Salaried General Practitioner in Wigan

Job summary

What We Can Offer

• 4 to 8 sessions per week
• Flexible working across Monday to Friday
• A supportive GP and multidisciplinary clinical team
• A well-established training practice environment
• Opportunities to contribute to education, supervision and development of the wider clinical workforce
• A Practice that values professional autonomy alongside strong teamworking
• Opportunities to develop areas of clinical interest
• Salary reflecting experience, additional skills and qualifications
• A role with scope to contribute to the future development of the Practice

We are happy to have an informal conversation with prospective applicants before application and would welcome candidates who would like to visit the Practice and meet the team

Working days: Flexible Monday to Friday

Salary: Competitive, dependent upon experience, additional skills and qualifications

Main duties of the job

The General Practitioner will work as an autonomous medical practitioner within the multidisciplinary Practice team, providing high-quality, evidence-based and patient-centred general medical services.

The post holder will assess, diagnose, investigate, treat, refer and provide continuing care to patients with a wide range of acute, chronic, preventative, psychological and social healthcare needs.

As a GP within a training practice, the post holder will also contribute to the Practice's educational and developmental culture. This includes supporting learners and colleagues, sharing knowledge, participating in case discussion and debrief, and helping allied health professionals and other members of the team to work safely within their scope of practice.

About us

Billinge Medical Practice is committed to providing safe, high-quality, personalised primary care and to placing patients at the centre of decisions about their care.

We are a GP training practice and a learning organisation. Education, supervision, reflective practice and shared learning are important parts of how we work. We want clinicians to feel able to ask questions, discuss uncertainty, raise concerns, learn from incidents and support one another to deliver consistently safe care.

Modern general practice depends on a broad multidisciplinary workforce. GPs are expected to work constructively with nursing teams, pharmacists, advanced practitioners, paramedics, physiotherapists, mental health practitioners, nursing associates, healthcare assistants, social prescribers, care coordinators and other allied health and wider neighbourhood professionals.

Teamworking does not dilute individual professional accountability. Each clinician remains responsible for working within their competence and professional standards, while contributing to clear communication, appropriate escalation, effective handover and safe shared care.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide general medical services appropriate to their competence and agreed job plan. Duties may include

• Face-to-face, telephone, video and other clinically appropriate consultations.
• Online consultation activity, clinical triage and management of urgent presentations.
• Duty doctor or urgent care responsibilities where included within the agreed rota.
• Assessment and management of acute illness and undifferentiated presentations.
• Management of long-term conditions and multimorbidity.
• Preventative healthcare, health promotion and population health activity.
• Mental health assessment and management within the scope of primary care.
• Women's health, men's health, care of older people, frailty and appropriate care of children and young people.
• Palliative and end-of-life care within the scope of general practice.
• Home visits where clinically indicated and in accordance with Practice arrangements.
• Emergency assessment and treatment within the scope and resources of general practice.
• Appropriate referrals to secondary care, community services, mental health services, social care and other providers.
• Appropriate use of Advice and Guidance and locally agreed pathways where clinically suitable.
• Completion of clinical documentation, fit notes, certificates and other NHS paperwork arising from the patient's care.

Clinical decisions must be based on appropriate assessment of the individual patient, current evidence, professional judgement and the patient's circumstances, wishes and needs.

Qualifications

Essential

• Holds full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Is included on the NHS England Medical Performers List

Experience

Essential

• Provides safe, high-quality and patient-centred care
• Works well as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Values education, training and shared learning
• Is approachable and supportive to allied healthcare professionals and colleagues
• Communicates clearly and respectfully with patients and the wider team
• Takes appropriate ownership of clinical decisions and follow up
• Values openness, reflection and continuous improvement
• Is willing to contribute to the wider development of the Practice
• We would particularly welcome applicants with additional qualifications, clinical interests or skills that could complement our existing team and services.

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

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