Salaried GP Part-Time
Birchwood Medical Centre
Warrington, WA3 7PJ
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
27 September 2026
24 days left
Job description
Birchwood Medical Centre has an exciting opportunity for a 4 session salaried GP to join our friendly, forward thinking practice team providing a high...
The post-holder's duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Face to face and telephone consultations & queries, online consultations, home visits, checking/signing repeat prescriptions & dealing with queries, paperwork & correspondence in a timely fashion
- Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers
- Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
- Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
- In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
- Providing counselling & health education
- Referring to other care providers as appropriate
- Recording clear & contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
- Collecting data for audit purposes & contributing to the
practice audit programme as required
- Compiling & issuing computer-generated acute & repeat prescriptions in accordance with the accepted prescribing formulary
- Work to support PCN mandated working, making efficient use of the ARRS roles staff & supporting PCN development
- Take responsibility for, and have oversight of, some aspects of the clinical work within
the practice team, e.g. co-ordinating aspects of governance, QOF,
PCN work, enhanced services, CPD & keeping clinical protocols up to date
- Undertake all the normal duties & responsibilities of a GP subject to contractual variation
The post-holder will practice in accordance with
accepted good medical practice and the various policies and procedures of the
Practice including, but not limited to
Clinical responsibilities
- In accordance with the job plan, as agreed, the post-holder will
make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including, but
not limited to, surgery consultations, telephone consultations and
queries, video consultations, online consultations, visiting patients at home, on
call rota, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with
queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner
- Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to
presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health
care workers within the practice or external organisations/services
- Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated
and undiagnosed problems
- Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of
illness
- Contributing to QOF, Primary Care Network and enhanced service
requirements and recording data appropriately
- In consultation with patients and in line with current practice
disease management protocols, developing care plans for health related
illnesses
- Providing counselling and health education
- Admitting patients to hospital/external services or departments
also referring to other care providers as appropriate
- Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed
standards
- Collecting data for audit purposes and contributing in the
practice audit programme as required
- Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat
prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
- Prescribing in accordance with accepted prescribing formulary (or
generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
- Take responsibility for some aspects of the clinical work within
the practice team, for example; co-ordinating aspects of governance, QOF,
PCN work, enhanced services, CPD and keeping clinical protocols up to date
- In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the
normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within
primary care, as set out by RCGP, GMC, all other royal colleges and
councils applicable to the staff within the practice, NHSE, ICB and all
other regulatory and standard setting organisations
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
- Contribute to individual case discussions at clinical meetings and
bring examples of cases for group discussion
- Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read coding
patient data
- Contributing to evaluation/audit within the practice
- Attend training meetings/events organised by the practice and
other agencies where appropriate
- Attending team meetings and other meetings as may be necessary
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 business of the practice. 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 GPDR
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 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
- Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet
patients needs
- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
- Operate safe and effective medicines management, which conforms to
NICE guidance and NHSE directives, good prescribing practice as defined by
BNF guidance from Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain on safe
and secure handling of medicine, controlled drug legislation, shared
protocols agreed between ICB and other NHS providers, locally specified
patient group directions
- Operate safe management and regular review of all patients
receiving repeat prescriptions
- Contribute to the practice teams approach which ensures referrals
are made for patients to see other medical service providers, ensuring
adequate information is given to personnel to whom the patient has been
referred, for proper assessment to be made
- Be supportive of the practice complaints policy and procedure to
ensure proper investigation and appropriate follow-up action (in the event
of a complaint being received about any aspect of the service provided or
any personal provider of the service).
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
- Participate in audit where appropriate.
We are a PMS practice located on the outskirts of Warrington.
- Competitive salary including indemnity fees, NHS pension, 6 weeks' annual leave plus study leave
- 3 Partners, 7 salaried GPs
- Full complement of allied health professionals including an ANP, practice nurses, a nursing associate, HCAs/phlebotomists, together with an expanding complement of ARRs staff including a clinical pharmacist, pharmacy technician, paramedic practitioners, care co-ordinators and first contact practitioners
- Established GP training Practice (GP Registrar, FY2, medical students) with an opportunity to becoming involved in teaching
- Low number of home visits, flexible appointment times, time allocated for CPD
- The practice has a few small LD homes within the practice area, but no care homes for older residents
- Committed to reducing GP workload with the implementation of workflow optimisation and care navigation
- Supportive working environment with regular educational and clinical meetings
- Chronic disease management, minor surgery, joint injections, coils and contraceptive implants
- CQC rated good
- High QOF Achievement
- Purpose built, well equipped premises
- TPP SystmOne and System Connect online consultations
- Active involvement in C&M ICB and East Warrington network
- Special interests and professional development encouraged
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- MBChB or equivalent
- Satisfactory completion of GP training/MRCGP
- Be fully registered with the GMC and be on the performer's list of NHSE
- Sound clinical knowledge and judgement
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organisation and time management skills
- Ability to work under pressure using own initiative
- Commitment to providing consistent high quality care
- Team worker
- Hold current valid UK driving licence
Desirable
- Knowledge of TPP SystmOne
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
2 September 2026
Last checked
3 September 2026
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