Job summary

Join our team of GPs and ANPs in the New Models of Care pilot programme for the Northamptonshire Rural East & South (NRES) Neighbourhood.

We are looking to recruit:

Up to 6GP sessions to work at Denton Village Surgery on our Neighbourhood Pilot Project.

Work within our practices across the neighbourhood to deliver high-quality, proactive complex care and same-day care to our patients.

We're looking for GPs to join our Neighbourhood Access Service, part of the innovative New Models Programme.

Denton Village Surgery would be your base practice.

You'll work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team within primary care to provide expert assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation for patients presenting with undifferentiated primary care presentations. In addition to same-day access work, you will be expected to incorporate proactive care of complex patients, with an aim to reduce unplanned hospital admissions.

This is your chance to shape integrated neighbourhood services and make a real difference to patient outcomes across our 88,938 registered patients.

Main duties of the job

As a GP in the New Models of Care programme, you will provide autonomous care for our patients presenting with undifferentiated presentations mainly in same day settings. You will demonstrate safe clinical decision making and provide expert care by undertaking initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care, including appropriate follow-ups.

Working with other GPs and nursing team in the neighbourhood Practices and Hub you will continually review and evaluate services and work with the management team in implementation of change.

Key Relationships

• Patients and Carers
• Practice GPs, Senior GPs working in New Models of Care, Nursing Staff and Patient Services Team
• Community and hospital clinicians
• Pharmacists
• Services for people with Mental Health Problems
• Social Care
• Voluntary Agencies
• Nursing Homes/Residential Homes/Sheltered Housing Units
• Clinical Nurse Specialists/specialist teams for Chronic illness.

About us

What We Offer

• Sessional rate range of £11,000-£12,000 dependant on experience
• Flexible patterns of working across neighbourhood sites
• Mentorship by senior GPs
• Opportunities for leadership, education, and service development
• Support for CPD and advanced practice growth.

The Northamptonshire Rural East & South (NRES) Neighbourhood, consisting of 7 GP Practices serving 88,938 patients, is developing an innovative new model of care as part of the NHS New Models Programme.

You will be working with a team of GPs and specialist ANPs to deliver same day care to the Rural East & South population across our three hub sites.

We are pleased to offer flexible base locations across our seven member practices and three hub sites. We will work with successful candidates to identify a primary location that best suits your preferences and our service needs.

Our member practices are:

• Denton Village Surgery.
• Brackley Medical Centre
• Towcester Medical Centre
• Brook Health Centre
• The Parks Medical Practice
• Springfield Surgery, Brackley
• Bugbrooke Medical Centre.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

Provide clinical care to our patients. This will include reducing the demand on the core neighbourhood GP practices by the assessment and management of patients by means of telephone triage and clinic appointments.

Use advanced skills and expert knowledge to assess the physical and psychosocial needs of patients with undifferentiated primary care conditions including minor illness and instigating therapeutic treatments based on best available evidence to improve health outcomes.

Use advanced skills and expert knowledge to make comprehensive and focussed assessments, independently and proactively managing care of the patients.

Promote patient independence and self-care where appropriate

Support and work cohesively in a team with other GPs/ANPs and ACPs working in the new model of care settings, including providing oversight and mentorship for more junior colleagues.

Review pathology results to ensure appropriate treatment and care

Support and lead the practices for the delivery of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and NHS England/ICB/Federation Contracts.

Regulatory

Respond to complaints and clinical incidents/significant events as appropriate to ensure robust systems are in place for improving practice through joint learning.

Maintain accurate and timely clinical records in line with professional and legal standards.

Undertake at least one clinical audit a year. Evaluate data and present findings to the Practice Clinical team. Implement changes where appropriate.

Adhere to the employing practice Policies and Procedures including Infection Control, Health and Safety, and safeguarding. Ensure all mandatory training is completed in a timely manner.

All staff must be familiar with and actively promote the practices Equal Opportunities Policy at all times.

All staff who have access to personal data will be aware of their responsibilities under UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 and will abide by the principles of that legislation.

Personal / Professional Development

Maintain own personal/professional development plan and portfolio thereby meeting the requirements for revalidation through appraisal of own performance.

Adhere to the annual appraisal process and revalidation requirements.

Work at all times within the GMC Code of Professional Conduct.

Provide Mentorship and training of new recruits or students as and when required.

Participate in the Practice Performance Review process.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Great team working skills
• In depth knowledge base in the management of patients with chronic illness and minor illness
• Ability to maintain and monitor high standards of evidence-based care
• Ability to direct and co-ordinate care working autonomously and collaboratively
• Understanding of clinical governance issues
• Evidence of improving the patient's experience.

