Salaried GP

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Practice:

Conduct face-to-face consultations, providing assessments, diagnoses, treatment plans.

To ensure that clear, accurate contemporaneous records are made of all patient encounters.

To arrange referrals for patients where appropriate

Manage acute and chronic conditions, prescribe safely, and handle administration tasks, including referrals and prescription reviews. Liaise with medical professionals in the community and hospitals.

Manage long-term conditions like diabetes, asthma, and COPD.

Collaborate with nurses and healthcare professionals to deliver care plans for chronic conditions.

Promote immunisations, screenings, and lifestyle interventions.

Focus on early intervention, disease prevention, and health education.

Refer patients to specialist services and coordinate care across primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors.

Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to provide seamless care for complex cases. in health promotion initiatives such as mental health awareness, smoking cessation, and weight management.

Refer patients to relevant agencies and contribute to population health strategies aimed at reducing health inequalities.

Participate in public health initiatives to address social health determinants and inequalities.

Collaborate with local services and community organisations to improve patient well-being.

Ensure adherence to appraisal and revalidation processes, promoting continuous professional development.

Foster a culture of collaborative working and continuous improvement across the practice.

Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the General Medical Council (GMC)

Deliver care according to the NSF and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines and evidence-based care.

Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking, and formal evaluation

Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities.

Use the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required.

Evaluate the patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care.

Support and participate in shared learning across the service and wider organisation.

Participate in the performance monitoring review of the team, providing feedback as appropriate.

Alert other team members to issues of Clinical Governance issues, quality, and risk; participate in Significant Event Analysis reviews.

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 teams performance.

Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources. The post holder will also contribute to the overall team-working of the Organisation putting the needs of the Service first.

Understand and apply NHS and local policy that supports the identification of safeguarding of vulnerable children and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance.

Work within policies relating to domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate.

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 is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and recognises the importance of peoples circumstances, feelings, priorities, and 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.

Personal and 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 Service as part of this role.

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

Ensure compliance with Mandatory Training and updates.

Communication

The post holder should recognise 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 peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Leadership Personal and People Development

Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical audit and acting as a positive role mode.

Critically evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant to the area of work.

When required participate in planning and implementing changes within the area of care and responsibility.

Contribute to the development of local guidelines, protocols, and standards.

Performance Reviews

You will meet with your Line Manager on a regular basis to review your progress and to ensure you are fully supported in your role.

Collaborative Working

Collaboration and effective communication are critical in the multidisciplinary environment of a practice. Staff must ensure they communicate appropriately to share information and work effectively as part of a team.

Confidentiality

All staff are required to respect the confidentiality of the organisations staff and patients which they may learn in the execution of their duties.

Infection Control

The prevention and control of healthcare associated infections in patients and staff is taken seriously by the organisation. All staff employed are required to adhere to the organisations infection control policies and procedures.

Employees must be aware of the importance of protecting themselves and patients and of maintaining a clean safe environment. Any breach in infection control practice, which places anyone at risk, may result in disciplinary actions.

Health and Safety

To perform the duties placed on employees by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 i.e.

To take reasonable care for the Health and Safety of themselves and of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work.

To co-operate with their employer as far as is necessary to meet the requirements of the legislation.

Risk Management

To have a commitment to identifying and minimising risk, report all incidents and report to manager any risks, which need to be assessed.

Security

The security of the practice is a shared responsibility. Staff must remain vigilant, report suspicious activities, and ensure that secure areas remain protected. Door codes should not be shared, and restricted areas must be kept secure.

Policies and Procedures

All qualified / professional staff are required to adhere to the relevant Code of Practice and the post holder is expected to comply with all relevant procedures and guidelines.

Safeguarding

All staff are responsible for ensuring that they are familiar with the safeguarding procedures and guidelines in conjunctions with the Safeguarding Childrens and Adult Policies, Procedures and Guidelines.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities but indicates the key responsibilities of the post.

Other Requirements

Essential

• - Flexibility to work outside of core office hours.
• - Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• - Occupational health clearance

Skills

Essential

• - Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• - Strong IT skills
• - Clear, polite telephone manner
• - Emis, Docman and AccuRx user skills
• - Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
• - Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
• - Excellent interpersonal skills
• - Problem solving & analytical skills.
• - Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.
• - Experience with clinical risk management

Desirable

• - Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• - Experience with audit

Qualifications

Essential

• - Qualified GP
• - MRCGP
• - Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
• - General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
• - Full GMC Registration
• - National Performers List registration
• - Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
• - Eligibility to practice in the UK independently

Personal qualities

Essential

• - Polite and confident
• - Flexible and cooperative
• - Reliable
• - Motivated forward thinker
• - Professional and leads by example.
• - Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required.
• - High levels of integrity and loyalty
• - Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• - Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations.
• - Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient.
• - Commitment to ongoing professional development
• - Effectively utilises resources.
• - Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort.

Experience

Essential

• - Experience of working in a primary care environment
• - Experience of continued professional development
• - Experience of managing a wide range of medical conditions
• - General understanding of the GMS contract

Desirable

• - Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• - Experience of medicines management

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).