Salaried General Practitioner

Health Care First Partnership

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Job summary

Core Values:

  • To treat our patients as we would want our family to be treated
  • Treat our team as we would want to be treated

Guiding Principles

  • #weareACCE (Accountable, Credible, Compassionate and Empowered)

Main duties of the job

Do our Core Values and Guiding Principles align with our own? Then why not come and join us here at Health Care First? We are proud to be one of the largest general practices serving the local population of Castleford, Ferrybridge, Methley and Normanton. With over 32,000 patients, we put our community and our people at the heart of decision making.

About us

What we can offer:

  • Accessible locations; 30-minutes from Leeds, Selby, York
  • 15-minute face-to-face and 10-minute telephone appointments
  • Dedicated visiting team
  • In-house Pharmacy, Cardiology and Paediatric Nurse team
  • R&D Team
  • Opportunities for additional training, leadership roles and Partnership Development Plan
  • Morning and afternoon huddles; an opportunity to connect with colleagues
  • Competitive pay and bonuses
  • Training practice Medical Students, FY2, GP Trainees
  • Tier 2 Visa Sponsorship Accreditation
  • Permanent or temporary opportunities available
  • Golden Hello Payment

Want to know more? Drop the team an email to arrange an informal chat or site visit:

Sarah Hiscoe, Head of HR:sarah.hiscoe@nhs.netDr Katie McGowan, GP:katie.mcgowan4@nhs.netDr Ben Hartley, GP:ben.hartley3@nhs.net

Date posted

16 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Compressed hours

Reference number

A1815-23-0012

Job locations

Pinfold Surgery

Pinfold Lane

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS26 9AA


Elizabeth Court Surgery

Elizabeth Drive

Castleford

West Yorkshire

WF10 3TG


Doctors Surgery

Queen Street

Normanton

West Yorkshire

WF6 2BU


Eastern Wakefield P C T

Welbeck Street

Castleford

West Yorkshire

WF10 1HB


8-10

High Street

Knottingley

West Yorkshire

WF11 8NQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the supporting information for the full Job Description, Person Specification and Competency Profile for the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the supporting information for the full Job Description, Person Specification and Competency Profile for the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
  • Inclusion on performers list
  • Vocational training certificate or equivalent
  • Annual appraisal and revalidation, and maintain
  • Current Hepatitis B immunity
  • Basic life support
  • UK work permit, if required

Desirable

  • Experience within medical, surgical, A&E, paediatrics or mental health
  • MRCGP graduate
  • Evident of continued professional development
  • GP Trainer

Experience

Essential

  • Primary care home visits
  • Triage
  • Face to face consultations
  • Chronic disease management
  • Clinical governance
  • Delivery of QOF targets

Desirable

  • Management
  • Audit
  • Research
  • Commissioning
  • Understanding of PMS contract

Knowledge, Qualities & Skills

Essential

  • Basic computer literacy skills
  • Good telephone manner, clear speech
  • Good record keeping
  • Communication and listening skills
  • Ability to work in a multi-professional team
  • Ability to work under pressure, manage demanding workloads
  • Aware of needs of patients, relatives and carers
  • Adhere to confidentiality requirements
  • Ability to cope with patients under extreme stress from both social and clinical circumstances
  • Ability to handle change and unexpected urgent requirements
  • Effective communication skills to enable conversations about medical issues with patients and colleagues
  • Flexible, caring and empathetic
  • Self motivated
  • Professional approach
  • Presentable appearance
  • Reliable, punctual and committed to work
  • Full UK Driving Licence

Desirable

  • Knowledge of SystmOne
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
  • Inclusion on performers list
  • Vocational training certificate or equivalent
  • Annual appraisal and revalidation, and maintain
  • Current Hepatitis B immunity
  • Basic life support
  • UK work permit, if required

Desirable

  • Experience within medical, surgical, A&E, paediatrics or mental health
  • MRCGP graduate
  • Evident of continued professional development
  • GP Trainer

Experience

Essential

  • Primary care home visits
  • Triage
  • Face to face consultations
  • Chronic disease management
  • Clinical governance
  • Delivery of QOF targets

Desirable

  • Management
  • Audit
  • Research
  • Commissioning
  • Understanding of PMS contract

Knowledge, Qualities & Skills

Essential

  • Basic computer literacy skills
  • Good telephone manner, clear speech
  • Good record keeping
  • Communication and listening skills
  • Ability to work in a multi-professional team
  • Ability to work under pressure, manage demanding workloads
  • Aware of needs of patients, relatives and carers
  • Adhere to confidentiality requirements
  • Ability to cope with patients under extreme stress from both social and clinical circumstances
  • Ability to handle change and unexpected urgent requirements
  • Effective communication skills to enable conversations about medical issues with patients and colleagues
  • Flexible, caring and empathetic
  • Self motivated
  • Professional approach
  • Presentable appearance
  • Reliable, punctual and committed to work
  • Full UK Driving Licence

Desirable

  • Knowledge of SystmOne

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Health Care First Partnership

Address

Pinfold Surgery

Pinfold Lane

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS26 9AA


Employer's website

https://www.healthcarefirst.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Health Care First Partnership

Address

Pinfold Surgery

Pinfold Lane

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS26 9AA


Employer's website

https://www.healthcarefirst.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of HR

Sarah Hiscoe

sarah.hiscoe@nhs.net

01977664141

Date posted

16 November 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Compressed hours

Reference number

A1815-23-0012

Job locations

Pinfold Surgery

Pinfold Lane

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS26 9AA


Elizabeth Court Surgery

Elizabeth Drive

Castleford

West Yorkshire

WF10 3TG


Doctors Surgery

Queen Street

Normanton

West Yorkshire

WF6 2BU


Eastern Wakefield P C T

Welbeck Street

Castleford

West Yorkshire

WF10 1HB


8-10

High Street

Knottingley

West Yorkshire

WF11 8NQ


Supporting documents

Privacy notice

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