About this role
Job summary
Shore Medical is seeking an Associate GP to join our primary care team, providing high-quality medical care to our patients.
The post holder will provide a full range of GP services, including face-to-face and telephone consultations, home visits, care navigation, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, prescribing and appropriate referral. They will manage a varied caseload, including patients with undifferentiated and complex health needs, while supporting health promotion, screening and disease management.
We are looking for a GP who is committed to delivering safe, evidence-based and patient-centred care, working collaboratively with the wider practice team and contributing to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and the ongoing development of primary care services.
Main duties of the job
Provide comprehensive GP services, including face-to-face and telephone consultations, home visits and care navigation.
Assess, diagnose and manage patients with a wide range of acute, chronic and undifferentiated health needs.
Prescribe safely, develop care plans and refer patients to appropriate services when required.
Provide senior clinical leadership, taking ownership of urgent operational issues and deputising for GP Partners when required.
Support, mentor and advise clinical and administrative staff, contribute to audit and quality improvement, and support the development of new models of care.
About us
Shore Medical is a GP Super Partnership with 6 practices across Poole and Bournemouth. We aspire to offer exceptional care to our 58,000 patients and are innovative in our approach to developing new teams and pathways to ever improve how general practice is delivered.
We have a friendly and supportive team of more than 200 staff, with over 40 GPs, Pharmacists, Paramedics, Nurses, Mental Health specialists and our range of administrative staff. We have a great social side to our team with Summer and Christmas parties, running and paddle boarding groups as well as many other events throughout the year.
The Practices in the Partnership are:
Lilliput Surgery Poole Road Medical Centre Wessex Road Surgery Heatherview Medical Centre Fernside Surgery Parkstone Tower PracticeWe offer
Competitive salary Friendly and supportive working environment Continuous CPD NHS Pension Scheme with Life Insurance Free parking at most of the sites Cycle to work scheme Refer a Friend scheme Summer & Christmas parties
Job description Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
Provide a full range of medical services as defined in the core GMS contract and additional enhanced services where appropriate for an agreed list of 300 patients per clinical session worked annually.In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion. Undertaking care navigation and visiting GP sessions.To record clear and contemporaneous computer-based consultation notes to agreed standards using System One.Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.Additional Duties of an Associate GP
The Associate GP role is designed to act as a higher-level practitioner within the organisation, taking ownership of urgent operational issues and deputising for partners when necessary. This will be demonstrated in the contribution of support, mentorship and advice to all clinical and administrative staff.Taking responsibility for oversight and delivery of the care provisions at all times.Identifying and exploring new models of care and facilitating their practical development and delivery.Please refer to the full Job Description for a comprehensive overview of the role and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Worked within a UK GP Practice Working in Primary Care in an area with significant health problems EPS prescribing
Qualifications Essential
QUALIFICATIONS GMC Registered MBBS or equivalent medical degree MRCGP Inclusion on the Performers List MPS/MDUS/MDDUS membership Enhanced DBS Check
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 Shore Medical PCN
Address Heatherview Medical Centre
2 Alder Park
Alder Rd
Poole
BH12 4AY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://shoremedical.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)