Salaried GP ARR - Wychall Lane Surgery in Birmingham

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients across a Primary Care Network of 1 GP Practice. Please note that this role will be on a fixed term contract until 31/03/2026 and has a working pattern of 4 sessions per week.

Main duties of the job

• This role will include, but is not limited to, surgery and telephone consultations, home visits, administration, complying with the practices contracts (GMS/PMS/enhanced services/DES).

About us

You will be employed on behalf of the PCN by Our Health Partnership (OHP). OHP was set up by local GPs who are passionate about providing high quality primary care and using their time and skills effectively to benefit patients. We are currently a GP partnership of 29 practices with 38 surgeries, serving around 280,000 patients in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Shropshire. Our head office is based in Cotteridge, but this role will be based at Wychall Lane Surgery.

Job responsibilities

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will be available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Triage patients presenting to the surgery by telephone, online and in person.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health and promoting healthy lifestyle strategies and education.
• Manage long-term conditions and patients with complex problems.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
• Delivering enhanced services.
• Check, manage & process patient test results.
• Refer patients to secondary care and/or relevant organisations and internally within the PCN (e.g. to additional roles members of the PCN team) as required.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible) in line with local and national guidelines.
• Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, or generically, whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake the duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care in a surgery on a PCN basis.

Please see attached job description/person specification for full details.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of primary care through the GP Vocational Training Scheme.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
• Full registration with GMC.
• Certification of Completion of Training (JCPTGP/PMETB).
• Inclusion on Performers List.
• Evidence of a commitment to ongoing personal & professional development.
• Understanding of General Practice Services.
• Understanding of Primary Care Networks and how they work.
• Understanding the role of medical services in a wider public health agenda.
• Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the area including health inequalities.
• Understanding current NHS policies.

Personal Skills & Qualities

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both written and verbally.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Able to work calmly under pressure.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• IT skills (including word processing and database work).
• Committed to quality and patient satisfaction.
• Committed to equal opportunities.
• Flexibility & adaptability.
• Ability to bring fresh ideas.

Other

• Committed to working as part of a multidisciplinary, multi-agency primary care team.
• Openness to explore alternative working practices.
• Must have a UK driving license.
• Must be able to work Mondays.
• 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.