3 Days per Week | Outstanding CQC Rating | £60,000–£95,000 FTE
Are you looking for more than just another GP role?
At Acorn Surgery, we're looking for an enthusiastic, patient-focused Salaried GP to join our exceptional team. This is a rare opportunity to become part of a CQC Outstanding-rated, high-performing training practice where collaboration, innovation and genuine team spirit are at the heart of everything we do.
We believe general practice should be rewarding, supportive and enjoyable. Our clinicians work together in an open-plan clinical hub, making it easy to discuss cases, share knowledge and support one another throughout the day. You'll never feel like you're working in isolation.
Our Partnership and Management Team are passionate about creating an environment where people can flourish. Whether you want to develop a specialist interest, become involved in quality improvement, or simply enjoy working alongside an experienced and friendly team, we'll support you every step of the way.
About the Role
- 3 days per week
- Working hours: 8:00am–6:00pm, or 8:45am–6:45pm
- Salary: £60,000–£95,000 FTE (depending on experience)
- Protected encouragement and support to develop clinical interests
- Opportunity to work within a highly collaborative multidisciplinary team
About Us
We're proud to be recognised as an Outstanding CQC-rated practice with a reputation for clinical excellence and innovation.
Our practice offers:
- Approximately 11,400 patients with a varied and interesting demographic
- Active member of Hunts Primary Care Network
- A highly experienced and approachable clinical team
- A strong culture of learning and continuous improvement
- SystmOne, ECLIPSE and AccuRx systems to support efficient working
- An exceptional reputation as a teaching practice for: Medical students, Foundation (F2) Doctors and GP Registrars
What We're Looking For
We're seeking a GP who is:
- Passionate about delivering outstanding patient care
- A collaborative team player
- Enthusiastic about continuous learning and development
- Keen to contribute to an innovative and forward-thinking practice
- Looking for a long-term home within a supportive and friendly team
Join a Practice Where People Matter
At Acorn Surgery, we know that excellent patient care starts with looking after our staff. We value every member of our team, celebrate success together and create an environment where friendships, mutual respect and professional development go hand in hand.
If you're looking for a practice where your ideas are welcomed, your wellbeing is valued and your career can grow, we'd love to hear from you.
Job Summary:
Manage a caseload, dealing with the wide range of health needs of patients on the Practice’s registered list, including temporary patients, at all times striving to provide the highest standards of care.
Clinical Responsibilities:
- In accordance with the agreed job plan, be available to undertake a variety of duties including patient consultations in person, via telephone, online, video and in patients’ homes
- Undertaking triage and managing on-the-day demand
- Dealing with patient-related queries, processing messages, queries and tasks
- Issuing and electronically signing prescriptions, in line with the ICBs prescribing formulary
- Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self- referred or referred from other healthcare 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 best practice, develop care plans with patients
- Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
- Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
- Support the training and continuing education of medical students and GP trainees on rotation in the Practice
- Support colleagues with the care and treatment of patients in residential care homes
- Support the work of the PPG and actively seek patient feedback
- In general expect 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 Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
- Work towards continuous quality improvement
- Play an active part in reporting and reviewing significant indicents
- 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
- Attending training and events organised by the Practice 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, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
- Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Health & Safety:
- Use personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines
- Identify the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
- Make effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
- Use appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
- Report potential risks identified.
Equality and Diversity:
- Act in a way that recognises the importance of people’s rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice 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:
- Participate in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
- Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Quality:
- Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
- Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team’s performance
- Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
Communication:
- Communicate effectively with other team members
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers
- Recognize people’s needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
Contribution to the Implementation of Services:
- Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance
- Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
- Participate in audit where appropriate.
Pay: £60,000.00-£95,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Licence/Certification:
- GMC Registration with no restrictions (required)
- Evidence of being on the performers' list (required)
Work Location: In person
