GP – Salaried

Job summary

Come and join us on the sunny South Coast! Adur Health Partnership in Shoreham-by-Sea and Southwick is situated just 15 minutes from the vibrant city of Brighton, close to both the seaside and the South Downs, making it an ideal place to live and work.

We have a vacancy for a six session salaried GP to join our team at The Manor Practice. Applications from both experienced and newly qualified GPs welcome.

• BMA safe working practice
• Total triage model – duty and triaging will be included as part of your weekly sessions
• Greener practice – we are proud to have received the Gold Impact Award in 2024
• Training practice and approved PCN Clinical Learning Environment, unique in West Sussex
• Supportive in-house GP network, with daily huddles and regular structured meetings, plus monthly evening educational and peer support meetings
• Choice of six or seven weeks annual leave (salary prorated), plus one week study leave
• Additional roles/portfolio work encouraged and supported
• Skilled Nursing, HCA and Phlebotomy team
• Support from GP Assistants, First Contact Practitioner, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and Care Coordinators
• Dedicated QOF, Workflow and Clinical Admin teams, effectively reducing administrative burden
• Experienced and stable partnership, supported by an executive management team
• Excellent locality and ICB relationships
• Hugely supportive Patient Engagement Group, and Practice Champions who support Collaborative Practice activities with the aim of reducing the number of visits to GPs from frequent attenders, who would benefit more from a social encounter

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:

• 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 in a timely manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks
• On a rotational basis, undertake triage and duty doctor roles
• 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) or the QOF
• Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required
• Contribute effective 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

Requirements

• Qualified GP
• MRCGP
• Vocational training certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
• Full GMC registration
• National Performers list registration
• Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• Minimum of two years as a salaried GP
• Experience of medicines management
• Experience of CCG initiatives
• General understanding of the GMS contract

About us

Our mission at Adur Health Partnership is to support and improve the health and well-being of the community we serve. We want to do this by providing a resilient, sustainable and thriving general practice service to our community, working with our patients to provide care which is high quality, individualised, responsive, effective and efficient. We want to reduce health inequalities through personalised and proactive work, working closely with other health and social care providers, with a clear commitment to inter-professional team engagement and MDT working in collaboration with partners and patients. We strive to work with our staff to create an environment that encourages continual improvement and innovation, with a focus on wellbeing and shared learning, to allow us to provide the best possible care to our patients.

The partnership consists of nine GP Partners and one Managing Partner, and the practice serves a population of over 36,000 patients across Shoreham and Southwick, across four practice premises. The practice employs a comprehensive inter-disciplinary team of professionals who will consistently strive to exceed patient expectations to ensure their experience at the practice is as comfortable and stress-free as possible.