Portfolio General Practitioner in Nottingham

The Portfolio GP will provide high quality, flexible clinical care across our four practices and the Lings Bar service, delivering 10 sessions of planned cover each week as part of a 12-month proof of concept model. The postholder will act as an integral member of each practice team on the days they are on site, undertaking the full range of GP duties including clinical consultations, on-call, task management, medical reports, joint injections (where qualified), QOF related activity, and contribution to enhanced services. Attached to a designated host practice for line management and support, the role is designed to strengthen workforce resilience, reduce reliance on locum provision, and enhance continuity of care. The postholder(s) will be expected to demonstrate adaptability, working flexibly across multiple sites to respond to service needs and maintain safe, effective patient care.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide high quality, patient centred clinical care across multiple practices, including face to face, telephone, and online consultations.
• Conduct home visits, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation or externally.
• Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Develop care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols.
• Provide counselling and health education.
• Admit or discharge patients to and from the caseload and refer to other care providers as appropriate.
• Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collect data for audit purposes.
• Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
• Prescribe in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• Undertake on-call duties as required, contributing to safe and effective same-day care.
• Manage clinical tasks, results, and workflow in line with practice protocols.
• Complete medical reports, insurance forms, and other administrative clinical work.
• Deliver joint injections and other minor procedures within scope of competence.
• Support QOF delivery, clinical audits, and achievement of practice and PCN targets.
• Contribute to enhanced services and local service specifications as required.
• Undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

CROSS-SITE FLEXIBILITY

• Work flexibly across four practices and the Lings Bar service, adapting to differing systems, teams, and operational needs.
• Provide planned cover for annual leave, sickness, and workforce gaps to reduce reliance on locum provision.
• Participate in a phased induction to ensure safe and effective integration across all sites.

TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION

• Act as a fully integrated member of each practice team on the days worked, contributing to MDT discussions, clinical meetings, and shared decision making.
• Build effective working relationships with clinical and non-clinical colleagues across all sites.
• Engage with the host practice and Medical Director for line management, pastoral support, and professional development.

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

• Maintain GMC registration, revalidation requirements, and evidence of ongoing CPD.
• Work in accordance with practice policies, clinical governance frameworks, and safeguarding procedures.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement, patient safety, and high clinical standards.
• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
• Contribute to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Contribute to the development of computer-based patient records.
• Contribute to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data.
• Attend training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.