Salaried GP

Overview

We are looking for enthusiastic, forward-thinking GPs with a minimum of 2 years experience to join the Primary Care Network within Barnsley practices to provide Primary Care at scale, to fulfil the healthcare needs of Barnsley.

We are recruiting either one full-time or two part-time Salaried GPs to cover Monday/Tuesday at Goldthorpe Surgery and Thursday/Friday in our Brierley Surgery.

Please note this advert could be closed earlier than the closing date depending on how many applications we receive.

Main duties

The candidate must possess a positive attitude, be fully registered on the General Medical Council Register, and be able to work as part of a team. All GPs are assigned to a specific surgery and will be part of the team there.

Other benefits include NHS pension, indemnity and GMC fees covered, 6 weeks' holiday, sick pay, and retail discounts.

About us

Barnsley Primary Care Network:

Barnsley has established one super Primary Care Network (PCN) of over 250,000 patients which includes all GP practices across Barnsley. This is supported by six Neighbourhood Networks building on our successful and existing model of neighbourhood working; this enables us to maintain and focus on the specific needs of each local area whilst allowing integration at a borough-wide level.

Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities will include:

• The post holder will undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, queries, home visits, reviewing and signing repeat and acute prescriptions, review tests results and patient correspondences, medical reports, referral letters NHS/private in a timely manner
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from Federation team members
• To record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Collecting data for audit purposes
• Working towards all QOF/LES and DES targets
• Compiling and issuing computer generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding handwritten prescription wherever possible)
• Prescribe in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
• In general, undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Other responsibilities

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety and QOF standards
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
• Maintain an educational portfolio
• Contribute to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the practice
• Contribute to the development of computer-based patient records
• Attending training, practice/federation meetings and events organised by the federation or other agencies where appropriate
• Meet all timescales/deadlines for audits and written returns to ensure that the federation meets quality standards and receives the designated funding (e.g. annual QOF audit, out of hours audits)
• Participate in primary care led initiatives.

Person specification Experience

• Qualified GP Practitioner with 2 or more years experience

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.