Salaried General Partitioner (GP)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Salaried General PractitionerOrganisation: Eleanor Cross HealthcareLocation: Delapre Medical Centre and Whitefields Surgery, NorthamptonSessions: 6 sessions per weekSalary: £11,300 per sessionContract: Permanent, BMA Model Salaried GP ContractAnticipated start date: April 2027

Eleanor Cross Healthcare is seeking a Salaried GP to join our established clinical team for 6 sessions per week.

This permanent position has become available following the retirement of our Senior Partner and offers an opportunity to become an established member of a supportive, forward-thinking training and research practice.

The successful candidate will provide high-quality general medical services to our patient population and will have responsibility for a defined patient list as part of our list-based continuity model.

The postholder will work collaboratively with GP Partners, Salaried GPs, GP Registrars and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide safe, effective, patient-centred care.

We welcome applications from both experienced and newly qualified GPs and encourage colleagues to develop clinical, educational, research and leadership interests alongside their core general practice role.

The postholder will undertake the normal duties and responsibilities associated with working as a Salaried GP in general practice. These will include:

• Providing face-to-face, telephone and other appropriate forms of clinical consultation.
• Assessing patients presenting with acute, chronic and undifferentiated illness.
• Formulating appropriate management plans in partnership with patients.
• Prescribing safely and appropriately in accordance with national and local guidance.
• Requesting, reviewing and acting upon investigations and test results.
• Making referrals to secondary care and other appropriate services.
• Reviewing clinical correspondence and taking appropriate action where GP input is required.
• Maintaining accurate, contemporaneous clinical records.
• Supporting disease prevention, health promotion and the management of long-term conditions.
• Participating in the appropriate management of urgent and same-day clinical problems.
• Undertaking home visits where clinically appropriate.
• Contributing to safe prescribing, medicines optimisation and clinical governance.
• Working effectively with other members of the practice and wider multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will take responsibility for a defined patient list in accordance with the practice's list-based continuity model.

We place a high value on continuity of care and the long-term doctor-patient relationship. The list-based model enables our GPs to develop a detailed understanding of their patients and their medical and social circumstances while retaining the support of the wider clinical team.

The postholder will work as part of a multidisciplinary primary care team and will be expected to communicate effectively with colleagues across the practice.

Our GPs are supported by a pharmacy team managing much of the prescribing and medication workload, a nursing team providing extensive minor illness support, and dedicated mental health expertise.

Clinical correspondence is screened and coded before being passed to GPs, with items requiring clinical input directed appropriately. These arrangements aim to ensure GP time is focused on work requiring a doctor's clinical expertise.

Eleanor Cross Healthcare is an established GMC-accredited GP training practice, currently supporting 68 GP Registrars and an FY2 doctor.

The postholder will be encouraged to contribute to the learning environment within the practice and to support doctors in training where appropriate.

GPs interested in developing an educational role will be supported to explore opportunities in medical education and GP training.

Eleanor Cross Healthcare is an NIHR WCS Research Practice and is actively involved in primary care research.

The postholder will have opportunities to participate in research activity according to their experience and interests.

We also encourage participation in quality improvement, audit and service development and welcome ideas about how we can improve the care we provide to our patients.

The postholder will be expected to:

• Provide care in accordance with GMC professional standards.
• Maintain appropriate professional registration and licence to practise.
• Participate in appraisal and revalidation requirements.
• Maintain appropriate continuing professional development.
• Participate in practice clinical governance activities.
• Contribute to significant event reviews and learning where appropriate.
• Work within practice policies and procedures.
• Promote patient safety and high standards of clinical care.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with information governance requirements.
• Participate appropriately in safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

We want colleagues to develop fulfilling careers within general practice.

The successful candidate will be encouraged to maintain and develop their clinical skills and, where appropriate, develop special interests that complement the needs of our patients and practice.

Interests in education, research, quality improvement and wider primary care development are welcomed.

Newly qualified GPs are encouraged to apply and will receive support within our experienced clinical team, including access to a named mentor.

Eleanor Cross Healthcare is a GP partnership operating across Delapre Medical Centre and Whitefields Surgery in the South West Northampton Neighbourhood, providing primary care to more than 19,500 patients. We are part of The ARC PCN.

We are an established training practice with a strong educational ethos and provide training for GP Registrars and FY2 doctors.

Our clinical systems include TPP SystmOne, Anima electronic triage and Accurx messaging.

We aim to maintain a collaborative, family-friendly working environment with fair workload distribution and strong clinical and administrative support.

Eleanor Cross Healthcare is committed to equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive working environment.

The postholder will be expected to treat patients and colleagues with dignity and respect and to work in accordance with the practice's equality and diversity policies.

This job description describes the principal duties of the role but is not intended to be exhaustive. The postholder may undertake other appropriate duties consistent with the role of a Salaried GP, following discussion and agreement.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to provide safe, effective and patient-centred care
• Commitment to continuity of care and developing long-term therapeutic relationships with patients
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary primary care team
• Ability to manage clinical workload effectively and prioritise competing demands
• Commitment to high professional and clinical standards
• Commitment to clinical governance, patient safety and continuous quality improvement
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families and colleagues
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and reflective practice
• A supportive, flexible and team-focused approach to working in general practice
• Commitment to equality, diversity and treating patients and colleagues with dignity and respect
• Willingness to contribute positively to the wider development of the practice

Desirable

• Interest in medical education and supporting doctors in training
• Interest in developing as a GP Trainer or clinical supervisor
• Interest in primary care research
• Interest in clinical audit and quality improvement
• Interest in developing a clinical special interest
• Interest in service development and innovation within primary care
• Interest in contributing to the wider development of Eleanor Cross Healthcare
• Ability and willingness to contribute additional skills or expertise to the practice team

Qualifications

Essential

• Primary medical qualification (MBBS, MBChB or equivalent)
• Completion of GP specialty training with CCT in General Practice, or equivalent recognised GP qualification
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Eligible for inclusion on the NHS England Medical Performers List

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification relevant to general practice or a clinical special interest
• Qualification or recognised training in medical education
• GP Trainer qualification or evidence of progress towards becoming a GP Trainer
• Current Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training or other research-related qualification

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Eleanor Cross Healthcare

Address

Gloucester Avenue

Northampton

NN4 8QF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.eleanorcrosshealthcare.co.uk/