Salaried GP

Salaried GP 4Sessions per Week - Wednesdays & Surgery, Gloucester

Due to retirement, Hucclecote Surgery has an excitingopportunity for a Salaried GP to join our well-established, stable, and innovativeGMS training practice, located on the outskirts of Gloucester City. We have apatient list size of approximately 9,000, are CQC rated Good, and will bemoving to a purpose-built new surgery in early 2027.

Our GP day is structured into AM and PM sessions,comprising a mix of 15-minute face-to-face appointments and 10-minutetelephone consultations, with 60 minutes of GP-bookable follow-up slotsper day to support continuity of care. Our GPs also meet daily for a 40-minutecoffee break, which we value as an important opportunity for peer supportand communication. GPs also, receive an administration session per month.

You will be supported by a highly skilled andcollaborative clinical team, including:

• 5 GP Partners
• A dedicated nursing team managing chronicdisease
• Experienced management team

Hucclecote Surgery is a member of the North &South Gloucester Primary Care Network and benefits from a fullmultidisciplinary team, including:

• Prescribing Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technicians
• Social Prescriber
• Mental Health Nurse
• Frailty Nurses
• First contact Physiotherapist

We strongly value continuous professional developmentfor both clinical and non-clinical staff.

WE WELCOME INFORMAL VISITS/DISCUSSIONS

Main duties of the job Please refer to the job description for full list of responsibilities.

Job Summary:

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and non-registered patients.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• The post-holder will make themself 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
• 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 illnessIn consultation with patients and in line with current 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 and in keeping with guidelines.
• Prescribing in accordance with the prescribing formulary and guidelines and with NHS Gloucestershire guidelines whenever this is clinically appropriate.

About us We are a purpose-driven organisation committed to delivering high-quality work that makes a real impact for our clients and communities. Our team is made up of talented, motivated people who value collaboration, integrity and continuous improvement. We believe that the best results come from diverse perspectives, open communication and a shared commitment to excellence.

Our working atmosphere is supportive, inclusive and professional, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and mutual respect. We encourage people to take ownership of their work, contribute ideas and develop their skills, while also recognising the importance of work-life balance. Flexibility, trust and accountability underpin how we work together every day.

We offer a positive environment where people are supported to grow, learn and succeed. Benefits include opportunities for professional development, a competitive reward package and access to wellbeing initiatives.

Above all, we aim to create a workplace where people feel valued, challenged and proud of the work they do.

Job responsibilities Job Summary:

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and non-registered patients.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• The post-holder will make themself 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
• 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 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 and in keeping with guidelines.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
• Prescribing in accordance with the prescribing formulary and guidelines and with NHS Gloucestershire guidelines whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• Participate in the training and supervision of other clinicians (within the post-holders areas of competency)
• In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Other Responsibilities within the Organisation:

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant 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 organisation
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data
• Attending training and events organised by the surgery or other agencies, where appropriate.

Confidentiality:

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately

• In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Hucclecote staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential both for the duration of the post and in perpetuity after leaving the post (other than in the circumstances in which the General Medical Council permits disclosure).
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the suregry may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Health & Safety Policy, to include:

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to guidelines
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

Equality and Diversity:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with procedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional Development:

In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the surgery as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the surgery, and will:

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