General Practitioner in Leeds

An excellent opportunity to join our friendly, innovative, and expanding GMS practice in a beautiful semi-rural location between York and Leeds. We are seeking a dedicated GP who is newly qualified within the last two years to enhance our supportive team.

Main duties of the job

• Our clinical roles include capped appointment numbers, 15-minute face-to-face appointments, low home visit rates, access to paramedics visiting, first contact physio & mental health practitioner.
• We support our team with a daily clinical meet and have low clinical staff turnover.
• We are also part of a well-supported PCN (Tadcaster and Rural Selby PCN).
• We have always been high QOF achievers, participate in enhanced services, dispense to nearly half our population and have an onsite pharmacy.
• We also have branch sites in Micklefield and Thorpe Willoughby.

About us

We care for a pleasant and varied patient population of 10,800, with a low home visit rate supported by an associated paramedic visiting service, first contact physiotherapy, and a mental health practitioner. Our GPs and ANPs benefit from capped appointment numbers and 15-minute face-to-face consultations, ensuring a focus on high-quality patient care. We prioritise team wellbeing with daily clinical huddles, and we have a low clinical staff turnover. We are consistently high QOF achievers, provide enhanced services, dispense to nearly half our population, and have an on-site pharmacy. We also operate branch sites at Micklefield and Thorpe Willoughby.

Job responsibilities

• The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population.
• The provision of services commensurate with the GMS contract.
• Generic prescribing adhering to local and national guidance.
• Effective management of long-term conditions.
• Processing of administration in a timely manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks.
• On a rotational basis, undertake duty doctor roles.
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with good practice, policy and guidance.
• Working collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice workload.
• Adhere to best practice recommended through clinical guidelines and the audit process.
• Contribute to the successful implementation of continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the practice.
• Accept delegated responsibility for a specific area (or areas) or the QOF.
• Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required.
• Contribute effectively to the development and maintenance of the practice including clinical governance, training, financial management and HR.
• Ensure compliance with the appraisal process.
• Prepare and complete the revalidation process.
• Commit to self-learning and instil an ethos of continuing professional development across the practice team.
• Support the partners in achieving the strategic aims of the practice, making recommendations to enhance income and reduce expenditure.
• Review and adhere to practice protocols and policies at all times.
• Encourage collaborative working, liaising with all staff regularly, promoting a culture of continuous improvement at all times.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working in a primary care environment.
• Experience of continued professional development.
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit.
• Newly Qualified GP - within last 2 years.
• General understanding of the GMS contract.
• Experience of medicines management.
• Experience of ICB initiatives.

Eligibility, Skills, Personal Qualities and other requirements

• Full GMC Registration.
• National Performers List registration.
• Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU).
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
• Clear, polite telephone manner.
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook.
• Effective time management (Planning & Organising).
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Problem solving & analytical skills.
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.
• Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes.
• Experience with clinical risk management.

Personal Qualities

• Polite and confident.
• Flexible and cooperative.
• Motivated, forward thinker.
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required.
• High levels of integrity and loyalty.
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations.
• Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations.
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort.

Other Requirements

• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check.

Qualifications

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

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.