Salaried GP

Job summary
Fixed term contract to cover absence and sabbatical. Lengths between 6-18 months considered.

Are you a highly motivated and committed GP who's looking to become part of dedicated team of health professionals?

Hebden Bridge Group Practice is a large, dynamic training Practice on three sites serving 19,000 patients.

A high achieving, patient centred Practice in the heart of beautiful Pennine West Yorkshire, we are looking for a Salaried GP.

Please get in touch and get to know more about us!

Main duties of the job

• Competitive salary plus MPS fees
• 6 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• 5 days study leave
• Clinical team of 13 GPs, 8 Nurses and 4 Advanced Practitioners
• Large non clinical support team
• Member Practice Calderdale ICB and Pennine GP Alliance
• SystmOne

About us
Hebden Bridge Group Practice is a large, forward-thinking and well-established GP practice serving just under 19,000 patients across three sites in the Upper Calder Valley.

We are proud to provide high-quality, patient-centred care to a diverse population across a wide semi-rural area. Our experienced multidisciplinary team includes GP partners, salaried GPs, advanced practitioners, nurses, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, care coordinators and a highly supportive management and administrative team.

We are a friendly, collaborative and innovative practice with a strong emphasis on teamwork, professional development and staff wellbeing. We encourage clinicians to develop their individual interests and support opportunities in areas such as research, teaching, quality improvement and service development.

The practice is actively involved in primary care research and works closely with the Upper Calder Valley Primary Care Network and wider health and care partners across Calderdale. We have a positive learning culture, regular clinical meetings and a strong commitment to safe, effective and compassionate care.

Our main site is located in the vibrant market town of Hebden Bridge, surrounded by beautiful countryside and offering excellent access to Leeds, Manchester and the wider Yorkshire and Lancashire regions.

Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
The post-holder will manage a 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.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• In accordance with the Job Plan as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone 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 using the Practice electronic clinical system
• Collecting data for audit purposes
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
• 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.

Other Responsibilities within the Practice:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, eg 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 Practice
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data
• Contributing to the Practice achievement of QOF and other performance targets
• Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Medical degree
• GMC registered
• On performers list

Desirable

• MRCGP

Experience
Essential

• GP training and experience
• Evidence of learning from significant events analyses
• Willing to develop an interest in a specific disease area
• Use of a GP clinical system

Desirable

• Multi site working
• Use of SystmOne

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Competent IT skills
• Understanding of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF)
• Demonstrable professional development

Desirable

• Interest in GP training and education

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.