Six Session Salaried GPGP Partner in Essex

Sidney House & The Laurels Surgery is looking for a salaried GP or GP partner to join our practice providing six clinical sessions per week. The role includes proportionate participation in an on-call rota with the other GPs as well as one hour per week of extended access telephone appointments on a Monday (with the option to carry out remotely). Candidates are asked to state in their application whether they are interested in a salaried or partnership role. Working as part of our multidisciplinary team you will support and care for a diverse patient group.

The role will include all general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care as well as:

• Undertaking a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion;
• Making professional autonomous decisions in relation to presenting medical problems whether self‑referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation;
• Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems;
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness;
• Developing care plans for health consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols;
• Providing health education;
• Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards;
• Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements;
• Delivering enhanced services;
• Compiling and issuing computer‑generated acute and repeat prescriptions;
• Participating in professional meetings throughout the year as required;
• All general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Informal visits to the practice can be arranged with the practice manager by appointment.

About the Candidate

All applicants should have the following qualifications:

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration;
• Annual appraisal and revalidation;
• Be on the NHSE medical performers list.

We are not able to offer visa sponsorship at present. Applicants will need the following skills and attributes:

• Good understanding and experience of chronic disease management and primary prevention and screening services;
• Ability to take responsibility for your own career development learning and performance and are responsible for ensuring that all your mandatory training is in date;
• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies and guidelines e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety;
• Commitment to life‑long learning and audit to ensure evidence‑based best practice;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a confidential manner.

About Us

We are a two-site training practice based in the semi‑rural villages of Hatfield Peverel and Boreham serving a patient population of 11,400. Our staff are required to work over both of our surgery locations. Our team is made up of three GP Partners, five salaried GPs, a Paramedic Practitioner, a Nurse Prescriber, three Practice Nurses, two HCAs and a Phlebotomist. We are further supported by PCN staff including a Pharmacist, Physiotherapist and Social Prescriber. Additionally, we have a well-established non‑clinical team of managers, administrators, dispensers and receptionists.

SystmOne AccuRx - although we are not currently using a total‑triage model. Ardens Low home‑visiting requirements. Consistently high QOF achievement. CQC rated Good. Part of the Aegros PCN with Lt. Waltham & Great Notley Surgery, Douglas Grove Surgery and the Beacon Health Group.

Staff wellbeing is very important to us. We are pleased to support and grow our team members as well as offer the following benefits:

• Supportive and friendly environment within a well‑established and knowledgeable team;
• The majority of our non‑NHS work is outsourced to reduce GP admin pressure;
• We will proportionately reimburse your annual MDU fees;
• Occasional remote working available;
• Peer support;
• CPD Support with training and development opportunities for those who wish to develop relevant additional skills;
• Six weeks holiday in addition to all Bank Holidays (pro rata);
• One week study leave (pro rata);
• NHS Pension;
• Free on‑site parking;
• Annual Christmas party and team lunches arranged during the year.

Our staff cannot also be patients at the surgery so if you are one of our patients would like to apply and are offered the role you would need to be registered at another GP Surgery before commencing in post.

Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check: Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.