General Practitioner

We are looking for a General Practitioner who wants more than just a routine clinic. This role is about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while being part of a supportive, forward-thinking team that genuinely values your expertise and wellbeing.

You will work with a diverse patient population, have the time and support to practice medicine, but also opportunities to support our students and trainees. We offer a collaborative culture, modern systems, and a leadership team that listens and invests in its people.

If you are a GP who cares deeply about patients, enjoys teamwork, and wants a role thats both professionally rewarding and sustainable, this is a place where you can do your best work.

• You will undertake a variety of duties including face to face, telephone, and video consultations, home visits, prescriptions and queries and correspondence to the practice.
• Work with the practice quality and clinical leads to ensure we are providing a high standard of care
• Manage patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed illnesses
• Develop care plans in line with local and national guidance following practice policies
• Adhere to practice protocols for chronic disease management
• Complete quality audits
• Prescribe in accordance to practice and local guidelines
• Be a part of the annual appraisal process to further develop your skills and knowledge

The practice is based in the heart of Blackburn and the team has been gradually growing over the years. The practice has both a training and research status and a department for each of these areas to continuously improve and achieve high standard in all the services we deliver.

We are hardworking and have high expectations, but we do provide support and work together as a team.

The following are the core responsibilities of the Salaried GP in delivering health services.

a. The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population

b. The provision of services commensurate with the primary care contract

c. To clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective and plan clinical care accordingly referring patients to other services/agencies in a timely manner, utilising Practice and any other local guidelines

d. Generic prescribing adhering to local and national guidance

e. Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care

f. Effective management of long-term conditions

g. To support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care

h. Processing of administration in a timely manner, including referrals,repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks

i. Review medications following the appropriate policies, NICE/local clinical guidelines and local care pathways

j. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with good practice,policy and guidance

k. Work collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice workload including being part of the on-call and home visit rota.

l. Adhere to best practice recommended through clinical guidelines andthe audit process

m. Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans

n. Contribute to the successful implementation of continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the practice

o. Accept delegated responsibility for a specific area (or areas) or theQOF

p. Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required

q. Contribute effectively to the development and maintenance of the practice including clinical governance and training

r. Be aware of your duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adultsand Safeguarding Children

s. Ensure compliance with the appraisal process

t. Prepare and complete the revalidation process to remain fit to practice

u. Commit to self-learning and instill an ethos of continuing professional development across the practice team

v. Review and always adhere to practice protocols and policies

w. Encourage collaborative working, liaising with all staff regularly,always promoting a culture of continuous improvement

x. To be an integral part of the general practice team as well as supporting the wider network and multi-disciplinary team

y. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks,this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels

Wider responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Salaried GP has the following wider responsibilities: