Salaried GP
| Posting date: | 20 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 September 2025 |
| Location: | Spalding, PE12 9HB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A5609-25-0000 |
Summary
The GP will undertake a variety of duties governed by the GMS contract and objectives of Enhanced Services, including: In-person consultations Telephone consultations Home visits for patients and nursing home residents Checking and signing repeat prescriptions Addressing queries, paperwork, and correspondence as required Provide patient-centred, evidence-based care that addresses the medical needs of the local patient population. This includes diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide variety of acute and chronic medical conditions, working to improve overall health outcomes. Ensure that all medical services provided align with the standards and obligations set out in the primary care contract. This includes meeting targets related to patient care, access, and service quality, in compliance with NHS guidelines. Implement safe, effective, and cost-efficient prescribing practices, ensuring that medication choices follow both local formularies and national prescribing guidelines, while considering patient preferences and clinical appropriateness. In agreement with Practice, manage chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, COPD, and asthma through regular reviews, treatment adjustments, and patient education, aiming to optimize control and prevent complications. Use care plans and multidisciplinary approaches when necessary. Ensure all administrative tasks, including managing referrals to secondary care, processing repeat prescription requests, reviewing test results, and handling patient queries, are completed promptly and accurately to support effective patient care. Participate in telephone triage and duty doctor responsibilities when required. Ensure that all patient consultations, treatments, and decisions are accurately recorded in patient notes in a timely manner, following best practices and adhering to legal and policy requirements. This is essential for continuity of care and medico-legal purposes. Contribute to the practice team by taking on a fair and equitable share of clinical and administrative duties. This ensures smooth operations and a balanced workload across the practice. Follow established clinical guidelines for patient care and actively participate in audits to ensure quality improvement. Take a proactive approach in implementing any audit recommendations to enhance patient safety and care standards. Support practice-wide initiatives aimed at improving patient care, service delivery, and operational efficiency. Contribute ideas and take part in projects that drive continuous improvement in healthcare quality and outcomes. In agreement with practice, take ownership of specific areas of the QOF, ensuring that the practice meets its targets. This could involve chronic disease management, patient screening programmes, or preventative health measures, ensuring high standards of care and practice performance. Participate in practice meetings (where possible) to discuss clinical issues, operational challenges, and practice performance. Provide input into decision-making processes and support the implementation of agreed actions to improve service delivery. Play an active role in ensuring the practice meets its clinical governance obligations, supporting audits, risk management, and quality improvement activities. Take part in regular appraisals, reflecting on your practice and setting goals for continued professional development. Engage in feedback discussions and use the appraisal process to identify areas for improvement and learning. Maintain your professional credentials and ensure you are prepared for the GMC revalidation process. This includes keeping accurate records of CPD (Continuing Professional Development), audits, patient feedback, and other required documentation Take responsibility for your ongoing education and professional development, and keep up to date with medical advancements, attend relevant training, and share knowledge with your colleagues. Work collaboratively with practice partners to help achieve strategic goals. Identify ways to improve service delivery, enhance patient care, and increase practice efficiency, which could help reduce costs or generate additional income. Ensure that you are familiar with, and consistently follow, the practices protocols and policies in daily clinical and administrative work. Participate in regular reviews to update protocols as needed to meet evolving clinical guidelines and regulatory requirements. Foster a team-based approach to care by maintaining regular communication with all practice staff. Promote a culture of collaboration, quality improvement, and open dialogue, ensuring everyone is working towards shared practice goals. Engage in clinical audits as requested, contributing to the collection and analysis of data to assess and improve practice performance and patient outcomes. Take part in initiatives that support the improvement of local healthcare services, helping the practice to stay engaged with wider community health strategies and to offer better care to patients. When significant events or near misses occur, participate in reviews and root cause analyses to identify what went wrong, learn from the event, and implement changes to prevent recurrence.