General PracticePermanent

GP Partner

Riversdale Surgery

Prudhoe

Salary

—

Training post

Unknown

Trust type

Acute

Posted

3 weeks ago

About the role

Exciting partnership opportunity in the lovely Tyne Valley, just 25min from Newcastle. We are looking for a 6-8 session partner to replace a retiring partner in September 2026. Riversdale is a semi-rural training practice of 6000 patients where a high standard of patient care & continuity is paramount. We also value our work-life balance and consequently have a happy, supportive, cohesive team with daily team chats & regular meetings. We have good patient access and always very positive feedback in the annual national patient survey. We are federated with the local GP practices & have a good working relationship with practices in West Northumberland. We are fortunate to have other primary health care team members & services based in the health centre. We are looking for a partner who would fit in well with our team & is willing to contribute positively to the future of general practice. A good sense of humour is always appreciated.

We would very much welcome informal visits to the practice & hope to conduct interviews in early June.

GP Partner

Riversdale Surgery

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Provide comprehensive primary medical care to registered patients, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, prescribing and referral as appropriate. Undertake a mix of face-to-face, telephone and online consultations in line with the agreed job plan. Provide home visits when clinically appropriate. Manage acute presentations and contribute to same-day demand. Provide ongoing care for patients with long-term conditions, including medication reviews. Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records and correspondence in line with NHS and GMC requirements. Complete clinical administration arising from consultations in a timely manner (e.g. results, referrals, letters, tasks), in line with the agreed job plan. Participate in practice meetings, clinical meetings and multidisciplinary discussions as required. Contribute to the practices clinical governance activity, including audits, significant event reviews and learning from incidents/complaints. Work within practice policies and procedures, including safeguarding, IPC, information governance and prescribing policies. Contribute to maintaining standards required by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Work collaboratively with GP colleagues, Nursing/HCA teams and practice management. Communicate effectively with patients, carers and colleagues. Support a culture of mutual respect, continuous improvement and safe workload management. Maintain GMC registration, revalidation and annual appraisal requirements.

We pride ourselves on our high standards of care and work well together as a happy and supportive team. We have a list size of approximately 6000 patients. Our clinical team comprises 3 Partners (1 of which is retiring), 2 Salaried GPs and usually a DiT. We have a nursing team of 2 and 2 HCAs. We are based in a health centre alongside the local District nursing team, Child health care workers, Midwives, Podiatrists etc. this works well for staff and patients alike. Patient care and satisfaction is very important to us. We are a non-triage practice, allowing our patients the option to choose between f2f and telephone appointments. We use Systmone.

Person specification

Essential

GMC Registered Doctor.
Experience in General Practice.

Desirable

Interested in Training.