Salaried GP
Bridge and Monkseaton Medical Practice
Whitley Bay
Salary
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Posted
4 days ago
About the role
We are looking for a salaried GP to join our friendly and supportive team. We are looking for 4-6 sessions. We would welcome applications from GPs at any stage in their career including newly qualified. We are very focused on well being and team development holding 6-8 Time In sessions per year which is a mixture of ICB led Time Out sessions and In House Team Development sessions. We have clinical meetings most weeks. We have a strong focus on staff well being and during the pandemic created a small garden and zen room to take time out in. We also have regular and one off social and well being events. We are a 4-partner practice, and we employ a management team, 9 salaried GPs, 1 Practice Nurse, 3 Health Care Assistants, 1 Paramedics, 1 Physicians Assistant (On sabbatical), 3 Pharmacists and 1 Pharmacy technician. We also work with the PCN and have ARRS roles in Mental Health, Physiotherapy, NEAS paramedics for a home visiting service and administrators. The Practice has excellent facilities for patients and staff, this comprises of 8 GP Consulting Rooms, 2 examination rooms & 3 Nurse Treatment Rooms with preparation areas: office accommodation, meeting rooms and communal kitchen area for lunch and coffee. The role will offer you the chance to be innovative and change the service and health care offered. We will offer support and mentorship for your career development. Presently, Medical Indemnity is paid by the practice under the GroupCare Scheme from the MDU.
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 and correspondence in a timely fashion Make 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 un-diagnosed 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 using the RMS system An extension to the terms and conditions are held in a Staff Handbook available on request