Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB TITLE: Salaried GP with a base of either Thame or Chalgrove

REPORTS TO: The GP partners/managing partner

HOURS: Minimum 5 sessions - applicants looking for more sessions welcomed

Job summary:

To work as an autonomous general practitioner integrated with the primary health care team.

To possess and demonstrate the full range of knowledge, skills and professional behaviour expected of a GP.

To exercise professional autonomy and clinical judgement in delivering high quality evidence-based care.

To participate fully in the work of the GP team, including routine and urgent clinical work, duty doctor, on-call and extended hours rotas.

Rycote Practice ethos:

The Rycote Practice is committed to delivering the best possible care and to ensuring that patients physical, psychological and social needs are met. Our care is defined by the values that all staff share and is summed up in the term "Excellent Care by Working Together". We believe that continuity of care helps to ensure high standards and therefore every patient has a named GP allocated to their care. The practice is committed to the founding principles of the NHS, that it should be free to all.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and friendly environment in which to work and one where all staff are encouraged to contribute to the development of the practice. As a group the GPs are mutually supportive and non-hierarchical. Salaried GPs are invited to attend practice business meetings, to share in the decision-making process and implementation of subsequent initiatives.

Job responsibilities:

Clinical Care

Provide appropriate care in the assessment and management of patients with a full range of healthcare problems including acute illnesses and chronic disease management.

Work autonomously but in partnership with the clinical, reception, administration and management teams.

Assess patients with undifferentiated healthcare problems:

• Take responsibility for assessing and managing patients, prioritizing clinical need, determining differential diagnosis and initiating appropriate holistic, evidence based care in accordance with practice, national and ICB guidelines.
• Become the usual doctor to a defined group of patients on a pro rata basis with sessional commitment, as with GP partners.
• Consult at times required by the practice and in keeping with other GPs provide both face to face / telephone consultations and home visits when required.
• Record all consultations on a contemporaneous basis.
• Whenever possible adopt a structured approach to record keeping e.g. using appropriate clinical care templates.
• Maintain the clinical record in an optimum form including an up-to-date list of active clinical problems and medication.
• View and respond to laboratory and imaging results for own patients on the day of receipt.
• Respond to prescription requests / complete medicines management tasks on the day of receipt in accordance with local / national guidance.
• Respond in a timely fashion to miscellaneous clinical and administrative functions which are communicated in a variety of ways (e.g. by email and Emis tasks.)
• Read and action correspondence for own patients and those of absent colleagues via Docman in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Write or dictate appropriate patient referrals promptly and take steps to ensure referrals are not overlooked.
• Include patients in appropriate care protocols where this does not happen automatically (e.g. palliative care, admission avoidance etc.)
• Participate in local and national enhanced services and any other quality initiatives agreed by the practice.
• Share in the duty doctor rota on a pro-rata basis according to sessional commitment (see separate documentDuties of the Duty Doctor.)
• Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within the boundaries of competence.
• Ensure resources are utilized cost effectively and contribute to identifying alternative, more cost effective resources.

Salaried GPs are encouraged to develop areas of clinical expertise on behalf of the practice and update colleagues on latest best practice.

Participation in teaching and training:

The Rycote practice places a strong emphasis on both undergraduate and postgraduate education, having been a teaching and training practice for many years. We currently have four GP trainers and take GP registrars from both the Oxford and Aylesbury schemes. We are unique in taking both 5th year and 1st year graduate-entry course (GEC) medical students from Oxford and occasionally students from other medical schools. Tutors are amongst the salaried GP team.We aim to develop teaching and training across all three sites, and Watlington will be hosting GEC students from October 2026.

All GPs assist in their education and supervision of allied health professionals, such as nursing and ARRS teams as required. GPs are given protected time to supervise 5th year medical students and de-brief registrars.

The practice participates in a programme of Protected Time for Learning (10 afternoons per annum) and all GPs contribute to these sessions. A sessional renumeration is offered to salaried GP's in attendance on a non working day.

