Job summaryWe are excited to offer an opportunity for two Salaried GPs to join our friendly, highly supportive inner-city GP training practice. We have up to 8 sessions per week available across the two posts and are happy to be flexible about how these sessions are divided to suit the right candidates.
You will join an established clinical team where you will never feel isolated. Senior, experienced GPs are available in person every day for advice and support, alongside an extensive multidisciplinary team. We offer a genuinely supportive working environment, capped medicine management and Docman workload, dedicated learning opportunities, pro rata study leave. Our commissioned home visiting service means salaried GPs very rarely undertake home visits, other than occasional palliative care visits.
We are looking for GPs who share our commitment to excellent patient care and want to become valued members of our team. Whether you are newly qualified or an experienced GP looking for a supportive, sustainable role, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the jobThe successful candidates will provide high-quality, patient-centred general medical care to our diverse inner-city population, managing a broad range of acute presentations, long-term conditions and ongoing health needs.
Clinical sessions consist of 15 appointments, with a mix of face-to-face and telephone consultations. Standard appointments are 10 minutes, with 20-minute appointments provided where an interpreter is required. We actively encourage continuity of care, with opportunities for GPs to manage and follow up their own patients and develop meaningful ongoing clinical relationships.
You will work closely with our experienced GP and multidisciplinary team, with senior GPs available in person every day for clinical advice and support. We have three full-time, in-house pharmacists who provide medication reconciliation, medication reviews and ongoing medicines support for patients and clinicians.
Salaried GPs have capped medicine management and Docman correspondence workloads. Home visits are very rare due to our commissioned home visiting service, although occasional visits may be required for palliative care patients.
We want our GPs to have the autonomy, support and team around them to provide excellent care safely and sustainably.
About usWe are a friendly, established inner-city GP training practice caring for approximately 14,000 patients from a diverse community. We are proud of our strong team culture, supportive working environment and commitment to providing excellent patient care.
Our clinical team includes 3 full-time GP Partners, 5 Salaried GPs and 6 GP trainees, supported by a comprehensive multidisciplinary team including 3 full-time in-house pharmacists, 1 Advanced Nurse Practitioner, a Physician Associate, Practice Nurse, Nursing Associate, Mental Health Practitioner.
Although we are a busy practice, nobody works in isolation. Senior, experienced GPs are available in person every day, and we place real importance on looking after and supporting one another. Our clinicians meet after morning clinics every day for coffee/table tennis providing protected time to debrief, discuss challenging cases, seek advice and provide informal peer support.
As a training practice, learning is part of our culture. We offer dedicated learning opportunities, pro rata study leave and a supportive environment where both newly qualified and experienced GPs can develop. We want our staff to enjoy coming to work, feel valued as part of the team and have the support needed to deliver excellent care.
Job responsibilitiesSalaried General PractitionerAbout the roleWe are looking to recruit two enthusiastic and patient focused Salaried GPs to join our established inner city GP training practice
Up to eight sessions per week are available in total across the two posts and we are happy to discuss how these sessions are divided between the successful candidates
We recognise that sustainable general practice depends on clinicians having a manageable workload good administrative and multidisciplinary support and easy access to experienced colleagues
Our aim is to provide an environment where GPs can concentrate on delivering excellent patient care while continuing to develop professionally
Clinical responsibilitiesThe post holder will provide high quality general medical services to our registered population of approximately fourteen thousand patients
The role includes assessing diagnosing and managing patients presenting with acute and chronic health problems
Clinical sessions consist of fifteen appointments with a mixture of face to face and telephone consultations
Standard consultations are ten minutes with twenty minute appointments provided where an interpreter is required
The post holder will prescribe safely and appropriately in accordance with local and national guidance
The role includes reviewing investigation results arranging appropriate follow up and referring patients to secondary care and community services where clinically appropriate
The post holder will provide preventative care health promotion and management of long term conditions
Accurate and contemporaneous clinical records must be maintained
We encourage continuity of care and provide opportunities for our GPs to manage and follow up their own patients where appropriate allowing meaningful ongoing clinical relationships to develop
The post holder will work collaboratively with the wider clinical and multidisciplinary team and participate in clinical meetings significant event reviews quality improvement and other practice activities where appropriate
Home visitsRoutine home visiting is provided through a commissioned home visiting service
As a result home visits for our Salaried GPs are very rare
There may occasionally be circumstances where a GP visit is appropriate particularly for patients receiving palliative or end of life care
Medicines and pharmacy supportWe have three full time pharmacists working in house as an integral part of the practice team
Our pharmacists provide extensive medicines support including medication reconciliation medication reviews and ongoing support for patients with medicines related needs
They also provide an accessible source of advice and support for clinicians helping to reduce unnecessary medicines related administrative workload for GPs
Salaried GPs have a capped medicine management workload to support safe and sustainable working
Correspondence and administrative supportWe recognise that administrative workload can have a significant impact on a GP's working day and have invested in systems to support our clinicians
Salaried GPs have a capped Docman correspondence workload
The practice uses Docman AI to support the management and workflow of clinical correspondence
We also use Lexacom Echo digital dictation to support efficient creation of referral letters and other clinical correspondence
These systems are complemented by an experienced administrative team and our in house pharmacy service
Clinical support and supervisionWe are a GP training practice with an established culture of supervision education and shared learning
Senior and experienced GPs are available in person every working day so advice and clinical support are readily accessible
