Job summary
We are looking for a Salaried GP to provide maternity cover until November 2027 for up to 7 sessions. Could it be you?

We discuss flexible working options from the outset of your employment and we are keen to accommodate what may work for you.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Flexible and a good team worker to enable the best outcomes for patients
• Organised and dependable
• Passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients

We offer:

• £11,500 sessional rate
• Access to NHS Discount & Support Schemes
• Ability to login to work remotely to improve the flexible options
• Indemnity top up over and above state indemnity scheme
• NHS Pension scheme
• 6 weeks paid annual leave (pro rata)
• 1 week paid study leave (pro rata)
• Onsite parking available

You will have the appropriate UK qualification to practice in the UK and be registered with the GMC and not subject to suspension, and be listed on the Performers List.

If you would like to know more, we would love to hear from you. The position is available immediately; however, the start date is negotiable for the right candidate.

Main duties of the job
We like to give all our GPs a variety of work to make their working week more enjoyable, including:

• triage of online forms
• on call (maximum one session per week)
• face to face sessions (up to 14 contacts per session)
• telephone sessions (up to 16 contacts per session)

We support our GPs with our broad team including Nurses, HCAs and Phlebotomists, Paramedics, Pharmacists, Care Coordinators, Social Prescriber, Mental Health Workers, First contact physiotherapists and our in-house data and administrative teams.

This multidisciplinary team reduces your workload in a number of ways:

• Far fewer home visits
• Fewer minor illnesses
• Support with complex mental health patients
• Negligible repeat prescription workload
• Significantly reduced clinical admin work

Supporting the whole practice team is very important to us and we want you to excel and to work with us in providing excellent patient care. We encourage personal development and there are opportunities to pursue special interests, ie. minor operations, baby clinics, contraception.

We encourage camaraderie within the Tollgate family and have regular meetings, including weekly Clinical meetings and optional GP huddles, for coffee, chat and cake!

About us
We are a dynamic, forward thinking, friendly, training practice looking for a salaried GP to join our wonderful team of 16 GPs.

The 4 partners, and wider team, have an excellent supportive reputation, with very high retention rates across all of Tollgate, including many of our doctors who trained within the practice. We recognise that looking after each other is key to delivering high quality clinical care, plus improves our personal and working lives. We have embarked on a practice garden project to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and are also part of the Keeping Well initiative, funding treatments and days out to increase the wellbeing for all of our staff to recognise the efforts we all put in. We are a strong practice, and are proud of the work we do within our PCN.

We are delighted to have been accredited the Gold Award for Pride in Practice and supporting LGBT+ patients, and also a Gold Award for Green Impact for Health.

Job responsibilities
We like to give all our GPs a variety of work to make their working week more enjoyable. This includes:

• triage of online forms
• on call (maximum one session per week)
• face to face sessions (up to 14 contacts per session)
• telephone sessions (up to 16 contacts per session)

We support our GPs with our broad multidisciplinary team including Nurses, HCAs and Phlebotomists, Paramedics, Pharmacists, Care Coordinators, Social Prescriber, Mental Health Workers, First contact physiotherapists, Rapid Response Home Visiting team, our excellent in house Data and Coding team, and others.

This multidisciplinary team reduces your workload in a number of ways:

• Far fewer home visits
• Fewer minor illnesses
• Support with complex mental health patients
• Negligible repeat prescription workload
• Significantly reduced clinical admin work

We encourage personal development and there are opportunities to pursue special interests including minor operations, baby clinics, contraception, or becoming a Trainer.

We have excellent and robust clinical governance, to provide reassurance, support and growth to your career.

We are a strong practice, and are proud of the work we do within our PCN and have embarked on a practice garden project to improve the health of our patients.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Flexible and a good team worker to enable the best outcomes for patients
• Organised and dependable
• Passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients

We offer:

• £11500 sessional rate
• Access to NHS Discount & Support Schemes
• Ability to login to work remotely to improve the flexible options
• Indemnity top up over and above state indemnity scheme
• NHS Pension scheme
• 6 weeks paid annual leave (pro rata)
• 1 week paid study leave (pro rata)
• Onsite parking available

You will have the appropriate UK qualification to practice in the UK and be registered with the GMC and not subject to suspension, and be listed on the Performers List.

Qualifications
Essential

• UK Qualification to practice medicine
• Registration with GMC- not subject to suspension
• Currently on an ICB Performers list

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.