Extended Access GPNHS

Job summary

Do you want a permanent GP role that fits around your life?

GPS Healthcare is looking for GPs to join our Extended Access Service on a permanent contract; with fixed weekly sessions you can plan your life around.

This is a focused clinical role. You will see pre booked patients, face to face and by telephone. There are no home visits, no routine administrative duties. Time for clinical admin is built into every session.

It is ideal for GPs who want to add a regular session to an existing portfolio, GPs returning to practice, newly qualified GPs, or anyone who wants stable, predictable evening or weekend work without the uncertainty of locum bookings.

Extended Access is an important and growing part of how we care for our patients. As a permanent member of the team, you will have a real voice in how the service develops, from how sessions run to how we use our sites and systems.

Every Extended Access GP has a named partner for mentoring and clinical support, and reception or security cover is in place during every session. GPS Healthcare is a training practice, although there are no trainees in evening and Saturday sessions, so you will be working as an independent clinician with the backing of the wider team.

Appointments are 15 minutes, and sessions are designed so you can complete your clinical admin within your session.

You will be paid on a transparent scale based on your experience.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide the full range of general medical services managing a caseload with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, in line with the GPS Healthcare objectives of providing the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients

To support the clinical and administrative team to manage a busy and interesting clinical caseload. There will be the opportunity over time to take part in leading on key disease areas and assist in developing appropriate healthcare services for a diverse patient list.

Involvement in audits, practice & service developments, QI work, teaching and GSF/MDT meetings

Reception Signposting a priority, GP Workflow Administrators and an Acute Care Team

A team of Clinical Pharmacists, Paramedics, ANPs and Social Prescribers to support GPs and patients

Job description

The post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care including but not limited to:

Hold face to face and telephone consultations for acute and routine primary care

Assess, diagnose and manage patients, making confident, autonomous decisions

Prescribe, request investigations and make referrals as needed

Recognise and act on urgent and emergency presentations

Record clear consultation notes on SystmOne

Complete the clinical admin arising from your own consultations, using the time built into your session

Work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team in line with practice policies and safeguarding procedures

About us

GPS Healthcare is a single-practice Primary Care Network operating across six sites in central and south Solihull. We provide care to approximately 40,000 patients and work collaboratively with partner PCNs, University Hospitals Birmingham, Solihull Council, Community Services, and the Integrated Care Board.

We are able to offer GPs an interesting and varied career in General Practice and place an emphasis on professional career development whilst appreciating the need for a good work-life balance and work stability. This role offers:

• A permanent contract with a fixed weekly session
• Admin built in: time for your own clinical admin is part of every session
• No home visits and no routine administrative duties
• Pre bookable appointment lists of 15 minutes
• Every GP has a named partner for mentoring and support
• On site reception or security cover during all evening and Saturday sessions
• A SystmOne practice, with electronic prescribing and electronic referrals.

We offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits including:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• Car Lease Scheme, subject to eligibility
• A paid day off for your birthday
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• A friendly, supportive and professional working culture where development is encouraged

Join us at GPS Healthcare and be part of a team committed to improving patient experience, supporting coordinated care and delivering safe and effective care.