About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity to join our team and shape the future of our practice.
Stoneham Lane Surgery is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic GP to join our friendly and supportive team, with a genuine opportunity to progress into partnership.
We are offering a six-session salaried GP position over three days (Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday) on an initial one-year fixed-term contract, with a view to progressing into partnership.
The successful candidate will have their own patient list, enabling them to develop meaningful, long-term relationships with patients and provide continuity of care.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a GP who:
- Is passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred primary care.
- Values teamwork and collaborative working.
- Is committed to continuity of care and building strong relationships with patients.
- Enjoys supporting and contributing to the learning of other healthcare professionals.
- Is interested in developing their career and taking on the opportunities and responsibilities that come with partnership.
We welcome applications from GPs who share our values and are looking for a long-term opportunity within a supportive practice.
Working arrangements
- Role: Salaried GP with a view to partnership
- Sessions: Six sessions per week
- Working days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
- Contract: One-year fixed-term contract
- Future opportunity: Progression to partnership, subject to successful reviews at 6 and 12 months and mutual agreement.
About us
At Stoneham Lane Surgery, we pride ourselves on putting patient care and staff wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. We believe in working collaboratively, supporting one another and creating a positive environment in which both our patients and our team can thrive. We currently have 7500 patients.
Our established team consists of four GP partners, three Advanced Nurse Practitioners, two practice nurses and two GP assistants, supported by a fantastic administrative team who play an essential role in the smooth running of the practice. We also work closely with our PCN (Southampton Central PCN) and the additional supporting roles this provides.
We value the contribution every member of the team makes and recognise that delivering excellent patient care is a shared responsibility.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working Arrangements
Sessions: Six sessions per week
Working days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
Contract: One-year fixed-term contract
Role Summary
The post-holder will manage a patient caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
Main Purpose of Job
To support the 4 GP partners in the Practice to manage a busy, interesting clinical caseload. The appointee will also have the opportunity to take part in leading on key disease areas (monitoring trends in treatment, staff training and prescribing) and assist in developing appropriate healthcare services for a diverse suburban patient list; including Directed Enhanced Services commissioning, patient participation and health promotion.
The following are the core responsibilities of the Salaried GP in delivering health services
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, referrals and correspondence in a timely manner.
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the Practice.
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.
Providing counselling and health education.
Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
Collecting data for audit purposes.
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
Ensuring that all work carried out which carries a private fee is properly recouped and accounted for; e.g. Medical Reports, Insurance reports, Private letters to third Parties etc.
In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the Practice.
Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records.
Contributing to the summarising of patient records and accurate Read-Coding of patient data.
Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
The above list serves to illustrate the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties.
You will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the development of this role as the practice develops, and the overall business objectives of the practice change.
Responsible to
The GP Partners & Practice Manager
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified GP
- MRCGP
- Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)
- Full GMC registration
- Performers List registration noting that confirmation on this list is adequate for DBS confirmation.
- England Conforms to the National Performers List and is able to perform any such service as detailed within Regulation 24 of the National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) Regulations 2013.
- Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
- Appropriate defence indemnity
Desirable
- SystmOne knowledge desirable but not essential
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
Stoneham Lane Surgery
Address
City Gateway
Parkville Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO16 2JA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.stonehamlanesurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)