• Job Description

  Req#: A4585-25-0000?language=en&page=1364&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  An opportunity has arisen for a part-time Salaried GP to join a forward thinking and supportive training practice team in the historic market town of Ormskirk in West Lancashire. Ideally between 4-6 sessions which can be negotiated.

  We welcome applications from GPs at any stage of their career and we are flexible regarding the number of sessions/days. We promote a good work/life balance. 12 appointments per session, plus admin and built in learning.

  Main duties of the job

  We are looking for an enthusiastic GP to work alongside our well established team providing primary care services over 2 sites in Ormskirk town centre.

  About us

  Parkgate Surgery is a 5 GP partnership led Practice. We are based in Ormskirk, A market town and home to Edge Hill University in West Lancashire.

  We are a large surgery across 2 sites with nearly 10,000 patients.

  We have a high prevalence of frail and elderly patients, of which we employ our own Frailty Nurse to complete home visit anticipatory care management plans for our patients.

  We are a digitally forward-thinking practice with implementation of modern access to General Practice through our total triage system and cloud-based telephony system.

  We have recognised the live challenges of balancing and meeting patient demand but also ensuring the wellbeing of our staff by holding frequent full Practice Wellbeing Meetings and keeping in regular contact with our PPG.

  We house Medical Students from the local university and recently qualified for being a training practice and enjoy having GP registrars at our surgery.

  We are part of a successful PCN Group and utilise, support and mentor ARRS Roles.

  We received Outstanding on our last CQC visit and frequently get full points on QOF.

  We have our own Care Co-ordinator who is the first point of call for all our Palliative Care patients, ensuring they receive all the care they need.

  We conduct a weekly inhouse MDT meeting with local agencies which is very successful.

  Date posted

  29 January 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  A4585-25-0000

  Job locations

  28 St Helens Road

  Ormskirk

  Lancashire

  L39 4QR

  
  

  109 County Road

  Ormskirk

  Lancashire

  L39 1NL

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  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.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  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.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Recent experience of working as a GP/Locum practitioner in general practice in the UK.
  • Commitment to and experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary and skill mixed team environment.
  • Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF).

  Desirable

  • Evidence of independent working in General Practice.
  • Experience of supporting service change.
  • Evidence of participation in QOF.
  • Evidence of participation in Audit.

  Skills and Attributes

  Essential

  • Understanding of the health and social needs of a local practice patient population.
  • Commitment to personal and professional development.
  • Commitment to education and training.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Strong leadership skills.
  • Excellent record keeping skills.
  • Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing primary care.
  • Imaginative approach to problem solving and provision of services.

  Desirable

  • Competent user of EMIS Web.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003.
  • Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983.
  • Qualified General Practitioner (completed certificate of Completion of Training CCT).
  • Currently on a performers list and not suspended from that
  • list or from the medical register.

  Desirable

  • Evidence of further postgraduate educational development e.g.
  • MRCGP, DCH, DRCOG.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Recent experience of working as a GP/Locum practitioner in general practice in the UK.
  • Commitment to and experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary and skill mixed team environment.
  • Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF).

  Desirable

  • Evidence of independent working in General Practice.
  • Experience of supporting service change.
  • Evidence of participation in QOF.
  • Evidence of participation in Audit.

  Skills and Attributes

  Essential

  • Understanding of the health and social needs of a local practice patient population.
  • Commitment to personal and professional development.
  • Commitment to education and training.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Strong leadership skills.
  • Excellent record keeping skills.
  • Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing primary care.
  • Imaginative approach to problem solving and provision of services.

  Desirable

  • Competent user of EMIS Web.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003.
  • Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983.
  • Qualified General Practitioner (completed certificate of Completion of Training CCT).
  • Currently on a performers list and not suspended from that
  • list or from the medical register.

  Desirable

  • Evidence of further postgraduate educational development e.g.
  • MRCGP, DCH, DRCOG.

  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).

  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).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Parkgate Surgery

  Address

  28 St Helens Road

  Ormskirk

  Lancashire

  L39 4QR

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://www.parkgatesurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Parkgate Surgery

  Address

  28 St Helens Road

  Ormskirk

  Lancashire

  L39 4QR

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://www.parkgatesurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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