Job Summary
Join Putneymead Group Medical Practice as a Salaried GP with a view to Partnership within 12 months, working 4 -5 sessions per week.

We are a thriving, progressive GP training practice in Putney, Southwest London, caring for approximately 23,500 patients. With an experienced multidisciplinary team, a supportive and collaborative partnership, and a strong commitment to clinical excellence, education and innovation, we offer an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of primary care.

You will deliver high-quality, patient-centred care while developing your leadership skills and contributing to service development, quality improvement and the strategic direction of the practice. We embrace digital innovation, achieve strong QOF performance and actively contribute to our Primary Care Network and wider neighbourhood.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking GP who enjoys working collaboratively, brings fresh ideas and is keen to make a meaningful contribution beyond the consulting room. Previous leadership experience is welcome but not essential.

In return, we offer a supportive working environment, flexible working arrangements, dedicated administrative and operational support, and weekly remunerated management sessions. Most importantly, this is a genuine opportunity to progress towards partnership and influence the future of a large, established and ambitious practice.

Interested in taking the next step in your GP career? We would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide high-quality clinical care to our patient population, including face-to-face and remote consultations, appropriate clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management of acute and long-term conditions.

Alongside their clinical responsibilities, they will contribute to the effective running and continued development of the practice, working closely with fellow GPs, nursing colleagues, the multidisciplinary team and management. Duties will include supporting clinical governance, patient safety, quality improvement, QOF delivery and the development of services that respond to the needs of our population.

The role offers the opportunity to undertake remunerated management sessions, contribute to practice decision-making and develop leadership experience in preparation for potential partnership. The successful candidate will be encouraged to identify opportunities for improvement, support staff development and help deliver innovative, sustainable models of primary care.

The postholder will participate in practice meetings, contribute to collaborative working across the Primary Care Network and wider neighbourhood, and support the training and development culture of our established GP training practice.

The role will initially be salaried, with the opportunity to progress to partnership after 12 months, subject to mutual agreement and satisfactory progress.

About us
Putneymead Group Medical Practice is a large, established GP training practice in Putney, Southwest London, caring for approximately 23,500 patients. We are proud of our reputation for high-quality patient care, innovation and continuous improvement.

Our experienced, multidisciplinary team includes GPs, nurses, pharmacists, first contact physiotherapists, physician associates and dedicated administrative and operational colleagues. We value teamwork, open communication and a supportive atmosphere where everyone can contribute ideas and make a difference.

As a training practice, we promote learning and development, embrace digital innovation and maintain high standards of clinical care. We work collaboratively across our Primary Care Network and wider neighbourhood to improve local services.

We offer a rewarding environment for GPs seeking to develop their clinical and leadership skills, with a supportive partnership team, flexible working, dedicated operational support and remunerated management sessions. The opportunity to progress towards partnership within 12 months offers a genuine chance to influence the future of the practice.

Our modern premises are in the heart of Putney, with excellent transport links and easy access to central London.

Job responsibilities
Job Summary
The post holder will initially work as a Salaried GP with a view to Partnership within twelve months, subject to mutual agreement and satisfactory progress. The role involves providing high quality patient centred primary medical care whilst developing leadership skills and contributing to the strategic direction and sustainability of Putneymead Group Medical Practice.

Practice Profile
Putneymead Group Medical Practice is a large progressive training practice in South West London serving approximately twenty three thousand five hundred patients. We are committed to clinical excellence innovation teaching multidisciplinary working and continuous improvement.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide face to face telephone and online consultations
• Manage acute and chronic medical conditions
• Prescribe safely and support medicines optimisation
• Review investigations pathology results and clinical correspondence
• Make appropriate referrals to secondary and community care
• Participate in duty doctor responsibilities and enhanced access sessions
• Undertake home visits when clinically required
• Promote health prevention and early intervention
• Fulfil safeguarding responsibilities
• Maintain accurate clinical records using EMIS Web

Leadership and Management

• Contribute to practice development and strategic planning
• Participate in partnership meetings and shared decision making
• Undertake remunerated management sessions
• Lead or support designated clinical and operational areas
• Contribute to workforce planning recruitment and staff development
• Support service improvement innovation and organisational development
• Promote a positive inclusive and supportive workplace culture

Business and Financial Responsibilities

• Develop an understanding of practice finances and resource utilisation
• Support financial sustainability and efficient use of resources
• Contribute to contractual requirements including QOF enhanced services and locally commissioned services
• Identify opportunities for service development and improvement

Quality and Governance

• Maintain high standards of clinical governance and patient safety
• Participate in clinical audit and quality improvement
• Support complaints management and significant event learning
• Contribute to risk management and regulatory compliance
• Maintain confidentiality and information governance standards
• Support Care Quality Commission requirements and inspection readiness

Primary Care Network and Collaborative Working

• Work collaboratively with the Primary Care Network and neighbourhood teams
• Develop relationships with community providers local trusts and commissioners
• Support population health initiatives and reduction of health inequalities

Teaching and Professional Development

• Support GP trainees medical students and other learners where appropriate
• Maintain continuing professional development and reflective practice
• Maintain GMC registration appraisal revalidation and appropriate indemnity
• Complete mandatory training and keep clinical knowledge up to date

Digital Innovation

• Support digital access online consultations and use of the NHS App
• Use clinical data to improve patient outcomes and service delivery
• Contribute to digital transformation and service redesign

Person Specification
Essential Requirements

• Full GMC registration and inclusion on the GP Register
• Completion of GP training and MRCGP or equivalent
• Inclusion on the NHS England Medical Performers List
• Appropriate medical indemnity
• Satisfactory criminal record checks
• Experience working in UK general practice
• Excellent clinical communication and consultation skills
• Good IT skills and willingness to use EMIS Web
• Knowledge of QOF clinical coding and enhanced services
• Commitment to clinical governance and patient safety
• Effective time management and organisational skills
• Ability to work collaboratively and manage competing demands
• Commitment to equality diversity and inclusion
• Evidence of continuing professional development and reflective practice
• An interest in leadership service development and partnership working

Desirable Requirements

• Additional relevant postgraduate qualifications
• Teaching or training experience
• Leadership or management experience
• Experience of clinical audit and quality improvement
• Experience of commissioning or service development
• Competence in minor surgery joint injections or contraceptive procedures

What We Offer

• A supportive and collaborative partnership team
• Flexible working discussions
• Weekly remunerated management sessions
• Dedicated administrative and operational support
• Teaching and training opportunities
• Leadership development and professional growth
• Modern premises in the heart of Putney with a lease renewal in twenty thirty two
• An opportunity to progress towards partnership within twelve months

Terms of Partnership
Specific partnership terms including drawings parity arrangements property arrangements and sessional commitments will be discussed with shortlisted candidates and set out in the Partnership Agreement.

Equality and Inclusion
The Practice is committed to equality of opportunity and an inclusive environment for patients and staff. All duties must be undertaken in accordance with equality legislation and Practice policies.

General
This job description outlines the principal duties of the role and is not exhaustive. Responsibilities may evolve in response to the needs of the Practice and its patients.

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. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).