Salaried GPNHS

Job summary

We are looking to recruit two Salaried GPs to share 10-12 sessions per week at Penn Hill Surgery in Yeovil, caring for approximately 10,350 patients.

The role involves delivering the full range of general practice services within a total triage model (AskMyGP), including a mix of remote and face-to-face consultations, supported clinical administration, and multidisciplinary team working. GPs work with structured workloads and support from a wider clinical and non-clinical team.

This opportunity arises from a combination of practice growth and the relocation of a long-standing GP, allowing us to further develop our service and meet increasing patient demand.

We are a training practice with a strong team ethos, aiming to provide a supportive, collaborative, and sustainable working environment.

Main duties of the job

The role includes the full range of general practice duties, with a balanced and supported workload:

• Consultations (remote and face-to-face) within a triage model
• Management of clinical workload including results, prescriptions, and correspondence
• Delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care
• Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team
• Participation in practice meetings, training and development activities

Working patterns are flexible, with sessions agreed between the successful candidates and the practice.

Job description

Job Summary

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

Clinical Responsibilities

• The post-holder will provide general medical services managing a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients. This may, with prior agreement, include being the “named GP” for a specified group of patients.
• In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone and other remote consultations and queries (including, for example, online and text consultations), visiting patients at home, etc. They may also undertake the role of duty GP as required. The post-holder will have a defined job plan setting out the hours of work and responsibilities and tasks associated with the role.
• Additionally, the post holder will, during designated times within the daily workload template, participate in clinical administration including, but not confined to, laboratory results, tasks, radiology results, and hospital communications, issuing and signing acute and repeat prescriptions, and dealing with administration queries, paperwork, and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Make professionally autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred internally within the Practice.
• Record clinical information in the GP practice computerised clinical software systems.
• Receive patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and makes assessment of their health care needs.
• Manage patients with chronic disease or complex problems, and palliative/terminal care needs.
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Develop care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols.
• Provide counselling and health education.
• Prescribe in accordance with the NHS Somerset prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• Admit or discharge patients to and from caseload and refers them to other care providers internally or externally as appropriate.
• Comply with relevant Practice policy/guidelines, e.g., Child Protection, confidentially issues etc.
• Be committed to lifelong learning, audit and evidence based best practice, supported by designated CPD internal and external sessions. Attend important Practice Meetings.

Other Responsibilities within the Organisation

· 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 organisation

· Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records

· Contributing to the summarising of patient records and coding patient data

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

Confidentiality:

· While seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately

· In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

· Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others’ health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

· Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines

· Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks

· Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills

· Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

· Reporting potential risks identified.

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers, and colleagues, to include:

· Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of people’s rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

· Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers, and colleagues

· Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional Development

In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

· Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

· Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

· Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

· Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

· Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team’s performance

· Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

· Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources.

Communication

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

· Communicate effectively with other team members

· Communicate effectively with patients and carers

· Recognise people’s needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

The post-holder will:

· Apply practice policies, standards, and guidance

· Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

· Participate in audit where appropriate and the investigation and reporting of significant events

About us

Penn Hill Surgery is a well-established training practice providing care to approximately 10,350 patients.

We are committed to delivering a high standard of general practice, with continuity of care through personal lists, while also working closely with neighbouring practices as part of the Yeovil Primary Care Network.

We use EMIS Web and a range of digital tools to support efficient, modern primary care.

Our team includes:

• 4 GP Partners
• 2 Salaried GPs
• 5 Practice Nurses
• Clinical Pharmacist
• Health Coaches
• Experienced non-clinical team including prescription clerks, reception, medical secretaries and management team

We place a strong emphasis on teamwork and sustainable working. This includes daily clinical huddles and informal coffee breaks, a shared approach to workload (including admin support), and an open-door culture for advice and discussion.

We support ongoing development through regular training, including a monthly half-day closure, and aim to maintain a realistic workload and good worklife balance for all team members.