Meetings and Administration:

Salaried GPs are invited to participate in and contribute to the Rycote management agenda at all practice-wide meetings including:

• Business meetings
• Clinical effectiveness meetings
• Primary health care team meetings
• Clinical governance meetings
• Protected time for learning educational events
• Miscellaneous other clinical, audit or educational meetings

And to

• Contribute to the further development and ongoing evaluation of clinical and operational policies within the Practice.
• Provide clinical expertise and advice to other members of the practice team as required

Enhanced Access:

Salaried GPs are expected to take a pro rata share of Enhanced Access cover. This is remunerated at 1.75x your normal pay.

Professional conduct:

All GPs are required to:

• Maintain GMC registration
• Practice at all times in accordance the GMCs Good Medical Practice
• Complete an annual NHS appraisal as part of the current 5 yearly revalidation cycle
• Maintain membership of a professional indemnity organization commensurate with clinical workload and scope of practice
• Comply with all Practice and ICB protocols, procedures, guidelines and policies
• Act as a resource to health care professionals, acting as a professional, visual competent role model at all times

Changes to Jobs:

All staff are expected to undertake reasonable additional duties and responsibilities in order to meet the evolving service needs of the Practice. Changes should be made in consultation with staff. Variations to job descriptions can be a common occurrence and do not in themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of a post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration with the GMC & holder of MRCGP or equivalent Performers List license to practice Evidence of revalidation (if due) & engagement in the appraisal process.

Desirable

• Qualification or desire to work towards a teaching/training qualification. Specialist interest / qualifications e.g. joint injections, care home medicine, coil fitting. Interest in QIP/audit work and practice development.

Ethos

Essential

• Commitment to our core values; Excellence, Caring & Working Together. Commitment to continuity of care for our patients. Commitment to the core principles and traditions of the NHS A good team player who is able to support, value and respect other members of the team.

Desirable

• Ability to influence others positively, negotiate constructively and resolve conflict successfully. Comfortable working in a constantly changing environment and adaptable and able to respond to new challenges in primary care.

Experience

Essential

• Commitment to high quality evidence based clinical care underpinned by sound clinical knowledge & awareness to fully and appropriately investigate problems A friendly and appropriate manner with good people skills, showing understanding, care and assertiveness where appropriate Commitment to reflective practice and the continuous improvement of own performance Enthusiasm and commitment to teaching and training.

Desirable

• Evidence of broader skills and experience applicable to the development of services beyond core primary care work streams. Experience of working in a teaching or training capacity.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

The Rycote Practice

Address

Thame Health Centre

East Street

Thame

Oxfordshire

OX9 3JZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

To provide personalised, holistic support to people with long-term conditions and other specified groups enabling them to access services across the community.

The aims are to

Facilitate holistic care planning and co-ordination of input from different professionals

Provide information and advice to patients about a range of services to promote their health, lifestyle and maintain independence within communities

Facilitate access to services available in the community

Reduce demand on statutory services to prevent avoidable hospital admissions, residential care placements and GP referrals.

The Social Prescriber must have started or willingness to complete the below:

NHS England and NHS Improvement online learning programme

https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/social-prescribing/

Be enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from appropriate training as set out by the Personalised Care Institute

https://www.england.nhs.uk/personalisedcare/supporting-health-and-care-staff-to-deliver-personalised-care/personalised-care-institute/

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
• Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports

Desirable

• Knowledge of the personalised care approach
• Knowledge of community development approaches
• Knowledge of VCSE and community services in the PCN

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to listen, empathise with people and provide person centred support in a non-judgemental way
• Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
• Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people in all communities
• Able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential
• Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with people, their families, carers, community groups, partner agencies and stakeholders.
• Ability to identify risk and assess, manage risk when working with individuals
• Have a strong awareness and understanding of when it is appropriate or necessary to refer people back to other health professionals, agencies, when what the person needs is beyond the scope of the link worker role, e.g. when there is a mental health need requiring a qualified practitioner

Experience

Essential

• At least 1 years experience as a Social Prescriber Link Worker
• Experience of working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health, health improvement including unpaid work
• Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role including unpaid work

Desirable

• Experience of supporting people with their mental health, either in a paid, unpaid or informal capacity
• Experience of working with the VCSE sector in a paid or unpaid capacity, including with volunteers and small community groups
• Experience of partnership, collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 Advanced level or equivalent qualifications or working towards
• Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development

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.

Employer details

Employer name

FedBucks Ltd

Address

Haddenham Health Centre

Stanbridge Road

Haddenham

Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire

HP17 8JX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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