About this role
Job summary
Alexander House Surgery is looking for two or three enthusiastic salaried GPs to join our friendly and established team of nine GPs.
We have 1012 sessions available in total and welcome applications from GPs seeking either a smaller or larger number of sessions. The salary is £12,070 per session.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive, forward-thinking practice that combines the continuity and relationships of traditional general practice with effective digital systems and modern ways of working.
We offer a positive working environment where every team member has a voice, breaks are protected and worklife balance is genuinely valued. If you are a proactive, patient-focused GP who enjoys working collaboratively and contributing to the development of services, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide high-quality, patient-centred general medical services to our growing practice population.
The role will include a mixture of predominantly face-to-face appointments, with telephone and digital consultations where clinically appropriate. You will manage acute and long-term conditions, undertake appropriate clinical administration, contribute to preventative care and support our strong focus on population health.
Our salaried GPs and partners undertake a proportionate share of duty-doctor sessions, based on list size. The duty doctor is supported by other GPs and our multidisciplinary team of allied health professionals.
You will work collaboratively with the wider practice team, participate in clinical meetings and quality-improvement work, and have the opportunity to contribute ideas to the continued development of the practice.
About us
Alexander House Surgery is a friendly and forward-thinking two-site practice with a continually growing patient list and an established team of nine GPs.
We are committed to relationship-based general practice through our named-GP model and provide significantly more face-to-face appointments than remote consultations. Continuous digital and operational transformation enables us to maintain this approach while supporting both excellent patient care and a healthy worklife balance for our team.
We consistently achieve 99100% QOF and place practice-wide importance on population health, preventative medicine and continuous improvement. Our patient experience is reflected in consistently excellent National GP Patient Survey results, 96% good or very good Friends and Family Test feedback, and a 4.5-star Google rating.
We are a close-knit, sociable team with protected coffee breaks and lunchtimes. Every team member is valued and encouraged to help shape how the practice develops.
Job description Job responsibilities
A Salaried GP works as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the provision of medical services to the practice population, delivering an excellent standard of clinical care while complying with the contract.
Furthermore, the post-holder will adhere to the GMC standards for good medical practice, contributing to the effective management of the practice, leading by example, maintaining a positive, collaborative working relationship with the multidisciplinary team.
The role is to support, mentor, and supervise other healthcare professionals within the organisation and be an integral part of the general practice team.All staff at this organisation have a duty to conform to the following:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
A good attitude and positive action towards Equality Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) creates an environment where all individuals can achieve their full potential. Creating such an environment is important for three reasons it improves operational effectiveness, it is morally the right thing to do, and it is required by law.
Patients and their families have the right to be treated fairly and be routinely involved in decisions about their treatment and care. They can expect to be treated with dignity and respect and will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Patients have a responsibility to treat other patients and our staff with dignity and respect.
Staff have the right to be treated fairly in recruitment and career progression. Staff can expect to work in an environment where diversity is valued, and equality of opportunity is promoted. Staff will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Staff have a responsibility to ensure that they treat our patients and their colleagues with dignity and respect.
Safety, Health, Environment and Fire (SHEF)
The organisation is committed to supporting and promoting opportunities for staff to maintain their health, wellbeing and safety.
The post-holder is to manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients and monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
All personnel have a duty to take reasonable care of health and safety at work for themselves, their team and others and to cooperate with employers to ensure compliance with health and safety requirements.
All personnel are to comply with the:
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Environment Act 1995
Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1999
Other statutory legislation which may be brought to the post-holders attention
Confidentiality
The organisation is committed to maintaining an outstanding confidential service. Patients entrust and permit us to collect and retain sensitive information relating to their health and other matters pertaining to their care. They do so in confidence and have a right to expect all staff will respect their privacy and maintain confidentiality at all times.
It is essential that, if the legal requirements are to be met and the trust of our patients is to be retained, all staff must protect patient information and provide a confidential service.
Quality and Continuous Improvement (CI)
To preserve and improve the quality of this organisations outputs, all personnel are required to think not only of what they do but how they achieve it. By continually re-examining our processes, we will be able to develop and improve the overall effectiveness of the way we work.
The responsibility for this rests with everyone working within the organisation to look for opportunities to improve quality and share good practice and to discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care.
At this organisation, we continually strive to improve work processes which deliver healthcare with improved results across all areas of our service provision. We promote a culture of continuous improvement where everyone counts, and staff are permitted to make suggestions and contributions to improve our service delivery and enhance patient care.
Staff should interpret national strategies and policies into local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice. All staff are to contribute to investigations and root cause analyses whilst participating in serious incident investigations and multidisciplinary case reviews.
Learning and development
The effective use of training and development is fundamental in ensuring that all staff are equipped with the appropriate skills, knowledge, attitude and competences to perform their role. All staff will be required to partake in, and complete mandatory training as directed. It is an expectation for this post-holder to assess their own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate.
Collaborative working
All staff are to recognise the significance of collaborative working and understand their own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time. Staff are to prioritise their own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team.
Teamwork is essential in multidisciplinary environments, and the post-holder is to work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working and to work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery
Effective communication is essential, and all staff must ensure they communicate in a manner which enables the sharing of information in an appropriate manner. All staff should delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence.
Managing information
All staff should use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in the planning, implementation and monitoring of care and presenting and communicating information.
Data should be reviewed and processed using accurate SNOMED codes to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.
Service delivery
Staff will be given detailed information during the induction process regarding policy and procedure.
The post-holder must adhere to the information contained within the organisations policies and regional directives, ensuring protocols are adhered to at all times.
Security
The security of the organisation is the responsibility of all personnel. The post-holder must ensure they always remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity immediately to their line manager.
The following are the core responsibilities of the Salaried GP in delivering health services.
The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population
The provision of services commensurate with the primary care contract
To clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective and plan clinical care accordingly referring patients to other services/agencies in a timely manner, utilising Practice and any other local guidelines
Generic prescribing adhering to local and national guidance
Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
Effective management of long-term conditions
To support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care
Processing of administration in a timely manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks
Review medications following the appropriate policies, NICE/local clinical guidelines and local care pathways
Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with good practice, policy and guidance
Work collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice workload
Adhere to best practice recommended through clinical guidelines and the audit process
Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans
Contribute to the successful implementation of continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the practice
Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required
Contribute effective to the development and maintenance of the practice including clinical governance and training
Be aware of your duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children
Ensure compliance with the appraisal process
Prepare and complete the revalidation process to remain fit to practice
Commit to self-learning and instil an ethos of continuing professional development across the practice team
Review and always adhere to practice protocols and policies
Encourage collaborative working, liaising with all staff regularly, always promoting a culture of continuous improvement
To be an integral part of the general practice team as well as supporting the wider network and multi-disciplinary team
There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Full GMC registration Performers List registration noting that confirmation on this list is adequate for DBS confirmation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Alexander House Surgery
Address Alexander House Surgery
2 Salisbury Road
Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 7AW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.alexanderhousesurgery.com/ (Opens in a new tab)