Salaried GP - Primary Care

As a General Practitioner at The Wand Medical Centre, you'll play a central role in delivering compassionate, high-quality care to a diverse patient population. Your day-to-day will include conducting face-to-face and remote consultations, managing acute and chronic conditions, and supporting preventative care and health promotion.

Youll work closely with a well-established multidisciplinary team, contribute to clinical meetings, and have input into service development and quality improvement initiatives. There are opportunities to supervise trainees, participate in research activity, and get involved in innovative projects that tackle health inequalities.

This role offers flexibility, autonomy, and the chance to grow in a supportive environment where your ideas and contributions are genuinely valued.

Clinical Responsibilities

1)

In accordance with the Practice timetable, as

agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety

of duties including women's health, surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries,

visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and

dealing with queries, paperwork, referrals and correspondence in a timely

manner.

2)

Making professional, autonomous decisions in

relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other

health care workers within the Practice.

3)

Assessing the health care needs of patients with

undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.

4)

Screening patients for disease risk factors and

early signs of illness.

5)

In consultation with patients and in line with

current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for

health.

6)

Providing counselling and health education.

7)

Admitting or discharging patients to and from the

caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.

8)

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation

notes to agreed standards.

9)

Collecting data for audit purposes.

10)

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and

repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).

11)

Prescribing in accordance with the Practice

prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.

12)

Ensuring that all work carried out which carries a

private fee is properly recouped and accounted for; e.g. Medical Reports,

Insurance reports, Private letters to third Parties etc.

13)

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 practice

1)

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant

Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data

protection, health and safety.

2)

A commitment to life-long learning and audit to

ensure evidence-based best practice.

3)

Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical

standard setting within the Practice.

4)

Contributing to the development of computer-based

patient records.

5)

Contributing to the summarising of patient records

and accurate Read-Coding of patient data.

6)

Attending training and events organised by the Practice

or other agencies, where appropriate.

Confidentiality

Data protection is a top priority for the Practice. The Data Protection

Act places obligations on us to ensure that data is processed lawfully and

stored according to its strict provisions. You are required to uphold the

Companys data protection policies when dealing with information about

patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers. Our work is of highly

confidential nature and information gained must not be communicated to other persons

except in the recognised course of duty. Unauthorised disclosure of

confidential information will result in disciplinary action and may lead to

your dismissal.

Information relating to

customers, colleagues, other 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 special

category data.

Health & Safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and

others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health &

Safety Policy, to include

1)

Using personal security systems within the workplace

according to Practice guidelines.

2)

Identifying the risks involved in work activities

and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.

3)

Making effective use of training to update knowledge

and skills.

4)

Using appropriate infection control procedures,

maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.

5)

Reporting potential risks identified.

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of

Patients, carers and colleagues, to include

1)

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.

2)

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs

of patients, carers and colleagues.

3)

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

1)

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, such training to include

2)

Participation in a Practice based annual individual

performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of

own personal and/or professional development.

3)

Maintaining skills and knowledge for CPD and

accreditation via the annual GP appraisal process.

4)

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

1)

Alert other team members to issues of quality and

risk.

2)

Assess own performance and take accountability for

own actions, either directly or under supervision.

3)

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.

4)

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies

to meet patients needs.

5)

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective

communication within the team and will strive to:

1)

Communicate effectively with other team members.

2)

Communicate effectively with patients and carers.

3)

Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of

communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the planning and implementation of

Services

The post-holder will

1)

Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance.

2)

Discuss with other members of the team how the

policies, standards and guidelines will affect their own work.

3)

Participate in clinical audits when requested or

where appropriate.

The above list serves to illustrate the scope and responsibilities

of the post and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. You will be

expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the development of this

role as the practice develops, and the overall business objectives of the

practice change.

The Wand Medical Centre is a well-established, forward-thinking GP practice located in inner-city Birmingham, serving a diverse and vibrant community of over 6,000 patients. We are proud to be a training, teaching, and research-active practice with a strong reputation for high-quality, patient-centred care.

Our close-knit team includes experienced GPs, a dedicated nursing team, pharmacists, social prescribers, care coordinators, and admin staffall working collaboratively to support one another and deliver the best outcomes for our patients. We foster a culture of learning, inclusivity, and mutual respect, with a strong emphasis on wellbeing and professional growth.

Staff benefit from regular clinical meetings, mentoring, protected time for development, and opportunities to contribute to teaching, research, and system-wide innovation. We are veteran-friendly, environmentally conscious, and deeply committed to reducing health inequalities. Join us to make a difference in a place where youll feel supported, valued, and inspired.

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