Gp, Healthcare

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Salaried GP to join our team. The successful candidate will provide a full range of general practice services, supported by our experienced clinical and administrative staff. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the continued development of our services, take part in clinical meetings, and work closely with colleagues to ensure the highest standards of care for our patients.

This role offers a varied workload, with flexibility to develop special interests and pursue professional growth within a supportive and progressive practice.

The successful candiate will provide a full range of NHS Primary Medical Services to our patients. We are looking for a salaried GP to cover between 4 - 6 sessions per week.

We encourage and support the development of special interests in our clinical team.

Salary scale dependent upon experience.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit to the Practice, please contact our Practice Manager, Nicola James:  or telephone

We are a well-established, friendly, and supportive GP surgery serving approximately 13,500 patients across a large rural catchment area and are part of the North Shropshire PCN. Our multidisciplinary team includes GPs, advanced nurse practitioners, practice nurses, nurse associate, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, and allied health professionals including Cancer Care Coordinator, First Contact Physio, Paramedic, all working together to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care, following the NHS model of modern general practice.

We currently operate under the Total Triage system and pride ourselves on our collaborative approach, supportive culture, and commitment to innovation in a busy but welcoming environment. We have recently achieved GOOD rating for CQC.

Reporting to:
Partners (clinically)

Job Summary:

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Clinical Responsibilities:

In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including:

• surgery consultations
• telephone or face-to-face consultations and queries
• home visits
• checking and signing of repeat prescriptions
• dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
• Respond to medical problems presented by temporary residents as required.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organization.
• 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.
• To assist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions.
• Completion of clinically related administrative and non clinical duties needed for the delivery of the service.
• Providing counselling and health education.
• Refer patients for further opinions and interventions according to Practice protocols
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
• Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• Participate in training plans of medical students/training doctors as required.

In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Maintaining, monitoring and updating computer database and management of medical records and practice audits

• Ensure that practice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately with information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy and for practice recording requirements under QOF and Enhanced Services.
• Appropriate use of read codes.
• Participating in the collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation of practice reports, performance monitoring and audits
• Participating in the auditing of practice activity

Practice Organisation

• Process and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence
• Attendance at in-house meetings, significant event audit meetings and others as deemed necessary
• Ensure that the practice complaints system is adhered to at all times
• Awareness and compliance with all relevant guidelines e.g. data protection, confidentiality and health and safety
• Maintain current CPR and anaphylaxis certification

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff…