Salaried General Practitioner

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Main area General Practice Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried GP Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 5 sessions per week (20 hours and 50 minutes per week including CPD and on call time) Job ref 435-MQ110-26

Site Fairmore Medical Practice Town Nelson Salary £78,699 - £118,759 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/08/:59

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our busy General Practice as a Salaried GP.

ELHT Primary Care is a group of East Lancashire General Practices sitting within East Lancashire Hospitals Trust. Being a part of ELHT enables more collaborative working between Primary and Secondary Care and a great interface with the Community Services that ELHT host.

The practices have excellent multidisciplinary teams and supportive clinical leadership. We strive to continuously drive improvements in the development of high quality, patient centered care.

As a salaried GP you will undertake a wide variety of clinical work including routine and complex consultations with patients, rotational on call duty, home visits and workflow and admin tasks.

We are keen to develop any special interests you may have to further enhance the services we offer and wherever possible will support you to pursue this.

This is a part time position covering 5 sessions per week.

Main duties of the job

Practice based consultations - telephone and face to face

Home based consultations

Participation in the GP on call rotation

Triaging requests for appointments and ensuring patients are seen by the most appropriate member of the team.

Make professional and autonomous decisions

Health screening and developing and managing care plans

Chronic disease management

Prescription management

Other duties commensurate with role

Working for our organisation

As a GP within ELHT Primary Care you will have the benefit of being a part of a large hospital trust. This enables collaborative working between Primary, Community and Secondary care supporting patients right across their health journeys.

ELHT are committed to offering all staff a rewarding career as part of a flexible workforce that constantly seeks fresh ways of delivering the best care for our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A detailed job description and person specification is attached and we welcome calls and pre arranged visits

Person specification Qualifications

• A medical practitioner on the General Practice Register under Article 10 of the Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
• Not the subject of suspension under section 41A if the Medical Act 1983
• Qualified General Practitioner(completed certificate of Completion of Training
• Currently on a performers list and not suspended from the list or the medical register
• Accredited as a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) MBBS or equivalent degree

Experience

• In practice as a GP or Locum
• Experience of and commitment to working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working to achieve standards within Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF)
• Experience of working in a Primary Care environment in areas with significant health problems
• Development of areas of clinical expertise
• Experience of audit and improving care for patients
• Experience of using EMIS

Knowlwdge and Skills

• Understanding the roles of medical services in a wider public health agenda
• Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the area
• Undertanding current NHS policy
• Understanding health and social needs of a practice population
• Understand the issues and challenges facing primary care

Personal

• Commitment to ongoing personal development / education and training
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English. This includes written and verbal communications
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good organizational skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Provision of enhanced services - i.e. minor surgery
• Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative
• Ability to support and mentor GP Registrars, Medical Students and other Health Professionals

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.

This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone or email write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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