Salaried GP
- NHS
- Part Time
- Nottingham
- Negotiable
Job Description
Job summary
Village Health Group
Salaried GP Vacancy 3-6 sessions per week
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced salaried GP to join the team in our friendly, high-achieving and forward thinking training practice. Applicants must have a minimum of 2 years post-CCT experience. We are offering a competitive salary, based on experience.
The role includes a mixture of face-to-face, telephone and digital consultations within our Total Triage model, alongside routine medication management, pathology and document workflow, clinical correspondence and participation in practice duty sessions where appropriate. Sessions include protected time for administration and follow-up work. There may also be opportunities to contribute to GP Registrar and medical student supervision within our well-established training environment.
Village Health Group (VHG) is a large GMS practice of around 28,000 patients in Rushcliffe, South Nottinghamshire. The practice formed in April 2020 from the merger of East Leake Medical Group and Keyworth Medical Practice, both of which have been rated outstanding by the CQC. VHG operates across four sites, with our main sites in East Leake and Keyworth and branch surgeries in Ruddington and Sutton Bonington. We are a part dispensing practice.
Main duties of the job
VHG has 10 GP partners working together with a wide range of health care professionals including salaried GPs, nurse practitioners, practice nurses, health care assistants, clinical pharmacists, Physician Assistants, social prescribing link workers and care-coordinators. We are well supported by local community nursing and therapy teams and we have a well-developed model of multidisciplinary working. We use SystmOne clinical system and. We are well supported by our Patient Participation Group.
We are an accredited training practice for both GP Registrars and University of Nottingham medical students and an active research practice.
We are leading members of PartnersHealth, a partnership of Rushcliffe GP practices, which supports practice resilience and provides a platform for the development of high quality general practice locally. It has a long track record of innovation and close partnership working across all GP practices in Rushcliffe. VHG is also a leading member of Rushcliffe Primary Care Network (PCN).
About Village Health Group and Our Total Triage Model
At Village Health Group, we are committed to delivering high-quality, accessible, and patient-centred care. As part of this commitment, we introduced a Total Triage model on 3rd June 2024, marking a significant and forward-thinking change in how we manage patient access and appointments across our practice.
About us
Our move to Total Triage is designed to improve patient outcomes, manage growing demand safely, and ensure our team of clinicians can work efficiently and effectively within a modern general practice setting.
Why Work With Us?
As a salaried GP at Village Health Group, youll be part of a forward-thinking, supportive team committed to innovation in primary care. Youll benefit from:
A well-established and collaborative multidisciplinary team
Protected time for clinical decision-making and team discussions
A balanced mix of face-to-face and remote consulting
Modern digital tools to support triage, consultation, and patient communication
A practice culture that values innovation, quality improvement, and professional development
For more information about us visit www.villagehealthgroup.co.uk
For more information on this post please contact our Practice Manager:
Anna Kirk
Tel: 07449 888333
Email: [email protected]
Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION
Post - Salaried GP
Reporting to - Nominated Partner/PCN lead
Accountable to - PCN Clinical Director
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The post-holder will manage a clinical 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. Responsibilities will reflect requirements of the NHS GP Contracts, and as such may be subject to change as services adapt.
Clinical Responsibilities:
In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery to face, telephone and online consultations and queries, 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
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
Collecting data for audit purpose
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.
Completion of medical reports (including NHS and private services as required)
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
Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records
Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data
Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Confidentiality
While 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, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice 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 practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Health & Safety
The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory /contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
Providing advice on the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
Correct personal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use of PPE by others, advising on appropriate circumstances for use by clinicians, staff and patients.
Management of the full range of infection control procedures in both routine and extraordinary circumstances (e.g. pandemic or individual infectious circumstances)
Hand hygiene standards for self and others
Managing directly all incidents of accidental exposure
Management and advice relating to infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice
Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to ...
