Job summary
*Taurus Healthcare Ltd is advertising this position on behalf of Ryeland Surgery*
Ryeland Surgery seeks a GP to join our friendly, dynamic and supportive team. We are a market town/rural practice in beautiful north Herefordshire, with a branch dispensing surgery.
Up to 4-6 sessions per week (negotiable)
Informal enquiries and visits are welcome - please contact any of the partners:
Crispin (crispin.fisher@nhs.net)
Judith (jjohnson4@nhs.net)
Eleanor (eleanor.brookes-owen@nhs.net)
Izzy (Isabel.lane1@nhs.net)
Edd (Edward.drew@nhs.net)
Naomi (Naomi.Flowers@nhs.net)
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Interview date: 9th October 2024
Main duties of the job
What we can offer you:
- 15 minutes appointments, 11 patients per surgery
- GP home visits rare (mainly for palliative care)
- Individual patient lists for continuity of care, but with good support between colleagues and buddy groups to cover work for absent GPs
- Diverse clinical team: 14 GPs, ANPs, PNs, HCAs, paramedics
- Daily coffee break for all clinicians and students - an important part of our culture
- Strong training ethose: GP registrars, FY2s, medical students, student nurses
- Fortnightly clinical meetings, monthly MDT meetings, practice half days
- 6 weeks annual leave, 1 week study leave
- Active involvement in primary care research, with our own research nurse
- Excellent support staff. Effective care navigation to relevant clinicians
- Cohesive and effective PCN, with expanding cohort of additional roles including visiting paramedics, dietician, OT, MH nurses and social prescribers
Essential attributes:
- You enjoy general practice
- You are a team player
- You enjoy supporting/supervising other clinicians and juniors/students
- Ability to work outside usual hours (at 1.5 x normal rate) welcomed
About us
Taurus Healthcare Ltd is advertising this position on behalf of Ryeland Surgery. This means that Ryeland Surgery is the employing organisation and will make the final decision on appointing candidates.
Taurus Healthcare Ltd, on behalf of Ryeland Surgery, will collate all relevant information for the purpose of the recruitment and pre-employment check process.This information will then be securely transferred to the Surgery.
About Ryeland Surgery:
- Market town famous for its priory and antiques trade, surrounded by wonderful countryside
- GMS practice with 19,200 patients
- Happy and motivated team
- Diverse clinical team GPs, ANPs, PNs, HCAs, paramedics, research nurse
- GP registrars, FY2 & ST1 trainees, Keele medical students
- EMIS Web, Docman, Lexacom dictation, TeamNet
- Biannual social events for the whole team
- Active involvement in primary care research, and host of the countys research lead nurse
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
To work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the provision of medical services to the practice population, delivering an excellent standard of clinical care whilst complying with the GMS contract. Furthermore, the post-holder will adhere to the GMC standards for good medical practice, contributing to the effective management of the practice, leading by example, maintaining a positive, collaborative working relationship with the multidisciplinary team.
Primary Responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the Salaried GP. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
- The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population
- The provision of services commensurate with the GMS contract
- Generic prescribing adhering to local and national guidance
- Effective management of long-term conditions
- Processing of administration in a timely manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks
- On a rotational basis, undertake telephone triage and duty doctor roles
- Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with good practice, policy and guidance
- Working collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice workload
- Adhere to best practice recommended through clinical guidelines and the audit process
- Contribute to the successful implementation of continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the practice
- Accept delegated responsibility for a specific area (or areas) or the QOF
- Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required
- Contribute effective to the development and maintenance of the practice including; clinical governance, training, financial management and HR
- Ensure compliance with the appraisal process
- Prepare and complete the revalidation process
- Commit to self-learning and instil an ethos of continuing professional development across the practice team
- Support the training of medical students from all clinical disciplines
- Support the partners in achieving the strategic aims of the practice, making recommendations to enhance income and reduce expenditure
- Review and adhere to practice protocols and policies at all times
- Encourage collaborative working, liaising with all staff regularly, promoting a culture of continuous improvement at all times
Secondary Responsibilities
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Salaried GP may be requested to:
- Participate in practice audits as requested by the audit lead
- Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
- Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
Please see attached full job description
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
To work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the provision of medical services to the practice population, delivering an excellent standard of clinical care whilst complying with the GMS contract. Furthermore, the post-holder will adhere to the GMC standards for good medical practice, contributing to the effective management of the practice, leading by example, maintaining a positive, collaborative working relationship with the multidisciplinary team.
Primary Responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the Salaried GP. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
- The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population
- The provision of services commensurate with the GMS contract
- Generic prescribing adhering to local and national guidance
- Effective management of long-term conditions
- Processing of administration in a timely manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks
- On a rotational basis, undertake telephone triage and duty doctor roles
- Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with good practice, policy and guidance
- Working collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice workload
- Adhere to best practice recommended through clinical guidelines and the audit process
- Contribute to the successful implementation of continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the practice
- Accept delegated responsibility for a specific area (or areas) or the QOF
- Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required
- Contribute effective to the development and maintenance of the practice including; clinical governance, training, financial management and HR
- Ensure compliance with the appraisal process
- Prepare and complete the revalidation process
- Commit to self-learning and instil an ethos of continuing professional development across the practice team
- Support the training of medical students from all clinical disciplines
- Support the partners in achieving the strategic aims of the practice, making recommendations to enhance income and reduce expenditure
- Review and adhere to practice protocols and policies at all times
- Encourage collaborative working, liaising with all staff regularly, promoting a culture of continuous improvement at all times
Secondary Responsibilities
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Salaried GP may be requested to:
- Participate in practice audits as requested by the audit lead
- Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
- Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
Please see attached full job description
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in primary care environment
- Experience of continued professional development
- Experience of QOF and clinical audit
- Minimum 2 years as a salaried GP
- General understanding of the GMS contract
Desirable
- Experience of medicines management
- Experience of PCN/ICB initiatives
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified GP
- MRCGP
- Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
- General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT))
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated, forward thinker
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting the 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
Other
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core hours
- Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational health clearance
- Project lead as required with CQC, PCNh, and QOF
Eligibility
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- National Performers List registration
- Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
- Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
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 & 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
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in primary care environment
- Experience of continued professional development
- Experience of QOF and clinical audit
- Minimum 2 years as a salaried GP
- General understanding of the GMS contract
Desirable
- Experience of medicines management
- Experience of PCN/ICB initiatives
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified GP
- MRCGP
- Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
- General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT))
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated, forward thinker
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting the 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
Other
Essential
- Flexibility to work outside of core hours
- Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Occupational health clearance
- Project lead as required with CQC, PCNh, and QOF
Eligibility
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- National Performers List registration
- Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
- Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
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 & 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
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).
