Overview
In this role you will deliver primary care to older adults in care homes within Salford, working alongside a multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, compassionate care. You will contribute to advanced care planning, end-of-life care, and education for care home staff, with close links to hospital services and geriatric specialists. You will balance long-term strategy with day-to-day clinical decisions while maintaining accurate IT-based records. This opportunity offers professional growth within a values-driven NHS trust that supports work-life balance.
Pay / Benefits
- competitive benefits package
- fantastic annual leave allowance
- flexible working opportunities
- protected hours for health and wellbeing
- opportunity for professional growth
Responsibilities
- Conduct home rounds and acute care for patients in care homes
- Prescribe repeat medications and review test results
- Perform patient examinations and generate medical reports
- Provide end-of-life care and support families with advanced care planning
- Make autonomous clinical decisions in both routine and on-demand contexts
- Maintain clear, contemporaneous IT-based consultation notes
- Support admission avoidance and advanced care planning to improve patient outcomes
- Collect data for audits and participate in QOF, Local Enhanced Services, and incentives
- Ensure prescribing follows local or national guidelines and fulfil GP duties in primary care
Key requirements
- Full GMC registration with licence to practise
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Practice
- Inclusion on NHS England GP Performers List (or eligible)
- MRCGP
- Experience caring for older people out of hospital
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong IT proficiency with primary care systems (EMIS) and Microsoft Office
- Willingness to work in a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to focus on long-term strategic goals and short-term issues
- excellent communication
- interpersonal skills
- teamwork in a multidisciplinary setting
- EMIS
- Microsoft Office
- IT proficiency in primary care systems
SALARIED GP in Salford employer: National Health Service
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and collaborative work environment for healthcare professionals in North Wales. With a commitment to employee development and a focus on compassionate care, staff have access to continuous professional development opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact in both acute and community paediatrics. The Health Board's integrated approach ensures that employees are part of a dynamic team dedicated to improving health outcomes for the local population.