Desirable

• Evidence of leading a service project at practice level
• Undertaking research or involvement in clinical research programmes
• Experience in writing clinical policies and protocols.

Qualifications

Essential

• CCT qualification
• On the performers list register for Northamptonshire
• Relevant first level degree
• Extensive clinical experience in primary care
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Relevant Master level degree
• Management qualification/experience
• Post registration qualification in relevant areas
• Teaching qualification
• Recent attendance on a leadership skills development programme.

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Excellent communication (verbal, written, and IT)
• Evidence of self-motivation, the ability to work independently and effective decision making
• Experience in working in partnership and collaboration with multi professional/agency teams
• Evidence of team working and organisational skills
• Ability to manage change
• Problem solving approach
• Calm under reasonable pressure.

Desirable

• Effective team leadership
• Counselling experience.

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a General Practitioner to join our team at HMP Full Sutton.

HMP Full Sutton is a busy category A and B mens prison in the village of Full Sutton in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The site supports around 560 men aged 21+ with a range of health conditions including a high number of complex needs. Within this role you will be delivering clinical sessions, segregation rounds and providing daily acute support within the main population and specialist units.

We are looking for a General Practitionerwho has a passion for working with patients who are disconnected from the healthcare service and who is keen to work as part of an established team.

Hours

Working: Mon, Thurs or Fri

AM session - 08:00 - 12:00

PM session - 12:00 - 16:00

This position is part-time roleworking12 hrs, or 3 sessions per week.Sessions can be worked across 2 or 3 days.

Salary

You'llreceive an annual salary up to£126,500per annum FTE - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Main duties of the job

Our General Practitioners are extremely valued and are well respected members of the Prison Healthcare community, as a General Practitioner, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Deliver first class healthcare to a diverse group of patients, and therefore as a General Practitioner at Practice Plus Group you get the opportunity to further develop your knowledge in areas you would'nt usually experience within a practice, or even A&E environment.
• Provide clinical assessment and diagnosis to patients requirements and make timely decisions regarding future management.
• Provide a highly specialist resource to other members of the healthcare team at site, as well as the patients you work with having active
• involvement in clinical governance and effectiveness activities.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn't stop there we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• We treat patients and each other as they would like to be treated
• We act with integrity
• We embrace diversity
• We strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Requirements

• MBChB or MBBS
• Inclusion on the GMC Register and GP Performers List
• Evidence of engagement with annual appraisal
• Experience working as a General Practitioner in community general practice
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Ability to work with patients with a history of substance misuse
• RCGP Certificate in Substance Misuse 1 and 2, or prepared to undertake these qualifications

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you're looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a GP you will respond to medical problems presented by patients including diagnosis, investigation, treatment and referral as appropriate in line with guidelines and pathways. Including prescribing for patients, regularly review medications and monitor repeat prescriptions.

You will;

Provide medical leadership and expert advice, regarding medical and primary care issues to the wider healthcare team; engaging with the Practice Plus Group wellbeing approach

Deliver effective patient care developing high levels of communication with patients; identifying and utilising evidence based best practice through benchmarking and clinical guidelines. Undertaking appropriate clinical audit to improve clinical outcomes

Inspire and develop positive collaborative working relationships across the multidisciplinary team; working with the wider team to ensure effective clinical governance is incorporated into day to day practice

Promote multidisciplinary discussions around complex case management, ensuring systems and processes in place for managing results, letters, and tasks. Undertake clinical risk assessments and implement management strategies for risks

Share and disseminate acquired knowledge with all team members through development sessions and clinical governance meetings or clinical case reviews

Person Specification

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Additional Criteria

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Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

Are you an experienced and motivated GP or Doctor looking for an exciting opportunity in urgent and emergency care?

We are seeking a dedicated General Practitioner/Doctor to join our busy, co-located Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) on a full-time contract. Working alongside our multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to patients presenting with a wide range of minor illness and injury.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a fast-paced clinical environment where collaboration, innovation and professional development are actively encouraged.

About the Role

As a GP/Doctor within our UTC, you will assess, diagnose and manage patients with urgent but non-life-threatening conditions. You will work closely with an experienced multidisciplinary team consisting of:

• General Practitioners (GPs)
• Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs)
• Emergency Care Practitioners (ECPs)
• Emergency Nurse Practitioners (ENPs)
• Nursing and support staff

The UTC is co-located with the Emergency Department, providing excellent opportunities for collaborative working, shared learning and timely escalation of care where required.

Main duties of the job

Independently assess, investigate, diagnose and treat patients presenting with urgent healthcare needs.

Make safe, evidence-based clinical decisions within the scope of urgent care practice.

Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to provide seamless patient care.

Refer or escalate patients appropriately to specialist or emergency services when required.

Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.

Participate in clinical governance, audit and quality improvement initiatives.

Contribute to teaching, mentoring and supporting colleagues where appropriate.

About us

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.

We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Independently assess, investigate, diagnose and treat patients presenting with urgent healthcare needs.
• Make safe, evidence-based clinical decisions within the scope of urgent care practice.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to provide seamless patient care.
• Refer or escalate patients appropriately to specialist or emergency services when required.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.
• Participate in clinical governance, audit and quality improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to teaching, mentoring and supporting colleagues where appropriate.

About You

We are looking for a clinician who is:

• Fully registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a licence to practise.
• Included on the GP Register or possesses equivalent urgent care experience.
• Experienced in managing acute presentations in primary care, urgent care or emergency settings.
• Confident working autonomously while recognising when senior or specialist input is required.
• An excellent communicator with strong clinical decision-making skills.
• Passionate about delivering safe, compassionate and high-quality patient care.
• Able to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

What We Offer

• A supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team.
• A modern, busy co-located Urgent Treatment Centre.
• Opportunities for ongoing professional development and learning.
• Exposure to a diverse range of urgent care presentations.
• A positive working culture focused on patient safety and continuous improvement.
• NHS pension (where applicable) and employee benefits.
• Competitive salary and terms in line with experience and organisational policy.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic urgent care service where every day is different. You'll become part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team committed to delivering outstanding care to our local community while supporting each other to develop professionally.

If you are looking for a rewarding role that combines the variety of urgent care with the benefits of collaborative team working, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today and help us deliver exceptional urgent care when patients need it most.

Person Specification

Education, training and qualifications

Essential

• MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
• Full GMC registration with licence to practise
• Inclusion on the GMC GP Register or CCT/CESR in General Practice (or equivalent urgent care experience if recruiting non-GP doctors)
• Evidence of ongoing CPD and revalidation
• ALS, ATLS or equivalent certification

Desirable

• Qualification in Minor Illness and Minor Injury Management

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience of assessing and managing acute presentations in Primary Care, Urgent Treatment Centre, Emergency Department or equivalent setting
• Experience of autonomous clinical decision-making and risk management
• Experience of prescribing and managing urgent care presentations
• Knowledge of clinical governance, safeguarding and quality improvement processes
• Experience of teaching, mentoring or supervising junior staff and learners
• Participation in audit, service development or quality improvement projects

Skills

Essential

• Excellent clinical assessment, diagnostic and treatment skills
• Ability to manage a diverse range of urgent but non-life-threatening conditions
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills with patients, relatives and colleagues
• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team
• Good organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise workload
• Competent IT and clinical record-keeping skills

Desirable

• Ability to contribute to service improvement initiatives

Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Atrributes

Essential

• Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
• Demonstrates professionalism, integrity and accountability
• Flexible and adaptable to the demands of a busy urgent care environment
• Commitment to delivering safe, compassionate, patient-centred care
• Resilient and able to work effectively under pressure
• Commitment to continuous professional development and lifelong learning
• Enthusiastic about supporting colleagues and developing the service

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

We are looking for a Locum Doctor (General Practitioner with Aviation Medicine Qualification) to cover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), at RAF Leeming Medical Centre, in Northallerton, North Yorkshire.

This is a locum role (37 hours per week) and the successful candidate will deliver an exceptional standard of care to the MoD service personnel.

Hourly Rate - £72.58 per hour

Main duties of the job

Job Description:

• Undertake Primary Healthcare (PHC) clinics for Military and entitled personnel.
• Examinations and Occupational Health (OH) assessments within the locum doctors scope of experience and qualification.
• To inform the local medical authority of any case that may affect a servicemans ability to undertake their duties.
• To complete reports and documentation in accordance with MOD policy or the requirements of any other government department.
• To attend individual management reviews or case conferences with Primary Healthcare (PHC) and/or line management as required.

About us

About Military Medical Personnel and Our Benefits:

Military Medical Personnel (MMP) is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated exclusively to providing locum civilian medical, dental and healthcare professionals to the Ministry of Defence. We are a contracted supplier to the MOD and have locum vacancies on military bases throughout the UK and occasionally overseas locations.

Military Medical Personnel offer an attractive package for candidates which may include the following:

• Attractive rates of pay with weekly payments and choice of payment model
• A generous Refer a Friend bonus scheme
• Flexibility of long- and short-term assignments to suit your availability
• Free uniforms provided (if required)
• A PVG membership (Disclosure Scotland) or an Access Northern Ireland certificate is required for this role.
• Free mandatory training
• Weekly payments
• Assigned an experienced consultant who will support you throughout your application and will continue to look after you during your assignment

All job placements are subject to the receipt of satisfactory compliance requirements.

Please note that MMP is unable to sponsor work visas. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, such as a valid visa with no restrictions on hours.

Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates who meet the essential criteria will be contacted regarding their application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description:

• Undertake Primary Healthcare (PHC) clinics for Military and entitled personnel.
• Examinations and Occupational Health (OH) assessments within the locum doctors scope of experience and qualification.
• To inform the local medical authority of any case that may affect a servicemans ability to undertake their duties.
• To complete reports and documentation in accordance with MOD policy or the requirements of any other government department.
• To attend individual management reviews or case conferences with Primary Healthcare (PHC) and/or line management as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential requirements/ Qualifications/ Experience:
• General Practitioners must be registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) both on the main register and on the GMC GP Register without Restrictions.
• Diploma in Aviation Medicine or have completed the RAF Military Aviation Medicine Examiner (MAME) Course.
• Must have a current, satisfactory in date annual appraisal in line with the requirements of the General Medical Councils (GMCs) Good Medical Practice (GMP).
• Must be in date and able to provide certification for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Safeguarding Adults up to and including Level 3 training.
• Must be on the UK NHS Performers List and provide an NHS Performer number.

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

Have you got an interest and a passion in Mental Health? We are looking to recruit a highly motivated individual to work across our Adult Mental Health Crisis Service in North Yorkshire. You will be willing to provide an enthusiastic approach in supporting staff and students in their professional development through effective clinical leadership, sharing of knowledge and modelling the highest professional standards.

We are seeking an individual (fixed term - 12 months) who shares and promotes our vision and values and who is interested in further development of self and others and in quality improvement. If you are an ambitious member of staff willing to provide energy and enthusiasm to drive Practice Development forward and are dynamic and interested in pro-actively supporting the facilitation of training and development for our clinical teams, then you could be the person we are looking for.

Main duties of the job

Candidate's should hold a current professional registration with a professional body along with a recognised clinical teaching qualification or equivalent clinical mentoring and teaching experience. With a commitment to continual quality and service improvement, you will be responsible for ensuring services provide a progressive learning and development environment for all grades of staff including temporary staff and will ensure a high standard of care delivery through specialist knowledge and skills in clinical practice, providing advice, mentoring, supervision and training across services. You will implement key practice developments and quality initiatives in order to achieve excellence in patient care in partnership with nursing and clinical multidisciplinary teams.

You will provide a Senior Practitioner perspective in discussions with senior medical and clinical colleagues, Heads of Nursing and operational managers in developing a co-ordinated approach to service delivery which is informed by good nursing practice. You will promote and contribute to inter-professional learning activities across services and implement in-house teaching.

The post holder will be responsible for their personal and professional development whilst undertaking this role.

The role requires successful candidates to work 5 days per week Mon-Fri.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current professional registration with professional body
• Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma supplemented by specialist training or equivalent experience to master's level equivalent
• Recognised clinical teaching qualification or equivalent clinical mentoring and teaching experience
• Evidence of continuous personal development
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
• Leadership qualification or willingness to work towards. Qualification must be achieved within agreed timescale
• Quality Improvement Systems for Leaders or willing to undertake within agreed timescale

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience working with people with complex mental ill health or learning disabilities in an inpatient or community environment.
• Extensive experience working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
• Extensive experience in a clinical nurse leadership role
• Extensive experience providing clinical supervision, mentoring and teaching to healthcare professionals and students
• Experience of been involved in the delivering of change and service improvement
• Experience of resolving complex and challenging situations in collaboration with other disciplines and agencies

Desirable

• Use of the Trust's quality Improvement System to implement change
• Experience of working alongside higher education providers

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Sound knowledge of principles of nursing and how to apply these in a practice setting
• Significant evidenced based knowledge of best practice in caring for patients in the designated field.
• Provide effective leadership
• Influence, initiate and manage change effectively
• Good understanding of relevant legislation and guidance (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, CPA, Safe Staffing) and its application in practice.
• Good understanding of clinical governance and its application in practice
• Good understanding of Recovery principles and application in practice
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
• Detailed understanding of Care Programme Approach and its application in practice.
• Detailed understanding of Clinical Risk Assessment and Management/Harm Minimisation and its application in practice
• Research and development methodology
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment
• The Trust's Quality Improvement System (QIS) (or within agreed timescale).
• Working knowledge of HR policies and procedures and when to escalate to the HR Department.

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Salaried GP to join our friendly, supportive and forward-thinking team at Eleanor Cross Healthcare in Northampton.

