Job summary
This vacancy has been reopened following an earlier recruitment process - Please only apply if you are genuinely interested in the role and are available to progress through the recruitment process.

Are you looking for a 4, 5 or 6 session salaried role? Due to expansion of our team and a long service GP retiring, we have an exciting opportunity to welcome another GP to our experienced and supportive team.

Main duties of the job
We are a training practice with one ST2 and two ST3's with us throughout the year.

As well as this being a salaried GP role, we also encourage specialisms and would support special interest areas as much as we can.

We offer Mirena/Implant clinics, joint injection clinics, minor surgery, on site physio as well as many other opportunities.

About us

• Our purpose-built practice is based in Chippenham over 2 sites, 14 miles from the City of Bath, on the edge of the Cotswolds, with easy access to the M4.
• We pride ourselves on providing high quality, patient-centred care with a strong team-working ethos.
• Friendly, progressive and flexible.
• Competitive salary.
• Remote working considered for part of sessional commitment.
• Sessions contain 12 x 15-minute appointments.
• Protected weekly administration time for all GPs - allocation of time dependent on sessions worked
• Encouragement to develop areas of interest in line with the practice needs, to include the supervision/training or medical students.
• Bi-monthly practice clinical meeting and regular CPD sessions.
• Geared towards reducing GP workload with support from an experienced and dedicated Leadership and admin team that includes Medical Secretaries and a Data/Workflow team.
• A range of clinical support staff including an experienced Nurse Team, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Health Care Assistants and Phlebotomists.
• Training practice with ST trainees, medical students and other ARRS role.
• This is not a Retainer or Fellowship GP role.
• Active part of the strong and cohesive Chippenham, Corsham and Box Primary Care Network (PCN) circa 60,000 patients.
• Expanding PCN employed staff, currently including First Contact Physiotherapists, a Clinical Pharmacy team and a Living Well Team including Social Prescribers and Care Coordinators.

Job responsibilities
Key Job duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Care

• Undertake face-to-face, telephone, video and online consultations with patients.
• Assess, diagnose, manage and treat a wide range of acute and chronic conditions in line with current clinical guidelines.
• Prescribe medications appropriately and review patient medication regimes regularly.
• Refer patients to secondary and community care services as clinically appropriate.
• Perform routine health checks, screening and disease prevention activities.
• Organise and interpret investigation results and follow up as required.

Administration & Documentation

• Maintain accurate, timely and confidential patient records in accordance with NHS and Practice guidelines and policy.
• Action clinical correspondence and administrative tasks (e.g. referrals, results, prescription requests).

Team Contribution

• Work collaboratively with nursing, paramedics, allied health and administrative staff, Data, Prescriptions and Operations Teams.
• Participate in regular clinical meetings, practice development and quality improvement activities.
• Contribute to achieving practice targets (such as QOF) where agreed.
• Buddy with other GPs to support and provide cover during annual leave and planned absences.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties consistent with the role of a Salaried GP.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Qualified GP or due to qualify in the next few months to agreed start date post reg.

Experience
Essential

• Experience of assessing, diagnosing and managing a wide range of acute and chronic conditions.
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients, including those with complex health, social, or safeguarding needs.
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team, including nursing and allied health professionals.
• Experience of safe prescribing and medicines management.

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).

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.