Job summary
East Durham Medical Group is seeking to recruit either one Salaried GP or two Part-Time GPs, providing a combined total of 8 GP sessions per week.

We are a friendly, forward-thinking and enthusiastic PMS practice caring for approximately 18,500 patients, with excellent accessibility from the A19 and Durham. The ideal candidate(s) will be at least three years post-qualification and will share our commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred care within a supportive and progressive practice environment.

Main duties of the job
We are an established GP training practice, supporting GP Registrars alongside Foundation Doctors, Medical Students and a range of ARRS roles. Our multidisciplinary team includes Physician Associates, Pharmacists, First Contact Physiotherapists and other clinicians and developing roles, providing a collaborative environment with excellent opportunities for learning, professional development and career progression.

We offer

• 10 - 20 minute appointments, depending on clinical complexity, supporting safe, thorough consultations and continuity of care.
• A strong emphasis on continuity of care and patient-centred medicine.
• The majority of home visits undertaken by our dedicated home visiting team of ANPs and Physician Associates, helping to support GP workload and improve patient care.
• An equitable approach to workload, with responsibilities shared fairly across the GP team.
• On-call days supported by trainees and other developing clinical roles.
• Weekly professional group meetings, including clinical and multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings, promoting communication, learning and collaborative decision-making.
• Dedicated GP-only and wider clinician WhatsApp groups, facilitating effective communication, peer support and clinical discussion.
• A supportive and well-integrated community nursing team.

About us
Professional Development and Support

We are committed to providing ongoing investment in our staff and supporting professional development. We aim to create a natural and sustainable career pathway for clinicians, with opportunities to develop skills, take on areas of interest and progress within the practice.

Our supportive learning environment includes supervision and mentoring opportunities for Foundation Doctors, Medical Students, GP Registrars and colleagues working across our ARRS and wider multidisciplinary teams.

Our Team and Culture

We value our staff and believe that a positive, supportive team culture is fundamental to delivering excellent patient care. We therefore invest in opportunities for the whole practice team to come together and celebrate achievements, including funded team events, birthday celebrations, celebratory lunches and recognition of significant milestones and accomplishments.

With an Outstanding CQC rating, our ethos is centred on delivering high-quality, person-centred medical care through a comprehensive, highly skilled and collaborative team.

We welcome applications from GPs who are looking to join a supportive, forward-thinking practice where clinical excellence, professional development, teamwork and continuity of care are valued.

Job responsibilities
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

Making professionally autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred internally within the practice

Receive patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and make assessments of their health care needs

Consult with patients in the surgery, at home visits and via telephone or on line consultations as agreed internally between the practice GPs

Undertakes triage calls, triage visits, checking and signing of repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion as required.

Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, develops care plans for health

Provide counselling and health education as necessary

Admit or discharge patients to and from caseload and refer them to other care providers internally and externally as appropriate and in line with practice protocols.

Comply with all relevant clinical Governance and Practice policies and protocols.

Assist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions.

Complete clinically related administrative and non-clinical duties required for the delivery of the service.

Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

Demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning, and audit and effectiveness to ensure evidence based best practice.

Provide active input to the wider Primary healthcare team in the process of health needs research/ base line data collection/clinical audit.

Compile and issue computer generated acute and repeat prescriptions, prescribing in accordance with practice/DDES CCG prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.

Network with other agencies (both statutory and voluntary) and develop appropriate links to further the work of the practice with the CCG and Federation

Meet professional learning and CPD requirements.

Develop effective relationships with clinical supervisor/mentors and other colleagues.

PRACTICE RESPONSIBILITIES

Contribute to the evaluation/ audit and clinical standard setting with colleagues.

Record data in patient records systems promptly and accurately and to agreed standards.

Ensure appropriate use of read codes.

Participate in the collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation of practice reports, performance monitoring and audits.

Participate in the auditing of practice activity as required.

Contribute to the strategic management and development of the practice.

Provide reports to both NHS and non-NHS agencies as required.

Responsible for health and safety of themselves and others and for reporting and actively co-operating in Alliance and Practice Health and Safety Policies and procedures.

Process and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence.

Attend in house meetings, significant event audit meetings and other meeting as deemed necessary.

Ensure that the practice complaints system is adhered to at all times.

Awareness and compliance with all relevant guidelines e.g. data protection, confidentiality, and health and safety.

Maintain current CPR and anaphylaxis certification and child/adult safeguarding training in line with local policies.

Maintain mandatory training and revalidation certification

The above is not an exhaustive list and in addition to the above duties, you may be required to perform other duties as the needs of our business change. We reserve the right to amend the above duties as deemed necessary for the needs of the business

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MBBS MRCGP

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.