Salaried GPNHS

Job summary

Walker Medical Group is looking for a Salaried GP to join our friendly and experienced team for 4 - 6 sessions per week.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver safe, effective and patient-centred General Practice services.
• Assess, diagnose and manage acute and long-term conditions.
• Undertake clinical administration including results, correspondence, referrals and prescriptions.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure patients are seen by the most appropriate clinician.
• Participate in the practice on-call rota, proportionate to sessions worked.
• Triage SystmConnect requests; arranging face to face/telephone consultations or signposting patients to appropriate services.
• Contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement and practice development.

Job description

• Provide safe, effective, and patient centred care through face to face, telephone and appropriate home consultations.
• Assess, diagnose, treat and manage acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Prescribe safely in line with local and national guidance and practice policies.
• Refer appropriately to secondary care and other healthcare professionals.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and appropriate coding using SystmOne.
• Participate in on-call duties, clinical rotas, and multidisciplinary working.
• Provide health promotion, preventative care and long term condition management.
• Support safeguarding, enhanced services, QOF, clinical audit and quality improvement activities.
• Complete clinical administration, including referrals, prescriptions, reports, and correspondence in a timely manner.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with information governance, data protection and GMC requirements.
• Participate in daily team meetings for coffee and debrief.
• Ensure CPD, appraisal and revalidation are up to date.
• Contribute positively to the practice team and undertake other duties appropriate to the role.

About us

Walker Medical Group is based in the east end of Newcastle upon Tyne, serving around 11,000 patients. Our broad patient base offers rich opportunities for learning and specialising in various areas of medicine.

Our team brings together a diverse group of clinical and non-clinical professionals, working collaboratively to deliver holistic patient care. The clinical team includes Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, and GPs, supported by a pharmacist and a social prescriber. They are in turn backed by our dedicated administrative and management teams.

What We Offer:

• A commitment to education and development as a teaching and learning practice
• A comprehensive Induction Programme, offering time with colleagues to understand our team and workflow
• A strong focus on promoting and supporting health and wellbeing within the practice
• A positive workplace culture grounded in core values and supportive behaviours
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme