Salaried GP with view to Partnership

Job summary

An opening has arisen at Woodlands Park Health Centre for a Salaried GP with a view to Partnership to join our friendly, dynamic and forward thinking team. The post holder will be expected to work four sessions weekly, with two of those sessions on-call. The post is a salaried position with a fixed term contract of six months at first, with a view to join the Partnership thereafter.

Main duties of the job

• 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 consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• QOF engagement and Long Term Condition Management.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
• Work two sessions on-call.
• Participation in leadership and training roles in the practice.

About us

Woodlands Park Health Centre is a well-established practice that serves just over 6,500 patients. We are dedicated to providing comprehensive and compassionate healthcare to our diverse community. We currently have three GP Partners and a Managing Partner who employ one Assistant Practice Manager, one salaried GP, two Advanced Nurse Practitioners, two Physician Associates, two Practice Nurses, a Health Care Assistant, a Clinical Pharmacist and a Pharmacy Technician. Our clinical team members are supported by a friendly and skilled clerical team which consist of seven members of staff. We are also a training Practice and, as such, often have GP Registrars on site. Woodlands Park Health Centre is part of Cramlington & Seaton Valley PCN and we collaborate with our neighbouring practices across the network.