Salaried GP
The Medical Centre
Driffield, YO25 6UHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
16 October 2026
17 days leftJob description
The Medical Centre, Driffield, is looking for a salaried GP to work between 6-8 sessions per week. Driffield is a market town in the East Riding of Yo...
The practice is a young, enthusiastic team which comprises of 2 partners, 5 salaried GPs, and 4 Advanced Nurse Practitioners. We are a training practice with GP trainees from ST1-ST3.
JOB
TITLE: SALARIED
REPORTS
TO: THE PARTNERS
(Clinically)
PRACTICE MANAGER (Administratively)
HOURS: 6-8 SESSIONS
Summary
The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of
health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care
for all registered and temporary patients.
- In
accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will
make him/her-self 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 healthcare 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
- In
consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease
management protocols, developing care plans for health
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Practice as a business
organisation. 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 the protection of personal and sensitive
data.
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:
- Using personal security systems within the
workplace according to Practice guidelines
- Identifying the risks involved in work
activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those
risks
- Making effective use of training to update
- Using appropriate infection control
procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from
hazards
- Reporting potential risks identified.
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity
and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
- Acting
in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting
them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies,
and current legislation
- Respecting
the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
- Behaving
in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental
and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at
any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development
requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will participate in any training
programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training
- 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
- Alert
other team members to issues of quality and risk
- Assess
own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly
or under supervision
- 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
- Work
effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
- 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
- Communicate
effectively with other team members
- Communicate
effectively with patients and carers
- Recognise
peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond
accordingly.
The post-holder will
- Apply
Practice policies, standards and guidance
- Discuss
with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines
will affect own work
- Participate
in audit where appropriate.
1.
A good rating from CQC
2.
3.
Above CCG and national average ratings on the GP
patient survey
4. 3 GP registrars have all remained in the practice and we have a very low staff
turnover rate
5.
Paper light practice using Emis Web.
We do participate in extended access which is shared between
all GPs working out to approximately 3 weekend sessions of 4 hours totalling 12 hours per year.
Competitive salary on offer, 6 weeks annual
leave and 1 week study leave. For an informal discussion or to visit the practice please
contact our Co-Practice Managers on 01377 243055 or e-mail
your CV to hnyicb-ery.practicemanager.medicalcentre@nhs.net
Applications close on 16.10.2026
Qualifications
Essential: - GMC Registered
Experience
Essential: - Experience of working as a GP
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First seen
15 September 2026
Last checked
17 September 2026
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