Salaried GP (ARRS)

A rare opportunity has arisen for a Salaried GP position under the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) at Warley Medical Centre in Oldbury, Birmingham. A CQC rated Good practice which is committed to delivering high quality care. Excellent reputation locally amongst GP trainees with a supportive and nurturing environment. We are a well-established forward thinking, friendly training & teaching practice, which serves a diverse population, looking after approximately 11,800 patients.

Main duties of the job:

• 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.

Clinical responsibilities:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations (face to face), telephone consultations and queries, on call duty days, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• May include extended hours as agreed by the partnership.

About us:

• Well established surgery premises with over 11,800 patients.
• High QOF achieving GMS Practice.
• CQC rated Good overall.
• Large modern purpose built premises offering excellent working accommodation.
• Training Practice for GP Registrars and Medical Students.
• 5 Partners, 2x Salaried GPs and Physician Associate.
• Nursing and administrative support teams.

Job responsibilities:

• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols.
• 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.

Person Specification:

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration.
• CCT within the last 2 years.
• Inclusion on the NHS England performers list.
• Vocational training certificate or equivalent.
• Full membership of a medical defence union.
• Maintenance of annual appraisal and revalidation.
• Up to date with relevant vaccines and Hepatitis B immunity.
• Experience using SystmOne.
• 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.