Salaried GP - City Health Centre in Manchester

City Health Centre is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Salaried GP to join our established and supportive clinical team. This is a thriving, forward-thinking practice committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care in our vibrant city centre location on Market Street. We serve a diverse and multicultural population with a strong sense of community. Our patient list is predominantly working-age adults from a wide range of nationalities and backgrounds, alongside a growing cohort of older patients. The population presents with varied clinical needs, including mental health, women's health, gender dysphoria, chronic disease management, as well as core general practice care.

As part of gtd healthcare, a values-driven, not-for-profit organisation, we deliver high-quality NHS services across the North West. With an annual turnover of £49 million and a strong reputation for innovation, gtd reinvests surplus funds into enhancing patient care, supporting staff development, and strengthening local services. We work closely with our Primary Care Network, local providers, and wider gtd teams to deliver holistic care. We utilise an online triage system, with most patients initially assessed by telephone, alongside Enhanced Access Service to 8pm M/F to improve patient access, supporting flexible and effective workload management.

Main duties of the job

Our patient population presents a wide range of clinical needs, offering a varied and rewarding workload. You will provide both routine and urgent care for acute and long-term conditions, working in line with local and national guidelines. Carrying out all relevant medical/clinical appointments including home visits and associated administrative duties within the practice. The role will be at the forefront of delivering an innovative model of primary care service provision operating in partnership with other local gtd practices and the out of hours provider offering integrated primary care services. Provide medical coverage for the Enhanced Access Service, in agreement with the medical team, which runs to 8pm.

You will embrace our values and ensure that they are instilled across all communications channels; we: put patients first; look after our people; give great quality care; lead the way in transforming patient care; contribute towards the well-being of our local communities.

About us

At gtd healthcare we are keen to develop and support staff to excel their career aspirations whilst making a positive difference to patients and the community. We put our people at the heart of everything we do. We are a values-driven organisation and we are passionate about providing the best possible healthcare for our patients.

Benefits package

• Paid professional indemnity cover
• One week study leave per year pro rata
• Opportunities for protected medical leadership time
• Opportunities for portfolio working across primary and urgent care, in or out of hours
• Further development e.g. GP trainer, fellowship schemes, minor surgery and other specialist courses
• Real living wage employer
• Access to Stream, which provides flexible and on-demand access to stream your pay during the month, in real-time, when picking-up extra shifts
• Salary sacrifice car benefit scheme
• 30 days annual leave, rising to 32 after five years of continuous service
• Flexible working hours and policies
• Family friendly and carer policies
• Opportunities to apply for innovation and quality awards
• Access to gtd healthcare’s wellbeing initiatives and employee assistance programme
• Opportunity to become a part of an employee-owned organisation
• Cycle to work scheme

Job responsibilities

Provision of care & service delivery:

• Provide high quality and current evidence-based medical care to the patients of the Medical Practice and, where necessary and relevant, patients from other gtd healthcare managed services.
• Provide all GP services required as part of the GMS Contract held between gtd healthcare and commissioners.
• Undertake all necessary and relevant paperwork associated with the provision of medical services.
• Operate as part of a wider networked clinical team with partner practices for peer development, peer support and provision of relevant services.
• Undertake surgeries during extended hours in accordance with the access needs of the practice population and the contractual obligation of the practice.
• Provide support to other clinical professionals within the practice, e.g. Advanced Nurse Practitioner, practice nurses.

Clinical and service development:

• Support the achievement of QOF targets, taking a lead on a specific clinical area where appropriate.
• Actively participate in the development of services in the practices that meet the needs of the practices patient population and maximise the opportunities of new enhanced services.
• Work as an integral member of the practice team, contributing to the efficient and effective running of the practice.
• Support, where necessary, the implementation of change within the practice.
• Undertake clinical audits as required.
• Participate in individual and practice reviews as a part of incident or complaints management process.

Development and training

• Participate in an ongoing personal and professional development programme including annual appraisal and supervision.
• Ensure that mandatory training is completed within agreed timescales.
• Where appropriate, undertake the North West Deanery basic trainers course and work with the practice and management teams to either enable practice training status to be achieved or maintain training status.
• Support the development of gtd healthcare becoming a beacon training organisation.

Corporate responsibilities

• As an employee of gtd healthcare comply with all corporate and clinical policies and protocols.
• Ensure that mandatory training is complete and updated within the appropriate timescales.
• Where appropriate, engage in the management and resolution of complaints and incidents and significant events.

Person Specification

Skills and Attributes:

• Understand the health and social needs of a local practice patient population.
• Commitment to personal and professional development.
• Commitment to education and training.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing primary care.
• Imaginative approach to problem solving and provision of services.
• Provision of enhanced services, e.g. minor surgery.

Experience:

• In practice as a General Practitioner / locum practitioner.
• Commitment to and experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary and skill mixed team environment.
• Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF).
• Experience of supporting service change.
• Experience of team leadership.

Qualifications:

• A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003.
• Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983.
• Qualified General Practitioner (completed certificate of Completion of Training CCT).
• Currently on a performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register.
• Accredited as a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) or have 5 years experience as a full-time GP with a demonstrable commitment to quality practice.
• GP Trainer.

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.

£96,926 to £107,903 a year depending on experience.