General Practitioner

Job summary

Jenner Healthcare is a semi-rural practice and provides primary care services to 19,000 patients from 3 sites in Whittlesey, Thorney and Eye which are to the east of Peterborough. Due to our expanding list size and some reduction in sessions of existing GPs we are looking to add up to 2 GP sessions to our existing team of 12 GPs. If you wish to come and work in our very friendly, happy, supportive and successful practice we would love to hear from you. We would also be happy to discuss family friendly working patterns and session timings to fit around family commitments. All positions will be salaried initially but progression to partnership could be an option for any interested applicants. We offer a generous annual leave & CPD package as well as NB medical plus membership should this be of interest to the individual. We cover MDU fees if this is a sole role. We are committed to delivering a high quality of care and will look to support any training needs.

Some of our staff are trained in minor operations which we carry out at our practices.

We hold a womens health clinic once a month.

Main duties of the job

• 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, develop care plans for health.
• Provide Duty Doctor/On Call cover in the format determined by the Practice including telephone triage, emergency visits and consultations, prescription queries and assisting the Triage Nurse with managing on-the-day demand. In the absence of the Triage Nurse, providing telephone triage.
• Assist the Practice in managing additional on-the-day demand by contributing to the daily First Available Doctor clinics as appropriate.
• Deal with minor injuries as they present to the Practice - including superficial lacerations/head injuries/minor burns, etc. Refer cases outside of the scope of the Practice to appropriate secondary care services.

About us

Our team is made up of 6 GP Partners, 6 Salaried GPs, 4 Nurse Practitioners, 1 Triage Nurse, 1 Sister. 1 Trainee Nurse Practitioner 1 Pharmacists, 1 Pharmacy Technician, 4 Dispensary staff members, 2 Practice Managers, 1 Finance Manager, 2 Diabetes Specialist Nurse, 6 Practice Nurses, 4 HCAs, 1 Phlebotomist, 1 Trainee Nurse Associate, 1 Social Prescriber and a large admin/reception team.

Our practices use SystmOne. This position will be based at our Thorney/Eye practices. Sessional rate is dependent on previous experience. We support patients in providing self-help and ensuring they have access to a comprehensive website. We have created topic pages to support our patients, more information can be found at our practice website - Jenner Healthcare Medical Doctors in Whittlesey, Peterborough If you are interested and want further information or wish to arrange an informal visit or send in your CV, please contact Claire Smitheringale (Practice Manager)

claire.smitheringale@nhs.net