This is a permanent position for 6 sessions per week, and we would consider other sessional commitments and job shares, becoming available following the retirement of our Senior Partner. The role offers a salary of £11,300 per session, with an anticipated start date of April 2027.

We offer the opportunity to work in an established training and research practice with a strong multidisciplinary team and a commitment to continuity of care. We value our GPs as individuals and encourage colleagues to develop their own clinical, educational and research interests alongside their core general practice work.

We welcome applications from both experienced and newly qualified GPs. For someone looking for a supportive practice in which to establish themselves and develop their career, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide the full range of general medical services expected of a Salaried GP, working as part of our wider clinical team across Eleanor Cross Healthcare.

A central part of the role will be looking after a defined patient list within our list-based continuity model. We believe continuity remains one of the most rewarding aspects of general practice and gives our GPs the opportunity to develop meaningful, long-term relationships with their patients.

The role will include a mixture of routine and urgent clinical care, reviewing investigations and correspondence, prescribing and medicines management, and contributing to the clinical work of the practice.

Our GPs are supported by an experienced multidisciplinary team, including pharmacy, nursing and mental health support, allowing clinical workload to be shared appropriately.

There are also opportunities to become involved in GP training, research, quality improvement and the wider development of the practice according to individual interests.

About us

Eleanor Cross Healthcare is a friendly and forward-thinking GP partnership based across Delapre Medical Centre and Whitefields Surgery in southwest Northampton, caring for over 19,500 patients.

We are an established GMC-accredited training practice, currently supporting 68 GP Registrars and an FY2 doctor, with a strong educational ethos. We are also an NIHR WCS Research Practice, offering opportunities to become involved in primary care research.

We have a broad multidisciplinary team and work hard to make general practice sustainable. Our pharmacy team manages much of the prescribing and medication workload, correspondence is screened and coded before reaching GPs, and our nursing team provides extensive minor illness support alongside dedicated mental health expertise.

We aim to provide a family-friendly, collaborative working environment with fair workload distribution. We welcome new ideas and actively support colleagues to develop clinical, educational, research and leadership interests.

Details

Date posted

26 October 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£11,300 a session

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A0507-26-0010

Job locations

Gloucester Avenue

Northampton

NN4 8QF

United Kingdom

Whitefields Surgery

Hunsbury Hill Road

NORTHAMPTON

NN4 9UW

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Salaried General PractitionerOrganisation: Eleanor Cross HealthcareLocation: Delapre Medical Centre and Whitefields Surgery, NorthamptonSessions: 6 sessions per weekSalary: £11,300 per sessionContract: Permanent, BMA Model Salaried GP ContractAnticipated start date: April 2027

Job Summary

Eleanor Cross Healthcare is seeking a Salaried GP to join our established clinical team for 6 sessions per week.

This permanent position has become available following the retirement of our Senior Partner and offers an opportunity to become an established member of a supportive, forward-thinking training and research practice.

The successful candidate will provide high-quality general medical services to our patient population and will have responsibility for a defined patient list as part of our list-based continuity model.

The postholder will work collaboratively with GP Partners, Salaried GPs, GP Registrars and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide safe, effective, patient-centred care.

We welcome applications from both experienced and newly qualified GPs and encourage colleagues to develop clinical, educational, research and leadership interests alongside their core general practice role.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The postholder will undertake the normal duties and responsibilities associated with working as a Salaried GP in general practice. These will include:

• Providing face-to-face, telephone and other appropriate forms of clinical consultation.
• Assessing patients presenting with acute, chronic and undifferentiated illness.
• Formulating appropriate management plans in partnership with patients.
• Prescribing safely and appropriately in accordance with national and local guidance.
• Requesting, reviewing and acting upon investigations and test results.
• Making referrals to secondary care and other appropriate services.
• Reviewing clinical correspondence and taking appropriate action where GP input is required.
• Maintaining accurate, contemporaneous clinical records.
• Supporting disease prevention, health promotion and the management of long-term conditions.
• Participating in the appropriate management of urgent and same-day clinical problems.
• Undertaking home visits where clinically appropriate.
• Contributing to safe prescribing, medicines optimisation and clinical governance.
• Working effectively with other members of the practice and wider multidisciplinary team.

Continuity of Care

The successful candidate will take responsibility for a defined patient list in accordance with the practice's list-based continuity model.

We place a high value on continuity of care and the long-term doctor-patient relationship. The list-based model enables our GPs to develop a detailed understanding of their patients and their medical and social circumstances while retaining the support of the wider clinical team.

Team Working

The postholder will work as part of a multidisciplinary primary care team and will be expected to communicate effectively with colleagues across the practice.

