Nottingham
An exciting opportunity has arisen forus to recruit a new Salaried GP to our Practice team. This position has become availabledue to one of our Senior Partners retiring.If you are a GP who is keen to work witha vibrant team, focused on providing the best patient care possible, then wewould like to meet you! We can offer acompetitive salary and annual leave entitlement, access to the NHS pensionscheme and development opportunities.Applications are welcomed from newly qualifiedGPs who will be supported.Closing date: 30th April 2026 - Applicationswill be screened as they come into the Practice, therefore you could be offeredan interview prior to the closing date.Main duties of the jobPlease see the job description section below for the full list of duties and responsibilities related to the role.About usWe are a high achieving, forward thinking and well organised teaching Practice. The team consists of 8 partners, 6 salaried GPs, an ACP, a Practice Pharmacy Team, 2 Practice Based Physiotherapists, 8 nurses and HCAs and a capable and competent administration support team.The Practice aims to deliver highquality care to over 17,000 patients, using SystmOne. We work from a purpose-built surgery, hostingan extensive range of extended services. As a training practice, there is anactive undergraduate and post graduate teaching programme in place. We are partof the Rushcliffe PCN and are a high achieving Practice with full QoF and localenhanced service achievements.Free staff parking is available and access to the NHS pension scheme.We would actively encourage you to visitthe Practice and meet the team. Pleasecontact us (Lisa Sullivan, Business Manager or Jack Eyre, Operations Manager orDr Claire McCall, GP Partner) for an informal chat.You can apply by sending a coveringletter and your CV to will keep job applications for 6 months and if further vacancies become available, we will contact suitable candidates. If you do not consent to us storing your application, please inform us via responsibilitiesClinicalresponsibilities:Inaccordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder willmake him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties includingsurgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visitingpatients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealingwith queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashionMakingprofessional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems,whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers withinthe organisationAssessingthe health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosedproblemsScreeningpatients for disease risk factors and early signs of illnessInconsultation with patients and in line with current practice diseasemanagement protocols, developing care plans for healthProvidingcounselling and health educationAdmittingor discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to othercare providers as appropriateRecordingclear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standardsCollectingdata for audit purposesCompilingand issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoidinghand-written prescriptions whenever possible)Prescribingin accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically)whenever this is clinically appropriateIngeneral the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normalduties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primarycare.Otherresponsibilities within the organisation:Awarenessof and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g.prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safetyAcommitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based bestpracticeContributingto evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisationContributingto the development of computer-based patient recordsContributingto the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient dataAttendingtraining and events organised by the practice or other agencies, whereappropriate.Confidentiality:In the course of seeking treatment,patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information inrelation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have theright to expect that staff will respect their privacy and actappropriatelyIn the performance of the duties outlinedin this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidentialinformation relating to patients and their carers, practice staff andother healthcare workers. They mayalso have access to information relating to the practice as a businessorganisation. All such information from any source is to be regardedas strictly confidentialInformation relating to patients, carers,colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice mayonly be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practicepolicies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection ofpersonal and sensitive data.Health & safety:The post-holder willimplement and lead on a full range of promotion and management their own andothers health and safety and infection control as defined in the practicehealth & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and thepractice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include(but will not be limited to):Using personal security systems within theworkplace according to practice guidelinesAwareness of national standards ofinfection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual /professional requirements, and good practice guidelinesProviding advice on the correct and safemanagement of the specimens process including collection, labelling,handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transportarrangementsCorrect personal use of PersonalProtective Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use of PPE by others,advising on appropriate circumstances for use by clinicians, staff andpatients.Management of the full range of infectioncontrol procedures in both routine and extraordinary circumstances (e.g.pandemic or individual infectious circumstances)Hand hygiene standards for self and othersManaging directly all incidents ofaccidental exposureManagement and advice relating toinfection control and clinically based patient care protocols, andimplementation of those protocols across the practiceActive observation of current workingpractices across the practice in relation to infection control,cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followedand weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues asappropriate to the responsible personIdentifying the risks involved in workactivities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages thoserisks across clinical and patient processMaking effective use of training to updateknowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of othersacross the full range of infection control and patient processesMonitoring practice facilities andequipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that proper use ismade of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc, and that these aresufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack offacilities to be escalated as appropriate to the responsible managerSafe management of sharps use, storage anddisposalMaintenance of own clean working environmentUsing appropriate infection controlprocedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safeway, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action whereneeded or escalation to responsible managementActively identifying, reporting, andcorrection of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediatelywhen recognisedKeeping own work areas and general /patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards /risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assumingresponsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanlinessacross the business in consultation (where appropriate) with responsiblemanagersUndertaking periodic infection controltraining (minimum twice annually)Correct waste and instrument managementincluding handling, segregation, and container useMaintenance of sterile environmentsEquality and diversity:The post-holder will support the equality,diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:Actingin a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpretingthem in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies,and current legislationRespectingthe privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleaguesBehavingin a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmentaland respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.In addition to maintaining continued educationthrough attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure thatprofessional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder willparticipate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part ofthis employment, such training to include:Participationin an annual individual performance review, including takingresponsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/orprofessional developmentTakingresponsibility for own development, learning and performance anddemonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similarwork.Quality:The post-holder will strive to maintain qualitywithin the practice, and will:Alertother team members to issues of quality and riskAssessown performance and take accountability for own actions, either directlyor under supervisionContributeto the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activitiesand making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teamsperformanceWorkeffectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needsEffectivelymanage own time, workload and resources.Communication:The post-holder should recognize the importance of effectivecommunication within the team and will strive to:Communicate effectively with other teammembersCommunicate effectively with patients andcarersRecognise peoples needs for alternativemethods of communication and respond accordingly.Contribution to theimplementation of services:The post-holder will:Applypractice policies, standards and guidanceDiscusswith other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelineswill affect own workParticipatein audit where appropriate.Person SpecificationKnowledgeSee Job Description for full detail on required criteria.See Job Description for full detail on required criteria.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr