Salaried GP in Bournemouth

Join South Coast Medical Group and help shape the future of primary care in Dorset. As one of Dorset's largest primary care providers, caring for over 55,000 patients across six practices, we are recruiting Salaried GPs to join our supportive and forward-thinking teams across multiple sites. We have opportunities ranging from 46 sessions, offering both flexible and fixed working patterns across our practices in Bournemouth and Christchurch.

At SCMG, you'll be part of a collaborative organisation that values clinical excellence, innovation and continuity of care. We are committed to supporting our clinicians through strong multidisciplinary working, opportunities for professional development and a genuine focus on staff wellbeing.

Our values underpin everything we do:

• Seek Solutions
• Care and Be Compassionate
• Mean What You Say
• Grow Relationships

Whether you are looking for your next challenge or a role that offers greater flexibility and support, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide high-quality, patient-centred care to a diverse practice population whilst contributing to the ongoing development of our services. You will play an active role within your practice team, working closely with GPs, Nursing Teams, Pharmacists, Advanced Practitioners and wider healthcare professionals to deliver safe, effective and compassionate care.

We are looking for clinicians who enjoy collaborative working, value continuity of care and are committed to achieving the best outcomes for patients. There will be opportunities to contribute to service improvement, support colleagues and develop areas of clinical interest. This is an excellent opportunity to join a progressive organisation where your experience, ideas and contribution will be valued.

About us

South Coast Medical Group is one of Dorset's largest primary care providers, serving more than 55,000 patients across six practices in Bournemouth and Christchurch. Whilst we benefit from the scale and opportunities of a large organisation, we work hard to maintain the supportive culture and sense of community that comes from local practice teams. Collaboration, respect and compassion are central to the way we work.

Our teams include GPs, Nurses, Pharmacists, Paramedics, Advanced Practitioners and dedicated Administrative colleagues, all working together to provide outstanding care to our patients. We are committed to creating an environment where people can thrive. We actively support professional development, encourage innovation and recognise the importance of staff wellbeing and work-life balance.

If you are looking for an organisation that values its people, invests in development and is committed to delivering excellent patient care, South Coast Medical Group could be the place for you.

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting. They must act within professional boundaries and provide the highest quality of holistic care for all patients. A successful candidate will be working alongside a friendly, hardworking team of general practitioners, nursing colleagues, admin and reception staff in the care of practice patients.

The post-holder will need to ensure they are readily available to work alongside the Practice timetable, 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. Effectively manage paperwork and correspondence which need to be completed within a timely fashion.

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referral or referral 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. Providing counselling and health education. Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate. Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards. Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand‑written prescriptions whenever possible). 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 all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care. File abnormal blood tests, as well as those for absent GPs include microbiology as these aren’t marked abnormal if positive. File blood test for absent GPs in next 2 working days. Deal with ALL DOCTORS tasks. Complete scanned documents/workflow ALL DOCTORS group including necessary referrals/etc. Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety. A commitment to life‑long learning and audit to ensure evidence‑based best practice. Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation. Computer data and patient records entry, allocation and collation, processing and recording information in accordance with practice procedures. Contributing to the development of computer‑based patient records. Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read‑Coding patient data. Initiating contact with and responding to requests from patients, other team members and associated healthcare professionals and providers. Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate. Helping to keep all practice areas tidy and free from obstructions and clutter. Helping to maintain a positive, patient‑focussed culture. Helping to maintain a positive, supportive culture across the whole of the practice team. Filing pathology results and actioning related clinical work. Filing of scanned documents/workflow and the actioning of clinical work related to them. Authorisation of acute and repeat prescriptions. SystmOne Tasks and actioning related clinical work. Completion of paper documents e.g. child protection forms and insurance documents. Occasional home visits. During busy periods including holidays & sickness you may be requested to see additional patients. Attendance of clinical meetings at site and PCN level.

Duty Doctor Responsibilities

Urgent telephone appointments. Urgent Tasks. Limited pre‑booked telephone appointments to increase telephone capacity and for continuity (limited on busiest days, Monday and Friday). Supervise/support urgent/same‑day queries pharmacy team, NPs, nursing team, frailty team. Assist with triage/allocation of home visits Paramedics triage from 8.30-5.30. See face to face appointments if urgent and all other appointments taken, often after paramedic triaged patient.

Patient services

To provide medication review services to patients via clinics in the practice, domiciliary visits and in residential and nursing homes, and to deliver pharmaceutical care plans that maximise cost‑effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care. To present at patient group meetings or other appropriate events to give advice on the appropriate use of medicines. To produce patient information leaflets and posters and run medicine awareness projects throughout the year. Assist Partners with the appropriate monitoring and management of their prescribing budgets. To prepare evidence based resources and information to support the medicine management team and all other relevant health professionals in the implementation of rational cost‑effective prescribing. To help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within the practice to optimise the quality of prescribing.

Communication

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to: Communicate effectively with other team members. Communicate effectively with patients and carers. Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Surgery staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Surgery as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential. Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Surgery may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Surgery policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety

The post holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Surgery Health & Safety Policy, to include: Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Surgery guidelines. Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks. Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills. Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.

Equality and Diversity

The post holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include: Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Surgery procedures and policies, Surgery Values and current legislation. Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues. Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non‑judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional Development

The post holder will participate in any training and development programme implemented by the Surgery as part of this employment, to include: Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development. Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality

The post holder will strive to maintain quality within the Surgery, and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk. Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision. Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance. Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs. Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services

The post holder will: Apply Surgery policies, standards and protocols. Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work. Participate in audit where appropriate. Position may include other duties as determined by SCMG.

Person Specification

• Good communication on all levels
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Patient sensitive
• Ability to work in a highly confidential environment
• Sensitive to patient issues
• Ability to stay calm in a crisis
• willingness to undertake continuing professional development
• Full UK driving licence and use of car
• Knowledge of current guidelines
• Knowledge of current General Practice environment
• Understanding of demographic characteristics that affect health in the local area

Qualifications

• GMC Registered
• MBBS or equivalent medical degree
• MRCGP
• Inclusion on the Performers List
• MPS/MDUS/MDDUS membership
• DBS Enhanced Check

Experience

• Worked within a GP Practice
• Working in Primary Care in an area with significant health problems
• EPS prescribing
• Clinical systems

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.