Salaried General Practitioner (GP)

Job Summary
Come and join a practice where general practice can still feel enjoyable.

We are looking for a Salaried GP to join our supportive, friendly and ambitious team in Salford.

If you are searching for a role with flexible sessions, minimal admin, fewer home visits, a strong team around you, and a practice that is genuinely growing and going places, this could be the role for you.

At Salford Medical Centre and The Quays Practice, we have built a working environment that values teamwork, efficiency, good humour, and high-quality patient care. We are a teaching practice, we use modern systems including Accurx, and we pride ourselves on high patient satisfaction and a strong local reputation.

What you can expect

• Competitive salary
• Flexible sessions
• Minimal administrative burden
• Minimal home visits
• Great support from an experienced admin and multidisciplinary team
• Teaching practice opportunities
• Scope to develop your own interests
• Rapidly growing practices with exciting future plans
• 4.8 Google rating at Salford Medical Centre
• Friendly and approachable leadership
• NHS Pension, study leave, annual leave, and indemnity covered

We want someone who values being part of a good team, enjoys delivering excellent care, and wants to work somewhere that is positive, well organised, and realistic about what makes a GP role sustainable.

Main duties of the job
As a Salaried GP, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care within the practice. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing comprehensive general medical services to patients, including history taking, examination, diagnosis, and management of acute and chronic conditions
• Conducting face-to-face & telephone consultations in line with practice protocols
• Managing a varied clinical caseload, including home visits where appropriate
• Prescribing safely and effectively in accordance with local and national guidelines
• Undertaking clinical administration such as reviewing test results & hospital letters
• Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, including nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals
• Supporting the practice in achieving quality standards, including QOF and Salford Standards.
• Promoting health education, disease prevention, and self-management to patients
• Maintaining accurate, contemporaneous clinical records in line with GMC and practice standards
• Participating in practice meetings, clinical audits, and continuous professional development
• Contributing to the training and supervision of medical students or trainees where applicable

About us
Salford Medical Centre & The Quays Practice are one of 10 practices that make up the Salford South East Primary Care Network. We are a long standing high achieving practice and at our last assessment were rated as Good by the CQC.

We work using the EMIS clinical system as well as using Footfall, Docman10, Ardens, Accurx, & Outlook.

Our practice has seen a lot of change in the last 5 years due to the opening of our branch site. We have grown from being under 4000 patients to over 15,000 patients. The patient demographic at each of our sites is very different which provides variety in speaking to people from all walks of life as well as a different working environment and with different members of the team.

Due to our practice expending our clinical & administration teams have grown and diversified. Our team is a mix of ages and backgrounds giving a wealth of knowledge & support for any new starters.

Our clinical team consists of: 1 GP Partner, 9 Salaried GP's , 1 ANP, , 2 Practice nurses, 2 HCA's, 1 Phlebotomist as well as access to our PCN Pharmacists & MSK Practitioners

Our clinical, nursing & administrative teams all work harmoniously together as they are all patient focused and driven towards providing the best care for our patients.

Job responsibilities
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:

• 1. The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population
• 2. The provision of services commensurate with the GMS contract
• 3. Generic prescribing adhering to local and national guidance
• 4. Effective management of long-term conditions
• 5. Processing of administration in a timely manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks
• 6. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with good practice, policy and guidance
• 7. Work collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice workload
• 8. Adhere to best practice recommended through clinical guidelines and the audit process
• 9. Contribute to the successful implementation of continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the practice
• 10. Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required
• 11. Contribute effective to the development and maintenance of the practice including clinical governance and training
• 12. Ensure compliance with the appraisal process
• 13. Prepare and complete the revalidation process
• 14. Commit to self-learning and instill an ethos of continuing professional development across the practice team
• 15. Support the training of medical students from all clinical disciplines
• 16. Support the partners in achieving the strategic aims of the practice, making recommendations to enhance income and reduce expenditure
• 17. Review and always adhere to practice protocols and policies
• 18. Encourage collaborative working, liaising with all staff regularly, always promoting a culture of continuous improvement

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
• Full GMC registration
• National Performers List registration
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Effectively utilise resources
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong IT skills
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Experience with clinical risk management

Desirable

• Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
• Experience of medicines management
• Experience of ICB initiatives
• General understanding of the GMS contract
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• EMIS user skills

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.

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