Gp, Doctor​/Physician

Job title:

Salaried GP

Location:

Westwood Road Surgery in Reading

Working hours:

2 sessions per week on Friday

Job type:
Permanent

Salary: £11.5k-12.5k per session

We are a rapidly growing GP-led organisation with a mission to ensure that all patients have access to comprehensive, coordinated, and continuous care within a sustainable primary care system. We appreciate that our whole primary care system is struggling, which is hurting patient care and staff happiness. We believe that we can turn this around by reimagining how primary care is delivered from the ground up by placing a focus on data insights, technology, and clinical innovation.

Ultimately, we want to improve patient access, patient experience, and health outcomes to significantly increase the quality of care for our patients.

• Our mission is to ensure that all patients have access to comprehensive, coordinated, and continuous care within a sustainable primary care system
• We believe that we can only build the best primary care service there is if our employees are happy, empowered, and supported.
• We have our Optimisation team to help us deliver on our promise.
• We invested in a shared function to minimise clinical admin (referrals, results, letters, etc.)

To work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the provision of medical services to the practice population, delivering an excellent standard of clinical care whilst complying with the GMS contract. Furthermore, the post-holder will adhere to the GMC standards for good medical practice, contributing to the effective management of the practice, leading by example, and maintaining a positive, collaborative working relationship with the multidisciplinary team.

The following are the core responsibilities of the salaried GP. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

• 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 promptly, including referrals, repeat prescription requests, and other associated administrative tasks
• On a rotational basis, undertake the role of a duty doctor
• 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) of 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 training of medical students from all clinical disciplines
• 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
• Participate in practice audits as requested by the audit lead
• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
• Participat…