Job summary
Bacon Road Medical Centre is seeking a highly skilled and compassionate general practitioner to join our dynamic and supportive healthcare team.
Main duties of the job
As a GP in our clinic, you will play a pivotal role in providing comprehensive primary care services to our diverse patient population of c13,000. You will help celebrate our successes and build lasting connections with colleagues through engaging team-building events. We believe in nurturing a sense of camaraderie for a fulfilling work experience.
About us
Marriott's Medical Practices is a collaborative venture managing two GP surgeries in the Norwich area: Bacon Road Medical Centre and Taverham Surgery. Our dedicated teams work seamlessly across both practices, with a preference for locating GPs at a single site to ensure consistent and uninterrupted patient care. With a combined patient base of approximately 13,000 individuals spanning diverse demographics, we play a vital role in healthcare provision in the region.
Both of our practices hold approval as training sites, where we actively engage in the education of medical students, GP specialty trainees, and second-year foundation doctors. Utilising the SystmOne platform enhanced by Ardens, along with access to PATCHS and Accurx, we employ advanced technologies to enhance our medical services.
Here's what we offer:
- Competitive salary.
- Membership in the NHS pension scheme.
- Opportunities for professional development.
- A supportive and collaborative work environment.
- Free on-site parking for convenience.
- Stay connected and informed by joining our surgery's social WhatsApp group, fostering a strong sense of community within the team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities:
- Conduct thorough medical examinations, diagnose illnesses, and formulate appropriate treatment plans.
- Manage chronic conditions and promote preventive healthcare measures.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure holistic patient care.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date medical records.
- Foster positive patient-doctor relationships through effective communication and empathy.
- Help us to build on our latest, positive, CQC report and shape the future of the practice.
- Be integral in practice meetings such as clinical governance and MDT meetings.
- Be involved in training medical students, ST1s and 3s and FY2s. Opportunities to become a trainer or utilise your skills if already a trainer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities:
- Conduct thorough medical examinations, diagnose illnesses, and formulate appropriate treatment plans.
- Manage chronic conditions and promote preventive healthcare measures.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure holistic patient care.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date medical records.
- Foster positive patient-doctor relationships through effective communication and empathy.
- Help us to build on our latest, positive, CQC report and shape the future of the practice.
- Be integral in practice meetings such as clinical governance and MDT meetings.
- Be involved in training medical students, ST1s and 3s and FY2s. Opportunities to become a trainer or utilise your skills if already a trainer.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical degree and completion of a recognised GP training program.
- Valid registration with the GMC and listed on their General Practice register.
- Registered on the National Performers List.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Essential
- Strong diagnostic and problem-solving ability.
- Good understanding and experience of chronic disease management, and primary prevention and screening services.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Commitment to continuous professional development including commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
- Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies and guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
Desirable
- Registration with the FSRH and the qualifications to insert and replace coils and implants would be an advantage but not essential.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical degree and completion of a recognised GP training program.
- Valid registration with the GMC and listed on their General Practice register.
- Registered on the National Performers List.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Essential
- Strong diagnostic and problem-solving ability.
- Good understanding and experience of chronic disease management, and primary prevention and screening services.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Commitment to continuous professional development including commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
- Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies and guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
Desirable
- Registration with the FSRH and the qualifications to insert and replace coils and implants would be an advantage but not essential.
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).
