Salaried GP in Peterborough

We are delighted to offer an opportunity for a Newly Qualified Salaried GP to join our expanding clinical team, supporting continued growth and improved patient access across our practice. This role is ideally suited to GPs within the first 2 years post CCT, with excellent support available as you transition into independent practice.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary circa £12,000 per session
• Medical Defence Subscription paid
• CQC rating: GOOD February 2024
• Commitment to safe, manageable workloads
• Highly supportive multidisciplinary team
• Modern clinical system SystmOne with Ardens, AccuRx
• Mentorship and clinical support from experienced GP Partners and the wider clinical team
• Anything up to 8 sessions considered for the right candidate

Main duties of the job:

• Provide high-quality, patient-centred care through a mix of face-to-face, telephone, and online consultations
• Manage a safe and structured clinical workload, including routine and urgent appointments
• Assess, diagnose, treat, and manage a wide range of acute and long-term conditions
• Undertake clinical decision-making, including prescribing, referrals, and care planning
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team (ANPs, nurses, pharmacists, and ARRS staff) to deliver integrated care
• Support the management of patients with complex needs, including frailty and end-of-life care
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records using SystmOne
• Participate in practice meetings, clinical reviews, and governance activities
• Contribute to quality improvement and service development to enhance patient care and access
• Engage in CPD and appraisal to maintain professional development

For Newly Qualified GPs:

• Work with a named mentor/GP Partner for support and guidance
• Benefit from a gradual and supported increase in clinical responsibility if desired
• Opportunities to develop special interests, teaching, or research involvement

About us:

We are a well-established, forward-thinking GP practice serving a population of approximately 19,200 patients across two sites in Peterborough, PE2 5GP and PE4 5EG. We are a CQC-rated GOOD practice with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality, patient-centred care within a supportive and collaborative environment. NVH is a high-performing and well-organised practice, committed to maintaining safe, sustainable workloads for clinicians while continually improving access and services for our patients. We utilise SystmOne with Ardens to support efficient and structured clinical care.

Our team is made up of a diverse and experienced group of clinicians and healthcare professionals, including GP Partners, Salaried GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, HCAs, Community Matrons, and a wide range of ARRS roles such as pharmacists, social prescribers, care coordinators, and a pharmacy technician. We are proud to be an accredited GP Training Practice (ST1-ST3) and regularly support Foundation Year 2 doctors, fostering a strong culture of learning, mentorship, and professional development. In addition, NVH has an active clinical research programme, contributing to wider NHS innovation and offering opportunities for clinicians to become involved in research activities.

Overall, NVH offers a supportive, progressive, and team-focused working environment, with a clear commitment to staff wellbeing, development, and delivering excellent patient care.

Job responsibilities:

To work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the provision of medical services to the practice population, delivering an excellent standard of clinical care whilst complying with the GMS contract. Furthermore, the post-holder will adhere to the GMC standards for good medical practice, contributing to the effective management of the practice, leading by example, maintaining a positive, collaborative working relationship with the multidisciplinary team.

Practice Mission Statement:

Our aim is to provide a high quality, caring and personal health care service to our whole patient population by:

• Putting our patients at the centre of what we do
• Having a highly qualified and trained multi-professional integrated primary Healthcare Team
• Offering our services in a safe, supportive, and suitably equipped environment, using technological advances in healthcare systems for our patients' benefit.

Salaried GP Key Responsibilities:

• The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population
• The provision of services commensurate with the GMS contract
• Generic prescribing adhering to local and national guidance
• Effective management of long-term conditions
• Processing of administration in a timely manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks
• On a rotational basis undertake the duty doctor role
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with good practice, policy and guidance
• Working collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice workload
• Adhere to best practice recommended through clinical guidelines and the audit process
• Contribute to the successful implementation of continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the practice
• Accept delegated responsibility for a specific area (or areas) or the QOF
• Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required
• Contribute effectively to the development and maintenance of the practice including clinical governance, training, financial management and HR
• Ensure compliance with the appraisal process, both external and internal
• Prepare and complete the revalidation process
• Commit to self-learning and instil an ethos of continuing professional development across the practice team
• Support the training of medical students from all clinical disciplines
• Support the partners in achieving the strategic aims of the practice, making recommendations to enhance income and reduce expenditure
• Review and adhere to practice protocols and policies at all times
• Encourage collaborative working, liaising

Communication:

• Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment
• Communicate with and support patients who are receiving bad news
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
• Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication
• Maintain effective communication within the practice environment and with external stakeholders
• Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues
• Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance e.g. PALS and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Participate in practice audits as requested by the audit lead
• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
• Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis RCA
• Work in a collaborative way with all members of the practice multi-disciplinary team.

Leadership, Personal and People Development:

• Take responsibility for own learning and performance acting as a positive role model
• Support staff development in order to maximise potential
• Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice
• Encourage others to make realistic self-assessment of their application of knowledge and skills, challenging any complacency or actions that are not in the interest of the public and/or users of services
• Work with practice management to ensure sufficient staff of appropriate ability, quality and skill mix are available to meet current and future service delivery, that selection and recruitment processes are effective and that equality of treatment of the team incorporates quality HR principles and processes
• Contribute to the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards

Managing Information:

• Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information
• Review and process data using accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes
• Understand responsibility of self and others to the practice and primary care trust regarding the Freedom of Information Act
• Collate, analyse and present clinical data and information to the team
• Communicate essential financial restraints with the team and discuss with them ideas for effective and efficient working within these constraints

Learning and Development:

• Undertake mentorship for more junior staff, assessing competence against set standards
• Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments e.g. courses and conferences
• Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate
• Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning

Equality and Diversity:

• Identify patterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote diversity and equality of opportunity
• Enable others to promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture
• Support people who need assistance in exercising their rights
• Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies
• Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice
• Accept the rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and refuse care
• Assist patients from marginalised groups to access quality care

Person Specification:

Qualifications Essential:

• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Inclusion on the NHS England GP Performers List (or eligible to join)
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Practice (or within 6 months of obtaining CCT at time of application)
• MBBS (or equivalent primary medical qualification)
• Right to work in the UK
• 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.

UK Registration:

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details:

Employer name: Nene Valley Hodgson Medical Practice

Address: Clayton, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 5GP, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.nvhmedicalpractice.co.uk/