Salaried GP with view to partnershipNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join our team and shape the future of our practice.

Stoneham Lane Surgery is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic GP to join our friendly and supportive team, with a genuine opportunity to progress into partnership.

We are offering a six-session salaried GP position over three days (Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday) on an initial one-year fixed-term contract, with a view to progressing into partnership.

The successful candidate will have their own patient list, enabling them to develop meaningful, long-term relationships with patients and provide continuity of care.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a GP who:

• Is passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred primary care.
• Values teamwork and collaborative working.
• Is committed to continuity of care and building strong relationships with patients.
• Enjoys supporting and contributing to the learning of other healthcare professionals.
• Is interested in developing their career and taking on the opportunities and responsibilities that come with partnership.

We welcome applications from GPs who share our values and are looking for a long-term opportunity within a supportive practice.

Working arrangements

• Role: Salaried GP with a view to partnership
• Sessions: Six sessions per week
• Working days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
• Contract: One-year fixed-term contract
• Future opportunity: Progression to partnership, subject to successful reviews at 6 and 12 months and mutual agreement.

Job description

Working Arrangements

Role: Salaried GP with a view to partnership

Sessions: Six sessions per week

Working days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

Contract: One-year fixed-term contract

Future opportunity: Progression to partnership, subject to successful reviews at 6 and 12 months and mutual agreement.

Role Summary

The post-holder will manage a patient caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Main Purpose of Job

To support the 4 GP partners in the Practice to manage a busy, interesting clinical caseload. The appointee will also have the opportunity to take part in leading on key disease areas (monitoring trends in treatment, staff training and prescribing) and assist in developing appropriate healthcare services for a diverse suburban patient list; including Directed Enhanced Services commissioning, patient participation and health promotion.

The following are the core responsibilities of the Salaried GP in delivering health services

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, referrals and correspondence in a timely manner.

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the Practice.

Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.

In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.

Providing counselling and health education.

Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

Collecting data for audit purposes.

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).

Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.

Ensuring that all work carried out which carries a private fee is properly recouped and accounted for; e.g. Medical Reports, Insurance reports, Private letters to third Parties etc.

In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.

A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.

Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the Practice.

Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records.

Contributing to the summarising of patient records and accurate Read-Coding of patient data.

Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

The above list serves to illustrate the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties.

You will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the development of this role as the practice develops, and the overall business objectives of the practice change.

Responsible to

The GP Partners & Practice Manager

About us

At Stoneham Lane Surgery, we pride ourselves on putting patient care and staff wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. We believe in working collaboratively, supporting one another and creating a positive environment in which both our patients and our team can thrive. We currently have 7500 patients.

Our established team consists of four GP partners, three Advanced Nurse Practitioners, two practice nurses and two GP assistants, supported by a fantastic administrative team who play an essential role in the smooth running of the practice. We also work closely with our PCN (Southampton Central PCN) and the additional supporting roles this provides.

We value the contribution every member of the team makes and recognise that delivering excellent patient care is a shared responsibility.