Our GPs are supported by a pharmacy team managing much of the prescribing and medication workload, a nursing team providing extensive minor illness support, and dedicated mental health expertise.

Clinical correspondence is screened and coded before being passed to GPs, with items requiring clinical input directed appropriately. These arrangements aim to ensure GP time is focused on work requiring a doctor's clinical expertise.

Education and Training

Eleanor Cross Healthcare is an established GMC-accredited GP training practice, currently supporting 68 GP Registrars and an FY2 doctor.

The postholder will be encouraged to contribute to the learning environment within the practice and to support doctors in training where appropriate.

GPs interested in developing an educational role will be supported to explore opportunities in medical education and GP training.

Research and Development

Eleanor Cross Healthcare is an NIHR WCS Research Practice and is actively involved in primary care research.

The postholder will have opportunities to participate in research activity according to their experience and interests.

We also encourage participation in quality improvement, audit and service development and welcome ideas about how we can improve the care we provide to our patients.

Clinical Governance

The postholder will be expected to:

• Provide care in accordance with GMC professional standards.
• Maintain appropriate professional registration and licence to practise.
• Participate in appraisal and revalidation requirements.
• Maintain appropriate continuing professional development.
• Participate in practice clinical governance activities.
• Contribute to significant event reviews and learning where appropriate.
• Work within practice policies and procedures.
• Promote patient safety and high standards of clinical care.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with information governance requirements.
• Participate appropriately in safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Professional Development

We want colleagues to develop fulfilling careers within general practice.

The successful candidate will be encouraged to maintain and develop their clinical skills and, where appropriate, develop special interests that complement the needs of our patients and practice.

Interests in education, research, quality improvement and wider primary care development are welcomed.

Newly qualified GPs are encouraged to apply and will receive support within our experienced clinical team, including access to a named mentor.

About Eleanor Cross Healthcare

Eleanor Cross Healthcare is a GP partnership operating across Delapre Medical Centre and Whitefields Surgery in the South West Northampton Neighbourhood, providing primary care to more than 19,500 patients. We are part of The ARC PCN.

We are an established training practice with a strong educational ethos and provide training for GP Registrars and FY2 doctors.

Our clinical systems include TPP SystmOne, Anima electronic triage and Accurx messaging.

We aim to maintain a collaborative, family-friendly working environment with fair workload distribution and strong clinical and administrative support.

Equality and Diversity

Eleanor Cross Healthcare is committed to equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive working environment.

The postholder will be expected to treat patients and colleagues with dignity and respect and to work in accordance with the practice's equality and diversity policies.

Flexibility

This job description describes the principal duties of the role but is not intended to be exhaustive. The postholder may undertake other appropriate duties consistent with the role of a Salaried GP, following discussion and agreement.

