General Practitioner

We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic GPs to join expanding practice teams across locations in Nottingham City. Vacancies are for a variety of sessions per week across our practice sites. Practices work to Safe practice guidelines and have undertaken the GP Improvement Programme to improve processes and effective systems.

Nottingham City has regular Protected Learning Time events 10 times per year on Tuesday afternoons, alternating between in-house learning activities and external teaching topics. Our GP sessions are 4 hours 15 minutes, timetabled to provide 15‑minute appointments, protected clinical administration time, and, where required, additional protected time for activities such as ARRS/AHP staff debriefing and other clinical meetings. All practices hold clinical team meetings and ad hoc peer support catch ups for staff development.

Parliament Street Medical Centre is a city centre practice with a growing list size. It has a young population with a low rate of home visits and a history of exemplary patient care (outstanding CQC rating). It serves a high-need population around Severe Multiple Disadvantage. Bilborough Medical Centre & Grange Farm Medical Centre are in the West of the City, serving a very deprived area with significant health problems and complex needs and are developing innovative multidisciplinary team working, including ARRS roles. Greendale Primary Care Centre serves patients across Sneinton and St Ann’s in the East of the City, with many patients for whom English is not their first language; Greendale is an established GP training practice with training leads supporting NCGPA to develop training across sites. Candidates will have opportunities to develop clinical and managerial lead areas such as safeguarding and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload, including duty doctor responsibilities, and deliver a high standard of care for a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting.
• Be an integral part of Nottingham City General Practice Alliance (NCGPA), contributing to skills development and career progression, including developing special interests in clinical, educational, training or research areas.
• Develop and run the NCGPA triage system to improve access to appropriate services, with support from the practice and wider team.
• Participate in clinical team meetings and ad hoc peer support catch ups for staff development.
• Contribute to safeguarding, clinical governance, and other clinical leadership activities as opportunities arise.
• Assist with reference requests handled by the employer/previous employers’ HR departments, covering the previous 3 years of activity.

Qualifications and requirements

• All posts are subject to a probationary period.
• Applicants will be subject to robust recruitment processes and must undertake safeguarding and immunsafe welfare commitments as appropriate.
• All eligible staff will need to have gained clearance through a standard/enhanced DBS check prior to working.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• All posts may require successful completion of mandatory training and learning time (Protected Learning Time) as part of role integration.

About the organization

NCGPA is a GP Federation of 37 member practices in Nottingham City, established in April 2016. Our vision is to provide high quality care and health outcomes for all, address deprivation and health inequalities, and develop an effective and sustainable workforce now and in the future. Our activities include direct practice contract provision and teaching, training, and research interests. We offer mentorship and support for GPs at all career stages, with strong links across the City Place Based Partnership (PBP) and collaboration with Community and Secondary Health Provider colleagues, Public Health, local government, and the voluntary sector.