provide a high quality and accessible service to patients.

Clinical responsibilities:

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available toundertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries,visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries,paperwork, referrals and correspondence in a timely manner.

• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.

• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols,developing care plans for health.
• Providing counselling and health education.
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers asappropriate.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collecting data for audit purposes.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-writtenprescriptions whenever possible. EPS is now implemented at the Practice).

• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this isclinically appropriate.
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilitiesassociated with a GP working within primary care.

• Complete care plans required for local enhanced services.
• Participate in Enhanced Services work required within the practice.

TRAINING AND EDUCATION

• Prepare for and complete the annual external appraisal process.
• Prepare for and complete the revalidation process.
• Undertake training that meets personal, mandatory and practice learning needs including recording oflearning, reflection, complaints, information governance etc.
• Participate in and contribute to learning activities such as significant event reviews, clinical audit,protected learning time, video analysis of consultations.
• Contribute to delivering teaching for doctors in training in the practice and other health professionals intraining.

Other responsibilities with the Practice:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing,confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records.
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and accurate Read-Coding of patient data.
• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.