ARRS Salaried GP - 12 month fixed term in Birmingham

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a newly qualified GP to join our team here to work 4 sessions on a Monday and Tuesday in leafy Barnt Green. Our community sits in a semi-rural village, within easy reach of Birmingham and is accessed by good train and motorway connections. Following the recent changes to the ARRS Scheme, which now includes General Practitioners, we are looking to recruit a newly qualified General Practitioner (must have qualified within the last two years) for a fixed term 12-month maternity cover commencing June 2026. This post is subject to the continuation of NHS funding for the role.

We are a supportive practice supporting 15 minute appointments with high patient satisfaction and good staff wellbeing. We are used to mentoring newly qualified GPs. We are a training practice and have well established support systems. The successful candidate would be enthusiastic and a good team player who wishes to deliver an excellent quality of care and contribute to our wider team's progression. We have a strong team ethos and prioritise changes to improve the team's work-life balance.

Main duties of the job

• The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs, complete tasks and responsibilities associated with a GP working within a primary care setting.
• In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone & video consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion including a regular duty doctor day.

About us

Barnt Green Surgery is a small to medium sized surgery with a friendly and loyal compliment of staff who work with our experienced and supportive management and administrative team. We are a high achieving QOF practice and pride ourselves on providing a high standard of clinical care which results in us being held in high regard by our patients. You'd be part of a clinical team comprising of 3 partners, salaried GPs, 2 Physicians Associates, a Nurse Prescriber, 2 Practice Nurses, 2 Clinical Pharmacists and 2 HCAs.

Job responsibilities

• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• 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.
• Providing counselling and health education.
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collecting data for audit purposes.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
• Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care including extended access provision.

Administrative responsibilities

• Including compliance with practice policies and procedures, commitment to learning, contribution to evaluation and audit, appropriate training and meeting attendance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: MBBS or equivalent medical degree, Full registration with GMC, Certification of completion of training, Inclusion on Performers List, MRCGP, Evidence of a commitment to ongoing personal & professional development obtained your CCT within the last two years (at the point of recruitment) and who have not been previously substantively employed as a GP in general practice.
• Desirable: Experience of working in primary care in an area with a significant elderly population, Experience of providing primary care in and out of hours, Development of areas of clinical expertise, Experience of audit and improving care.

Employer details

Employer name: Barnt Green Surgery
Address: 82 Hewell Road, Barnt Green, Birmingham B45 8NF