GP Salaried

Job summary

At Chapel Street Surgery, we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to healthcare, with a focus on delivering excellent patient care and high standards of clinical governance. As a salaried GP with us, you will have the opportunity to work in a supportive and collaborative environment, with access to the technology and resources to help you provide the highest quality care to your patients.
We offer competitive salary packages, flexible working hours, and a range of benefits, including professional development opportunities, pension scheme, and generous holiday entitlement. You will also have the chance to work alongside a diverse and experienced team of healthcare professionals, including nurses, pharmacists, and other specialists, to provide a truly integrated approach to patient care.
Whether you are a newly qualified GP looking for your first salaried role, or an experienced practitioner seeking a new challenge, we would love to hear from you. If you are passionate about delivering excellent healthcare and want to be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and patient-centred care, get in touch today!

Responsibilities

All normal duties and responsibilities associated with a Salaried GP working within primary care as set by the regulatory and standard setting organisations, including but not limited to the points below. In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, will undertake a variety of duties including:

• Surgery consultations and emergencies, telephone consultations and queries, triaging, visiting patients at home, checking and authorising repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations on behalf of the Practice as well as referral letters and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner
• Provide health promotion and advice, signposting patients to appropriate services to maximise their health and social functioning and their ability to self-manage their care
• Be constantly mindful of the need for the provision of personalised care and population health, including reducing health inequalities and ensure that these are reflected in daily practice
• Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting patients, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation or external organisations
• Assess the health needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems taking appropriate action as necessary
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness taking appropriate action as necessary
• Consult with patients and in line with current disease management protocols and care pathways, develop care plans for health related illnesses and share these in line with patient need and good information governance
• Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards using IT systems
• Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible) including EPS
• Prescribe in accordance with locally agreed or nationally agreed prescribing formulary.
• Work in accordance with all relevant clinical guidelines, pathways and protocols
• Responsible for tasks delegated to them, appropriate to their level of competence and expected to delegate tasks or responsibilities to other staff, as appropriate
• In-hours duty doctor sessions; to be agreed
• All General Practitioners are expected to participate in continuing professional development, annual GP appraisal, revalidation and appropriate peer supervision and to remain up to date on professional developments as required by their professional body. GPs are actively encouraged to take their study leave entitlement in order to support the development needs identified in their PDP and appraisal. Undertake all requirements to remain on the Medical Performers List
• Ensure that he/she remains up to date with and implements all relevant good clinical practice guidance (e.g. NICE guidance)
• Work in accordance with all relevant clinical pathways and protocols
• Active engagement with professional development lead, to promote patient safety and quality of service
• Participation in a range of clinical governance activities, including clinical audit and such quality improvement activities deemed necessary by either Sussex Primary Care or external accrediting bodies
• Ensure that the requirements of the Care Quality Commission are reflected in his/her day to day practice and will maintain and develop the practice’s active management of CQC requirements

Requirements

We are looking for salaried GPs and salaried GPs with additional responsibilities (including Clinical Lead, QOF Lead, Prescribing Lead, PCN Lead, Education Lead).
We offer fixed sessions, you will need to commit to fixed shifts (which are 4.10 hours in length, however, can be split up over the week depending on what hours you choose).

We are looking for GP’s who:

• MRCGP Qualification
• Registered on the GMC GP Register with licence to practice
• On an NHS National performers list (England, Wales or Northern Ireland)
• UK based (necessity)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent clinical decision making skills
• A passion for healthcare
• Motivated and committed to developing the knowledge and skills required for the role and for ongoing professional development

About us

Chapel Street Surgery is situated in Newhaven – a port town in East Sussex, and we have approximately 5000 patients. We provide a wide range of services including well woman clinics, contraception, maternity and midwifery, asthma / COPD and diabetes clinics, hypertension clinics, childhood immunisations, and minor surgery. We have a multi-disciplinary team including GPs, Paramedic Practitioner, Physiotherapist, Pharmacy Team, Women’s Health Nurse, and Advanced Nurse Practitioners. Our patient demographics include a higher-than-average level of deprivation.

Benefits package

You will benefit from:

• A supportive working environment
• Flexible hours to fit around your work / life commitments
• Induction and training programme
• Annual leave and generous sick pay
• 5 fixed study leave days
• Contract based on BMA model contract
• Full NHS pension
• Free on-site parking
• Medical Indemnity
• Peer and operational support with dedicated mentorship and access to an SPC Education Lead
• New to practice scheme supported
• Employee Assistance programme
• A supportive, approachable management team
• Being part of a growing company with great opportunities to develop as a result