Job description Job responsibilities Job Title: Salaried General PractitionerOrganisation: Eleanor Cross HealthcareLocation: Delapre Medical Centre and Whitefields Surgery, NorthamptonSessions: 6 sessions per weekSalary: £11,300 per sessionContract: Permanent, BMA Model Salaried GP ContractAnticipated start date: April 2027Job SummaryEleanor Cross Healthcare is seeking a Salaried GP to join our established clinical team for 6 sessions per week.This permanent position has become available following the retirement of our Senior Partner and offers an opportunity to become an established member of a supportive, forward-thinking training and research practice.The successful candidate will provide high-quality general medical services to our patient population and will have responsibility for a defined patient list as part of our list-based continuity model.The postholder will work collaboratively with GP Partners, Salaried GPs, GP Registrars and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide safe, effective, patient-centred care.We welcome applications from both experienced and newly qualified GPs and encourage colleagues to develop clinical, educational, research and leadership interests alongside their core general practice role.Main Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe postholder will undertake the normal duties and responsibilities associated with working as a Salaried GP in general practice. These will include:Providing face-to-face, telephone and other appropriate forms of clinical consultation.Assessing patients presenting with acute, chronic and undifferentiated illness.Formulating appropriate management plans in partnership with patients.Prescribing safely and appropriately in accordance with national and local guidance.Requesting, reviewing and acting upon investigations and test results.Making referrals to secondary care and other appropriate services.Reviewing clinical correspondence and taking appropriate action where GP input is required.Maintaining accurate, contemporaneous clinical records.Supporting disease prevention, health promotion and the management of long-term conditions.Participating in the appropriate management of urgent and same-day clinical problems.Undertaking home visits where clinically appropriate.Contributing to safe prescribing, medicines optimisation and clinical governance.Working effectively with other members of the practice and wider multidisciplinary team.Continuity of CareThe successful candidate will take responsibility for a defined patient list in accordance with the practice's list-based continuity model.We place a high value on continuity of care and the long-term doctor-patient relationship. The list-based model enables our GPs to develop a detailed understanding of their patients and their medical and social circumstances while retaining the support of the wider clinical team.Team WorkingThe postholder will work as part of a multidisciplinary primary care team and will be expected to communicate effectively with colleagues across the practice.Our GPs are supported by a pharmacy team managing much of the prescribing and medication workload, a nursing team providing extensive minor illness support, and dedicated mental health expertise.Clinical correspondence is screened and coded before being passed to GPs, with items requiring clinical input directed appropriately. These arrangements aim to ensure GP time is focused on work requiring a doctor's clinical expertise.Education and TrainingEleanor Cross Healthcare is an established GMC-accredited GP training practice, currently supporting 68 GP Registrars and an FY2 doctor.The postholder will be encouraged to contribute to the learning environment within the practice and to support doctors in training where appropriate.GPs interested in developing an educational role will be supported to explore opportunities in medical education and GP training.Research and DevelopmentEleanor Cross Healthcare is an NIHR WCS Research Practice and is actively involved in primary care research.The postholder will have opportunities to participate in research activity according to their experience and interests.We also encourage participation in quality improvement, audit and service development and welcome ideas about how we can improve the care we provide to our patients.Clinical GovernanceThe postholder will be expected to:Provide care in accordance with GMC professional standards.Maintain appropriate professional registration and licence to practise.Participate in appraisal and revalidation requirements.Maintain appropriate continuing professional development.Participate in practice clinical governance activities.Contribute to significant event reviews and learning where appropriate.Work within practice policies and procedures.Promote patient safety and high standards of clinical care.Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with information governance requirements.Participate appropriately in safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.Professional DevelopmentWe want colleagues to develop fulfilling careers within general practice.The successful candidate will be encouraged to maintain and develop their clinical skills and, where appropriate, develop special interests that complement the needs of our patients and practice.Interests in education, research, quality improvement and wider primary care development are welcomed.Newly qualified GPs are encouraged to apply and will receive support within our experienced clinical team, including access to a named mentor.About Eleanor Cross HealthcareEleanor Cross Healthcare is a GP partnership operating across Delapre Medical Centre and Whitefields Surgery in the South West Northampton Neighbourhood, providing primary care to more than 19,500 patients. We are part of The ARC PCN.We are an established training practice with a strong educational ethos and provide training for GP Registrars and FY2 doctors.Our clinical systems include TPP SystmOne, Anima electronic triage and Accurx messaging.We aim to maintain a collaborative, family-friendly working environment with fair workload distribution and strong clinical and administrative support.Equality and DiversityEleanor Cross Healthcare is committed to equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive working environment.The postholder will be expected to treat patients and colleagues with dignity and respect and to work in accordance with the practice's equality and diversity policies.FlexibilityThis job description describes the principal duties of the role but is not intended to be exhaustive. The postholder may undertake other appropriate duties consistent with the role of a Salaried GP, following discussion and agreement.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to provide safe, effective and patient-centred care
• Commitment to continuity of care and developing long-term therapeutic relationships with patients
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary primary care team
• Ability to manage clinical workload effectively and prioritise competing demands
• Commitment to high professional and clinical standards
• Commitment to clinical governance, patient safety and continuous quality improvement
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families and colleagues
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and reflective practice
• A supportive, flexible and team-focused approach to working in general practice
• Commitment to equality, diversity and treating patients and colleagues with dignity and respect
• Willingness to contribute positively to the wider development of the practice

Desirable

• Interest in medical education and supporting doctors in training
• Interest in developing as a GP Trainer or clinical supervisor
• Interest in primary care research
• Interest in clinical audit and quality improvement
• Interest in developing a clinical special interest
• Interest in service development and innovation within primary care
• Interest in contributing to the wider development of Eleanor Cross Healthcare
• Ability and willingness to contribute additional skills or expertise to the practice team

Qualifications

Essential

• Primary medical qualification (MBBS, MBChB or equivalent)
• Completion of GP specialty training with CCT in General Practice, or equivalent recognised GP qualification
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Eligible for inclusion on the NHS England Medical Performers List

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification relevant to general practice or a clinical special interest
• Qualification or recognised training in medical education
• GP Trainer qualification or evidence of progress towards becoming a GP Trainer
• Current Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training or other research-related qualification

