Salaried GP

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Salaried GP to join our friendly and supportive practice team. The successful candidate will work 68 sessions per week, managing a defined caseload and providing high quality clinical care to our diverse population of approximately 3250 patients in the Croydon area.

Role Overview

• Provide the full range of primary care services, including:
• Managing a personal list of patients
• Assessing, diagnosing, and treating a wide variety of health needs
• Providing both face to face and remote consultations
• Supporting patients with long term conditions
• Participating in clinical meetings, practice development, and quality improvement activities
• Working collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team, including PCN staff

Professional Responsibilities

• Deliver care in line with the highest professional and clinical standards
• Adhere to all Practice protocols, policies, and clinical guidelines
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive clinical records
• Work effectively as part of our multidisciplinary team
• Ensure safe, patient centred care for both registered and temporary patients

Main duties of the job

• Key Responsibilities
• Deliver high quality, effective medical care to the practice population.
• Provide services in line with the requirements of the GMS contract.
• Prescribe safely and appropriately, following local and national prescribing guidelines.
• Clinical Care
• Manage long term conditions, ensuring continuity and best practice care.
• Undertake home visits and manage care home as required.
• Conduct telephone triage, eConsult reviews, and perform duty doctor responsibilities.
• Clinical Administration
• Process clinical and administrative tasks such as: Referrals, Repeat prescription requests, Test results, Medical reports, etc.
• Maintain accurate, comprehensive clinical records in line with practice policy, GMC guidance, and medicolegal standards.
• Teamwork & Practice Operations
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, sharing the clinical workload.
• Attend and contribute to all relevant practice meetings eg: clinical governance.
• Quality & Performance
• Adhere to all clinical guidelines.
• Take responsibility for clinical aspects of QOF, IIF, and other quality frameworks etc.
• Teaching, Training & CPD
• Engage fully with the annual appraisal and revalidation processes.
• Commit to continuous development, mandatory training, maintain up to date clinical knowledge.
• Support the training and supervision of med students.
• Adhere to all relevant practice policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Attend essential internal or external meetings as required.

About us

• Practice Overview

Our practice is located in the Croydon area and serves a patient population of approximately 3250, representing a diverse and vibrant community.

• Our Team

We are a supportive, friendly, and well-coordinated team, committed to delivering high-quality patient care. Our staff includes:

• 2 GP Partners
• 1 Practice Nurse
• 1 Practice Manager
• PCN Staff (support integrated through our Primary Care Network)
• Our Culture

We are a collaborative and welcoming team who work closely with one another across all roles. Communication, teamwork, and patient-centred care are at the heart of what we do. We take pride in supporting each other and ensuring an environment that is positive for both staff and patients.

Job responsibilities

• The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population
• The provision of services commensurate with the GMS/PMS 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.
• To 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 responsibility for all clinical areas of the QOF.
• Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required.
• Contribute effective development and maintenance of the practice including; clinical governance, training and financial management.
• 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 and Management Team in achieving the strategic aims of the practice.
• To review and adhere to practice protocols and policies.
• To attend all relevant meetings.
• Encourage collaborative working, liaising with all staff regularly, promoting a culture of continuous improvement at all times.
• Home Visits and Care Home management.
• To attend all relevant meetings when required.

Person Specification

• Experience
• Chronic disease management
• Primary prevention & screening services
• Clinical Governance
• Delivery of QOF targets
• Self-audit and reflection
• Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork.
• Time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure.
• Good People Skills
• Qualifications
• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
• Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
• General practice (Vocational Training Scheme) trained.
• On medical performers list
• Enhanced DBS check
• UK driving licence
• Current CPR certificate
• UK work permit (if required)
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Chronic disease management
• Primary prevention & screening services
• Clinical Governance
• Delivery of QOF targets
• Self-audit and reflection
• Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork.
• Time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure.
• Good People Skills
• Willingness to share and collaborate across entire primary health team.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to work flexibly.
• Ability to recognise own limitations and act upon them appropriately.
• Willingness to learn new skills and to problem solve on a daily basis.
• Understanding and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
• Good Level of Spoken English
• Keyboard Skills
• Adaptability to change
• Service Development
• Knowledge of EMIS Web clinical system
• Ability to input to strategic and practice development requirements.
• Involvement in strategic ICB/PCN work
• Ability to challenge traditional models of working and to suggest improvements for change in a positive and inclusive manner.
• 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.