Job summary
We are looking to restructure our clinical team here at Chopwell Primary Healthcare centre. We currently have 3 Doctors- 1 clinical/partner, 1 long term locum and 1 management/partner.
We are looking for a 6 session salaried GP to work Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
No extended hours/no duty Doctor.
Remuneration for this role is £62,000 including indemnity and GMC fee.
Annual leave is 6 weeks pro rata and 1 week study leave.
Opportunity for overtime is also given to cover colleague's annual leave.
If you feel this role is of interest, please contact Dr Mirza Hassan ( for us to be able to organise an informal meeting to discuss the role.
Main duties of the job
Morning clinics starts between and is 13 contacts- ten minutes appointments. ( mix of face to face and telephone)
Afternoon clinics commences 3pm and is 13 contacts-ten minutes appointments. ( mix of face to face and telephone)
On the rare occasion, there may be emergency (extra) appointments that present to reception and because of geographic challenges- patients present to us rather than Blaydon UTC because of this.
The surgery is a training practice, therefore the GP will also be a supervising our registrar on days the trainer is not present.
Home visit rate are low and there is a rapid response team that can see majority of acute cases. There is community frailty team and palliative care team as well.
Admin is self generated- however, when colleagues are on annual leave, urgent results, scripts and admin work is to be shared.
About us
We are a semi rural practice with 2500 patients situated on the border of Gateshead and County Durham.
We are part of Gateshead Outer West PCN.
We are a historic mining town that is recognised as a Deep-end surgery due to the socioeconomic structure of the population.
We have onsite physio on a Monday, rapid access to counselling services and PCN pharmacists.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the 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:
delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population
provision of services commensurate with the GMS contract
c.Generic prescribing adhering to local and national guidance
d.Effective management of long-term conditions
e.Processing of administration in a timely manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks
a rotational basis, undertake telephone triage and duty doctor roles
g.Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with good practice, policy and guidance
h.Working collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice workload
to best practice recommended through clinical guidelines and the audit process
j.Contribute to the successful implementation of continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the practice
delegated responsibility for a specific area (or areas) or the QOF
and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required
m.Contribute effective to the development and maintenance of the practice including; clinical governance, training, financial management and HR
compliance with the appraisal process
o.Prepare and complete the revalidation process
to self-learning and instil an ethos of continuing professional development across the practice team
q.Support the training of medical students from all clinical disciplines
r.Support the partners in achieving the strategic aims of the practice, making recommendations to enhance income and reduce expenditure
and adhere to practice protocols and policies at all times
t.Encourage collaborative working, liaising with all staff regularly, promoting a culture of continuous improvement at all times
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the salaried GP may be requested to:
a.Participate in practice audits as requested by the audit lead
b.Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
c.Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach root cause analysis (RCA)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. MBBS, MRCGP