Person Specification Experience Essential Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Ability to provide safe, effective and patient-centred care Commitment to continuity of care and developing long-term therapeutic relationships with patients Ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary primary care team Ability to manage clinical workload effectively and prioritise competing demands Commitment to high professional and clinical standards Commitment to clinical governance, patient safety and continuous quality improvement Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families and colleagues Commitment to ongoing professional development and reflective practice A supportive, flexible and team-focused approach to working in general practice Commitment to equality, diversity and treating patients and colleagues with dignity and respect Willingness to contribute positively to the wider development of the practice Desirable Interest in medical education and supporting doctors in training Interest in developing as a GP Trainer or clinical supervisor Interest in primary care research Interest in clinical audit and quality improvement Interest in developing a clinical special interest Interest in service development and innovation within primary care Interest in contributing to the wider development of Eleanor Cross Healthcare Ability and willingness to contribute additional skills or expertise to the practice team Qualifications Essential Primary medical qualification (MBBS, MBChB or equivalent) Completion of GP specialty training with CCT in General Practice, or equivalent recognised GP qualification Full GMC registration with a licence to practise Eligible for inclusion on the NHS England Medical Performers List Desirable Postgraduate qualification relevant to general practice or a clinical special interest Qualification or recognised training in medical education GP Trainer qualification or evidence of progress towards becoming a GP Trainer Current Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training or other research-related qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Eleanor Cross Healthcare

Address

Gloucester Avenue

Northampton

NN4 8QF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.eleanorcrosshealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Eleanor Cross Healthcare

Address

Gloucester Avenue

Northampton

NN4 8QF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.eleanorcrosshealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Salaried GP Opportunity Various Sessions Available

We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Salaried GP to join our friendly and forward-thinking multidisciplinary practice.

About the Practice

• Large, well-established practice with a list size of approximately 24,000 patients
• Strong emphasis on team-based, multidisciplinary care
• Approved training practice
• Supportive clinical environment with experienced administrative and clinical teams
• Ample free on-site parking for staff

The Role

• Flexible number of sessions available to suit your worklife balance
• Opportunity to work alongside a diverse team of healthcare professionals including nurses, clinical pharmacists, and allied health staff
• Involvement in delivering high-quality primary care within a collaborative setting
• Opportunity to support registrars and medical students

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Support for professional development and career progression
• A positive, inclusive, and supportive working environment
• Committed to staff wellbeing and work-life balance
• Protected lunch break

About You

• GMC registered GP with a licence to practise
• Committed to delivering high-quality patient care
• Team player with excellent communication skills

If you are looking to join a thriving practice that values collaboration, flexibility, and high standards of care, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now or get in touch to discuss this opportunity further.

Main duties of the job

• 10 minute consultations with a combination of face to face and telephone
• 13 patient slots per session with 2 continuity slots to be used at the discretion of the GP
• Minimal home visits
• Pro-rata cover for on calls
• Shared administrative support

About us

The practice has been serving the people of Duston and St James for over a century now and currently looks after almost 24,000 patients. Our purpose-built premises were opened in November 2012 and were designed and built with the aim of providing modern, efficient health care to all of our patients. The surgery has both car parking and cycle parking available and is on a number of local bus routes. It also provides easy access for wheelchair users. Our doctors and supporting teams of nurses, receptionists and administrative staff are able to offer you many services.

Job description

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 temporary patients.

Clinical responsibilities

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves 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

• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols

• Providing counselling and health education

• 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

• Collecting data for audit purposes

• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)

• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

• 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 practice 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 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:

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines

• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines

• Providing advice on the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements

• Correct personal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use of PPE by others, advising on appropriate circumstances for use by clinicians, staff and patients.

• Management of the full range of infection control procedures in both routine and extraordinary circumstances (e.g. pandemic or individual infectious circumstances)

• Hand hygiene standards for self and others

• Managing directly all incidents of accidental exposure

• Management and advice relating to infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice

• Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses/training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate to the responsible person

• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process

• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes

• Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that proper use is made of hand-cleansing facilities, wipes etc., and that these are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate to the responsible manager

• Safe management of sharps use, storage and disposal

• Maintenance of own clean working environment

• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management

• Actively identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised

• Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards/risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate)with responsible managers

• Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)

• Correct waste and instrument management, including handling, segregation, and container use

• Maintenance of sterile environments

• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples 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:

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 practice as part of this employment, with 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 practice, and will:

• 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 teams performance

• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members

• Communicate effectively with patients and carers

• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will:

• 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration with GMC must be held
• Ability to meet clinical commitments.
• Clinical knowledge/expertise appropriate for the provision of GMS (including the management of common medical emergencies)
• Personal organisational/administration skills - keeps appropriate records
• Professional integrity - takes responsibility
• Professional integrity - makes the care of the patient the first concern
• Critical thinking within personal value framework

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in primary care

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).