Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Hightown Surgery as an ARRS GP, initially as maternity cover (possibility of extension).
We are a thriving, friendly, partner-led, training practice (6 partners, 4 salaried) who strive to offer the best aspects of traditional General Practice, whilst taking advantage of new opportunities and novel ways of working for the benefit of our patients and loyal team.
List size is 12,300 patients. Purpose-built premises, 15 mins from train station. Our multi-disciplinary team includes a strong pharmacy team (pharmacists, pharm techs, meds mgmt clerks) full nursing team (PNs, HCAs, Phlebotomist), ANP, Physiotherapist and Social Prescriber. We train ST1 - 3s and host Oxford University Med Students. Excellent local visiting service (so few GP visits). Experienced data team deal with most correspondence, minimising GP admin. Our Patient Services Team do basic care navigation (currently finessing our clinical triage system with our ANP).
Banbury is a market town on the edging the beautiful countryside of the Cotswolds, close to Oxford, Stratford upon Avon, Warwick and Bicester Village. Good choice of schools (state and private). Excellent transport links to London, Birmingham & rest of the UK both by rail & motorway.
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Ideal start date August 2025
Potential date of interviews Friday 27th June 2025.
Main duties of the job
To perform as an
autonomous general practitioner working independently and with other health
care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat the conditions of patients
attending within a primary care setting. Provide expert professional advice to
patients, carers and colleagues and ensure the maintenance of clinical
excellence. To be involved in the provision of education and training to GP ST3s
and other staff. To be professionally accountable and responsible for all
elements of clinical practice in accordance with the GMC code of conduct
ensuring the safety of patients and quality of their care is primary.
You will be well supported by the regular GPs in the
practices.
About us
Due to the changes in the ARRS Scheme to introduce General Practitioners we are looking to expand our team by seeking to employ a newly qualified General Practitioner (within 2 years of CCT).
Banbury Alliance
PCN is made up of three GP Practices with a weighted list size of 29,000. Based
in BOB ICB the Network covers the market town of Banbury and some surrounding
villages
The practices of
Banbury Alliance PCN are
Woodlands Surgery
Windrush Surgery
Hightown Surgery
This position will be working for Hightown Surgery
Days of the week worked are negotiable. The day (two sessions) would consist of 25 patients face to face or telephone calls in line with BMA safe working. The patients will be a mix of acute and routine. We use a triage system for all requests for urgent care and offer appointments based on most urgent and appropriate need. You must have completed your training within the last two years and are not currently or have not previously been employed in a substantive post.
We welcome informal discussion and visits. If this would be of interest to you or you would like to know more please contact us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In accordance with
the practice rota, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available
to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone
consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and
signing/authorising 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
Screening patients
for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
In consultation
with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols,
developing care plans for health
Admitting or
discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care
providers as appropriate
Recording clear and
contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
Compiling and
issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
Prescribing in
accordance with the ICB prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically
appropriate
The post-holder may
be expected to take part in the Enhanced access rota.
The post-holder
will undertake a fair share of home visits per week as per practice
arrangements. There is a local visiting service so it is anticipated that acute
visiting will be rarely needed. However, it is anticipated that planned visits
will be undertaken during the Frailty session as part of anticipatory care
planning for this group of patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In accordance with
the practice rota, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available
to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone
consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and
signing/authorising 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
Screening patients
for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
In consultation
with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols,
developing care plans for health
Admitting or
discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care
providers as appropriate
Recording clear and
contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
Compiling and
issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
Prescribing in
accordance with the ICB prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically
appropriate
The post-holder may
be expected to take part in the Enhanced access rota.
The post-holder
will undertake a fair share of home visits per week as per practice
arrangements. There is a local visiting service so it is anticipated that acute
visiting will be rarely needed. However, it is anticipated that planned visits
will be undertaken during the Frailty session as part of anticipatory care
planning for this group of patients.
Person Specification
Essential skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills written and oral
- Strong IT skills
- Clear polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS user skills
- Effective time management planning and organising
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified GP.
- MRCGP.
- General Practitioner Certificate of Completion of Training CCT.
- Full GMC registration.
- National Performers List registration (England), noting that confirmation on this list is adequate for DBS confirmation.
- Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU).
- Evidence of current validation.
- Evidence of last appraisal.
- Eligibility to practice in the UK independently.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of continued professional development
- Experience of QOF and clinical audit
- Newly Qualified General Practitioner with under 2 years from qualification
- Not previously been substantively employed at a GP Practice
- General understanding of the primary care contract
Desirable
- An interest in Frailty /experience in General Medicine Palliative Care
Person Specification
Essential skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills written and oral
- Strong IT skills
- Clear polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS user skills
- Effective time management planning and organising
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified GP.
- MRCGP.
- General Practitioner Certificate of Completion of Training CCT.
- Full GMC registration.
- National Performers List registration (England), noting that confirmation on this list is adequate for DBS confirmation.
- Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU).
- Evidence of current validation.
- Evidence of last appraisal.
- Eligibility to practice in the UK independently.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of continued professional development
- Experience of QOF and clinical audit
- Newly Qualified General Practitioner with under 2 years from qualification
- Not previously been substantively employed at a GP Practice
- General understanding of the primary care contract
Desirable
- An interest in Frailty /experience in General Medicine Palliative Care
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).