Salaried GP - Ashton GP Service

gtd healthcare is one of the largest NHS commissioned Primary Care, Out of Hours & Urgent Care providers in the North West of England. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Salaried GP to join our small team providing care for our 4700 patients at Ashton GP Service. We're looking for a GP, experienced or newly qualified who is keen to be part of a larger organisation as well as a smaller practice team and who can work 3 sessions on a Tuesday afternoon and all day Wednesday. Additional hours working with another local practice could also be considered.

Our practice population is diverse and multi-cultural with a strong community spirit. A high percentage of our patients face deprivation, multi-morbidity and mental health issues which makes for an interesting and varied role with many opportunities to make a difference. The successful candidate will form strong therapeutic relationships with their patients whilst also providing safe evidence-based clinical care. You will be part of a busy and proactive team working alongside clinical and non-clinical members of the team and the wider organisation.

Main duties of the job

You will provide routine and urgent clinical care for both acute and long-term conditions working to local and national guidelines. The daily clinical workload is split equally amongst all clinicians with additional workload kept to a minimum by our excellent care navigation team, who work hard to signpost to the most appropriate of our extensive local community services. The home visit demand on the practice is generally low and often managed by our PCN Paramedic team; however, there are supportive measures required and you may be required to carry out visits occasionally. We have a practice pharmacist to support GPs with daily medicines management requests and reviews. All practice clinical admin (e.g. secondary care documents, path lab reports, patient NHS forms) is shared between clinicians daily. A typical day is structured with 15-minute appointments as standard (except for follow-ups/results) with 2/3rds of the session being clinical and 1/3rd clinical admin. Non-NHS work is also a requirement of the role; however, this is remunerated as additional income to the base salary. You will need to possess strong leadership qualities providing support to the ACP trainees as well as other clinicians e.g. pharmacist and PCN paramedics. You will be expected to work with the team to continually strive to improve standards of care and, in particular, achieve QoF targets and KLOE objectives as outlined by CQC.

About us

At gtd healthcare we believe we do things differently. Our not-for-profit ethos, with a drive to innovate care offers patients the best experience possible and a unique opportunity to transform services. 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.

• Paid indemnity cover.
• 2 sessions per year for appraisal and pre-appraisal preparation.
• One week study leave per year pro rata.
• Opportunities available 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.
• Partnership opportunities available with GMS practices.
• Living wage employer.
• Access to Wagestream, which provides flexible and on-demand access to stream your pay, in real-time, when picking up extra shifts.
• 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.
• gtd healthcare wellbeing initiatives, which offer a wide range of tools and resources.
• gtd healthcare social and fun activities.
• 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

Qualifications:

• A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 1 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.
• A GP trainer.

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.
• Experience of teaching and training.

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 or family planning.

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 pro rata depending on experience.