Partner / Associate GPs - Horfield Health Centre

Overview

You are committed to general practice, and can understand the benefits (for both the patients and you) of personal lists and thereby continuity of care.  You enjoy working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and would like to join a practice where patients feel “listened to*” which provides “courteous and efficient service*” and which goes “above and beyond to provide great services to…… all its patients*”.

(*Friends and Family Test feedback December 2024.)

Due to retirement and changes in family circumstances, we are pleased to share vacancies for a GP Partner (one permanent role) and 2 Associate GPs (one permanent role and one fixed-term maternity cover, with a potential to become permanent).

If you are someone who wants to:

• Get to know your patients so you can provide the best possible care
• Be an active part of the effective running of the practice
• Benefit from a well-established multi-disciplinary team including pharmacists, first contact physios, health and wellbeing coaches and social prescribers
• Contribute to a high-functioning PCN that is making a real difference to the services we provide to patients, and is just about to welcome another practice; and
• Be part of a practice where the staff wellbeing committee has arranged a full advent calendar of events throughout December for all the staff to enjoy and all GPs meet every day at 12.15pm

then maybe one of these positions is for you?

For the GP Partner role, we will consider between 4-6 sessions.

For the Associate GP roles, we will also consider 4-6 sessions.

For the Associate GP positions, we offer the chance to prepare for future career progression by: attending partners and practice executive meetings; taking on a shadow lead role with a partner; having one-to-one coaching sessions with the practice manager around practice finance and practice strategy; and more. 

For all of the positions, there may also be an opportunity to participate in the extensive medical student teaching programme we run.

Overall, we would like to recruit 16 or 17 sessions between the 3 positions.

All roles are subject to a 6 month probation period.

Kindly include a detailed covering letter with your CV to explain why you think you would fit well at Horfield Health Centre, and indicate whether you are applying for the GP Partner role, Associate GPs roles (permanent or maternity leave cover) or both.

PLEASE NOTE: interviews for the GP partner role will take place on 27 & 28.01.2025; and interviews for the Associate GP roles will take place on 06 and 07.02.2025.  Virtual interviews will be an option if required.

Duties

The successful applicants will work with a team of 16 other GPs and over 60 practice and PCN colleagues at Horfield Health Centre providing primary care services (PMS contract) to around 18,000 patients across Horfield, Lockleaze and the surrounding areas.

Main responsibilities

• Acute and chronic medical care of patients (and providing cross-cover for a ‘buddy’ GP) between 8.00am and 6.30pm Monday to Friday and at other times when the practice complies with its enhanced access obligations. Patient contact may be via email, phone, video, consultation at the surgery or home visits at any appropriate time throughout the working day.
• Share the clinical management and administration duties in the practice (e.g. leading some of the practice’s clinical quality programmes).
• Participate in the practice’s and your individual performance management programme.
• For the partner role:  carry out the full responsibilities of a GP partner, playing an active role in the leadership and direction of a successful and stable GP practice
• Promote effective working relationships and communication within the practice.
• Maintain your own professional development (by demonstrating that you are an accomplished self-directed learner, and sharing your learning with others where appropriate).
• Make effective use of the various information and technology systems in the practice, to include the consistent and accurate entering of data and use of read codes on the practice’s clinical record EMIS Web.
• Contribute to the practice’s team learning, teaching and research programmes as required.
• Attend management, training and staff meetings as required. Some meetings may occur on days that the doctor does not usually work.
• Work within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines
• Maintain strict confidentiality at all times, on all matters relating to patients and staff in accordance with current data protection legislation.
• Any other relevant duties that may be required from time to time.

Person specification

Ideally, we would like to appoint people who:

• Show evidence of a breadth and depth of clinical knowledge and skills, are able to deal with people in a professional manner even when under pressure, and demonstrate strong inter-personal and communication skills
• Are flexible and like to work within a team, and take personal responsibility to make themselves an amenable, compatible and effective team member.
• Have passed membership exam of the Royal College of General Practitioners, are accredited as a GP by the GMC, and are registered on the NHS National Performer’s list
• Have recent experience working as a GP in the UK, either as Partner, salaried doctor, locum GP or GP Trainee; are an enthusiast for general practice; and are committed to life-long learning and have a positive attitude to continuous quality improvement. Have a ‘can-do’ attitude.
• Have a driving licence and car.
• For the partner role: has a clear vision of how primary care will provide a service in the future and possesses knowledge or skills complementary to the existing team.

Terms and Conditions

Hours: Working 4-6 sessions per week, with a precise session pattern to be agreed.  The working day is usually between 8.30am and 6.30pm weekdays, with a proportionate share of the enhanced access obligations (for Tuesday/Thursday evenings and Saturdays).

Salary: for the Associate GP roles: £10,562.07 per session per annum.  For the GP Partner role: sessional share of profits (90% for first 6 months and thereafter 100%).

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free flu jabs
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Application deadline for all roles: 17.01.2025

For more information, and informal discussion or to apply (CV and covering letter required) please email to Peter Maynard at peter.maynard1@nhs.net.