Salaried GP in Warrington

Chapelford Medical Centre is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Salaried GP to join our friendly and forward-thinking practice in Warrington. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a supportive multidisciplinary team focused on delivering high-quality patient care while maintaining a positive work-life balance. We offer flexible working arrangements, including competitive salary packages and strong administrative support. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering safe, effective and patient-centred care to our 8,300 patient population whilst contributing to the ongoing development of the practice and wider primary care services.

Main duties of the job

• Provide high-quality general medical services to the practice population, including the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Conduct face-to-face, telephone and remote consultations.
• Manage a range of acute and long-term conditions.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records using SystmOne.
• Promote health education and preventative care.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team.
• Support quality improvement initiatives and achieving QOF targets.
• Participate in clinical meetings and practice development activities.
• Provide clinical advice and support to colleagues where appropriate.

About us

Chapelford Medical Centre is a well-established GP practice based in Warrington with a patient list size of approximately 8,300 patients. We are a progressive and innovative practice committed to delivering high standards of patient care within a supportive and collaborative environment. The practice uses the SystmOne clinical system and is actively involved in enhanced services and wider primary care development. We pride ourselves on our excellent team culture, experienced administrative support team and commitment to staff wellbeing. The practice also offers flexible working arrangements and free on-site parking.

Job responsibilities

We are a forward-thinking, supportive and innovative practice looking for an enthusiastic Salaried GP to complement our team. This is an excellent opportunity to help shape and develop the role at Chapelford Medical Centre, ensuring we continue to provide high-quality care for our patients.

What we offer

• Approximately 8,300 registered patients.
• SystmOne clinical system.
• Active involvement with WINPCN, enhanced services and local commissioning priorities.
• Competitive salary, generous annual leave with BMA terms and conditions.
• Innovative practice with a reputation for pushing the boundaries in how health can be delivered.
• Excellent team spirit, a helpful administrative team and free on-site parking.

Key responsibilities

• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, integrating drug and non-drug treatment methods into holistic management plans.
• Support patients to adopt health-promotion strategies that encourage healthy lifestyles and principles of self-care.
• Adhere to evidence-based best practice and national guidelines when treating a wide range of clinical conditions.
• Maintain clear, accurate and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards after each patient interaction within the practice clinical system.
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of disease.
• Adopt the highest standards of information governance, ensuring patient data is accessed, always shared and stored safely and securely.
• Meet with the practice team regularly to provide clinical advice, share learning from local or regional meetings and clinical incidents, and contribute to the clinical strategy of the practice.
• Provide advice, support and, where required, clinical supervision to other members of the multidisciplinary practice team.
• Attend local or regional clinical meetings on behalf of the practice when required.
• Work with the Practice Manager to manage the priorities of key stakeholders, including the Primary Care Network and Integrated Care Board (ICB).
• Assist the practice in fulfilling its contractual requirements and achieving key performance metrics, including those specified in QOF, while identifying opportunities to improve quality of care and patient experience.

Person Specification

• GMC registration with a licence to practice and inclusion on the GP Performers List.
• Commitment to safe, effective, patient-centered care.
• Excellent communication, teamwork and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing positively to the wider multidisciplinary team.
• A proactive approach to quality improvement, clinical governance and ongoing professional development.

Supplementary information

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust the practice with sensitive information relating to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. In performing the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients, carers, practice staff, other healthcare workers and the practice as a business organisation. All such information must be regarded as strictly confidential. Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be disclosed to authorised persons in accordance with practice policies, procedures and data-protection requirements. All staff are required to maintain complete confidentiality as a condition of employment. Any breach of this requirement may lead to disciplinary action.

Health and safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security, as defined in the Practice Health and Safety Policy. This includes:

• Using personal security systems within the workplace in accordance with practice guidelines.
• Identifying risks involved in work activities and undertaking those activities in a way that manages risk.
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
• Using appropriate infection-control procedures and maintaining work areas in a tidy, safe and hazard-free condition.

All staff must be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act and the Display Screen Equipment Regulations.

Equality and diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues by:

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights and is consistent with practice procedures, policies and current legislation.
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
• Behaving in a welcoming and non-judgemental manner that respects individual circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice by:

• Alerting other team members to issues of quality and risk.
• Assessing their own performance and taking accountability for their own actions.
• Contributing to team effectiveness by reflecting on individual and team activities and suggesting ways to improve performance.
• Working effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.
• Effectively managing their own time, workload and resources.

Communication

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Qualifications

• GMC Registered.
• 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.