Salaried General Practitioner

We are looking for a General Practitioner who wants more than just a routine clinic. This role is about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while being part of a supportive, forward-thinking team that genuinely values your expertise and wellbeing. You will work with a diverse patient population, have the time and support to practice medicine, but also opportunities to support our students and trainees. We offer a collaborative culture, modern systems, and a leadership team that listens and invests in its people. If you are a GP who cares deeply about patients, enjoys teamwork, and wants a role that's both professionally rewarding and sustainable, this is a place where you can do your best work.

Main duties of the job

• You will undertake a variety of duties including face to face, telephone, and video consultations, home visits, prescriptions and queries and correspondence to the practice.
• Work with the practice quality and clinical leads to ensure we are providing a high standard of care.
• Manage patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed illnesses.
• Develop care plans in line with local and national guidance following practice policies.
• Adhere to practice protocols for chronic disease management.
• Complete quality audits.
• Prescribe in accordance to practice and local guidelines.
• Be a part of the annual appraisal process to further develop your skills and knowledge.

About us

The practice is based in the heart of Blackburn and the team has been gradually growing over the years. The practice has both a training and research status and a department for each of these areas to continuously improve and achieve high standards in all the services we deliver. We are hardworking and have high expectations, but we do provide support and work together as a team.

Job responsibilities

• The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population.
• The provision of services commensurate with the primary care contract.
• To clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective and plan clinical care accordingly referring patients to other services/agencies in a timely manner, utilising Practice and any other local guidelines.
• Generic prescribing adhering to local and national guidance.
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
• Effective management of long-term conditions.
• To support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care.
• Processing of administration in a timely manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks.
• Review medications following the appropriate policies, NICE/local clinical guidelines and local care pathways.
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with good practice, policy and guidance.
• Work collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice workload including being part of the on-call and home visit rota.
• Adhere to best practice recommended through clinical guidelines and the audit process.
• Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans.
• Contribute to the successful implementation of continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the practice.
• Accept delegated responsibility for a specific area (or areas) of the QOF.
• Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required.
• Contribute effectively to the development and maintenance of the practice including clinical governance and training.
• Be aware of your duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children.
• Ensure compliance with the appraisal process.
• Prepare and complete the revalidation process to remain fit to practice.
• Commit to self-learning and instil an ethos of continuing professional development across the practice team.
• Review and always adhere to practice protocols and policies.
• Encourage collaborative working, liaising with all staff regularly, always promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
• To be an integral part of the general practice team as well as supporting the wider network and multi-disciplinary team.
• There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

Wider responsibilities

• Participate in the spectrum of clinical governance processes.
• Participate in formal training events promoting best practice in area of expertise.
• Provide leadership and education for members of the multi-disciplinary team, providing guidance and support when necessary.
• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care.

Person Specification

• Ability to both work autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of working in a primary care environment.
• Experience of providing home visits.
• Minimum of two years as a salaried GP.
• General understanding of the primary care contract.
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice.
• An appreciation of the NHS landscape and relationship between individual organisations, PCNs and the commissioners.

Qualifications

• Qualified GP.
• MRCGP Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent.
• JCPTGP Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT).

Clinical knowledge and Skills

• Outstanding level of clinical knowledge and skills commensurate with that of an experienced GP.
• Understanding of the importance of evidence-based practice.
• Good MS Office and clinical system (EMIS), IT knowledge.
• Understanding of the spectrum of clinical governance processes.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) including recording of accurate clinical notes.
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GP colleagues.
• Experience of triage and the ability to effectively assess and diagnose.
• Ability to listen whilst being honest and caring and be both sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations.
• Understanding of the local pathology tests processes and the ability to process the results and advising patients accordingly.
• Ability to assess and manage acute deteriorations/exacerbations of long-term conditions.
• Understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
• Understanding of the importance of evidence-based practice.
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
• Experience of medicines management.
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
• Understanding and knowledge of QOF and enhanced service.

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.