Salaried GP Woodbridge

Job Summary

As a Salaried GP at Framlingham, you will provide high-quality, patient-centred care across a broad range of clinical presentations within a primary care setting.

You will manage your own caseload and work as part of a wider clinical team, contributing to the safe, effective and consistent delivery of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Clinical Responsibilities

Working alongside colleagues, you will take part in the full range of duties expected of a GP. This includes:

• Undertaking surgery consultations (face-to-face), telephone and online consultation
• Carrying out home visits where clinically appropriate
• Participating in the practice duty/on-call system
• Reviewing, managing and actioning clinical workflow, including pathology results, correspondence and prescriptions
• Managing a fair share of incoming workload, including documents, queries and administrative tasks

You will also:

• Make professional, autonomous clinical decisions in relation to presenting problems
• Assess and manage patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions
• Identify risk factors and early signs of illness
• Develop and agree care plans with patients, in line with best practice and clinical guidance
• Provide appropriate health education and preventative care
• Admit, discharge and refer patients to other services as appropriate

Clinical Governance and Quality

You will be expected to:

• Maintain clear, accurate and contemporaneous clinical records
• Prescribe safely and in line with local and national guidance
• Contribute to QOF, DES/LES and other contractual or locally commissioned requirements
• Support data collection, audit and quality improvement activity where appropriate

Duty GP Responsibilities

When undertaking the duty role, you will:

• Provide clinical oversight of incoming demand
• Support the safe triage and allocation of workload, working with the wider team
• Respond to urgent patient requests and manage same-day clinical need
• Support colleagues with clinical queries where required
• Help ensure the smooth and safe running of the practice on the day

Working as part of the team

You will:

• Work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical colleagues
• Contribute to a team-based approach to managing workload and patient demand
• Support a working environment that is safe, respectful and focused on patient care

As a training practice, there may also be opportunities to support GP trainees or other learners, depending on experience and interest.

Professional responsibilities

As part of the role, you will:

• Work in line with GMC standards and the responsibilities of a GP within NHS primary care
• Undertake the full range of duties associated with general practice
• Work in accordance with practice policies and procedures, including those relating to prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety and CQC requirements
• Maintain accurate, clear and up‑to‑date patient records, including appropriate coding of clinical information
• Use practice IT systems in line with agreed policies and standards
• Maintain a commitment to ongoing learning and professional development, including participation in audit and reflective practice
• Contribute to audit, quality improvement and the ongoing development of clinical standards within the practice
• Attend training, meetings and events as required
• Contribute positively to the wider team and to the ongoing development of the practice

Confidentiality and information governance

You will have access to confidential information relating to patients, colleagues and the wider organisation. All such information must be treated as strictly confidential and handled in line with Suffolk Primary Care policies, data protection legislation (including UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018), and professional standards.

Information may only be shared with authorised individuals where it is appropriate and necessary to do so in the course of your role.

You are expected to:

• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
• Ensure information is recorded, stored and shared appropriately
• Follow all information governance and data security policies
• Support the organisation in meeting its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 where required

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience in managing chronic disease and long‑term conditions
• An understanding of primary prevention and screening
• Knowledge of clinical governance, audit and quality improvement
• Experience of working towards QOF and contractual requirements
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• The ability to reflect on practice and engage in continuous learning

Desirable

• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience using SystmOne (or a similar clinical system)
• Experience of using online consultation platforms
• An interest in a particular clinical area and a willingness to develop this further

Qualifications

Essential

• Hold full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Be included on the Medical Performers List
• Have completed GP training (CCT, CEGPR or equivalent)
• Hold MRCGP (or equivalent)

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.