We welcome both experienced and newly qualified GPs and will tailor support according to individual experience and development needs
Our clinicians meet every day after morning clinics for coffee and for those who wish table tennis
This is an important part of our practice culture and provides regular time to debrief discuss difficult or interesting cases ask colleagues for advice and provide informal peer support
Multidisciplinary workingThe successful candidates will become part of a large and well established clinical team
Our team includes three full time GP Partners five Salaried GPs and six GP trainees
Our wider clinical team includes three full time in house pharmacists one Advanced Nurse Practitioner one Physician Associate one Practice Nurse one Nursing Associate and one Mental Health Practitioner
Our multidisciplinary model enables patients to be directed to the most appropriate professional and gives GPs ready access to colleagues with different areas of expertise
Education and professional developmentAs an established training practice education and development are an important part of our culture
The post holder will be encouraged to participate in practice learning opportunities and continuing professional development
Pro rata study leave is provided
There are regular opportunities for informal case discussion peer learning and learning alongside our GP trainees and wider clinical team
Teamwork and practice cultureWe want our practice to be somewhere clinicians enjoy working and where people feel their contribution is recognised and valued
The post holder will work collaboratively and respectfully with clinical and non clinical colleagues and contribute positively to the supportive culture of the practice
The post holder will communicate effectively with patients carers and colleagues and seek advice appropriately when required
We expect all members of our team to treat patients and colleagues with dignity kindness and respect
Clinical governance and patient safetyThe post holder will work in accordance with GMC Good Medical Practice and relevant professional standards
The post holder must maintain appropriate GMC registration and inclusion on the NHS England Performers List
The post holder will maintain appropriate continuing professional development and participate in annual appraisal and revalidation requirements
The post holder will work within practice safeguarding prescribing infection prevention information governance and patient safety policies
The post holder will participate appropriately in significant event analysis complaints learning events and quality improvement
Patient confidentiality must be maintained at all times
The post holder will recognise and report patient safety concerns and incidents appropriately and maintain awareness of local and national clinical guidance relevant to general practice
Our patient populationWe care for approximately fourteen thousand patients from a broad range of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds
Working in our practice provides the opportunity to experience the full breadth of modern general practice and make a meaningful contribution to the health of a diverse inner city community
We frequently care for patients for whom English is not their first language
We recognise that good communication takes time and therefore provide twenty minute appointments where an interpreter is required
What we offerWe aim to provide a working environment in which GPs can deliver excellent care without feeling isolated or unsupported
We offer flexible allocation of up to eight sessions across the two available posts
Salary is ten thousand five hundred pounds per session per annum pro rata
Each clinical session has fifteen appointments
Twenty minute appointments are provided where an interpreter is required
Clinical work includes a mixture of telephone and face to face consultations
GPs have opportunities to maintain continuity and manage their own patients
Senior experienced GPs are available in person every day
Three full time pharmacists work in house
Salaried GPs have capped medicine management and capped Docman correspondence workloads
The practice uses Docman AI and Lexacom Echo to support clinicians with correspondence
Our commissioned home visiting service means GP home visits are very rare
We provide pro rata study leave and dedicated learning and professional development opportunities
There is a daily opportunity for informal debriefing peer support and time together after morning clinics
Above all we are looking for GPs who place patient care at the heart of their work and want to become part of a team where colleagues know value and support one another
We want our successful candidates to have the clinical autonomy to practise excellent general medicine while knowing that experienced help is always close at hand
Person SpecificationKnowledge Skills and Personal QualitiesEssential- Commitment to providing high quality patient centred care
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage clinical workload safely and effectively
- Ability to work independently while recognising when to seek senior clinical advice
- Commitment to continuity of care and following up own patients where appropriate
- Ability to work collaboratively and respectfully within a multidisciplinary team
- Professional compassionate and reliable approach to patients and colleagues
- Commitment to continuing professional development reflection and learning
- Good understanding of safeguarding responsibilities within general practice
Desirable- Experience of using EMIS
- Experience of using Docman or Docman AI
- Experience of using Lexacom Echo or similar digital dictation software
- Interest in teaching mentoring or supporting GP trainees and other clinicians
- Interest in developing a longer term role within the practice
ExperienceEssential- Experience of working in UK general practice or primary care through GP training or subsequent employment
- Experience of independently assessing diagnosing and managing a broad range of acute and long term conditions
- Experience of delivering both face to face and telephone consultations
- Experience of safe prescribing and appropriate clinical decision making
- Experience of working effectively within a multidisciplinary clinical team
- Experience of managing patients with complex health and social needs
Desirable- Experience of working with a diverse inner city patient population
- Experience of working within a GP training practice
- Experience of consulting with patients requiring interpreters
- Experience of teaching quality improvement clinical audit or service development
QualificationsEssential- Full registration with the General Medical Council
- Certificate of Completion of Training in General Practice or equivalent recognised qualification
- Inclusion on the NHS England Medical Performers List or eligible for inclusion by commencement of employment
- Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development appropriate to general practice
Desirable- Additional postgraduate qualification or recognised clinical interest relevant to general practice
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. 
