Job Description

No matter where you work these days, General Practice is a demanding job, but we are trying our best to enable a sustainable career through:



Having a dedicated team responsible for Wellbeing within the BrisDoc family



Meeting daily as a GP Team for coffee and lunch



Administrative staff to process letters and discharge summaries, dealing with clinical coding, reducing the paperwork burden on GPs.



Innovative GP access model led by GPs ensuring continuity of care and appropriate signposting



Regular GP strategic meetings where all voices contribute to how we plan GP workload and access.



Paid overtime for completing mandatory and statutory training.



We welcome GPs with special interests who may want to Lead on a particular area.



Outside the practice, Charlotte Keel GPs have roles in Education, Mentoring, the LMC/GPC, Sustainability and Urgent Care. There is extensive experience to support a portfolio career and facilitate these networks



Who We're Looking For



GMC-registered GP with a recognised medical degree and fully trained with JCTGP Vocational Training Certificate

Strong clinical and diagnostic skills across a broad range of patient presentations

Team-oriented with the ability to build positive relationships and promote a collaborative working culture

Passion for reducing health inequalities and working in underserved communities

Able to support and mentor colleagues and contribute to practice meetings and quality initiatives

Newly qualified GPs (less than 2 years from GMC certificate or training completion) warmly welcomed



Why Join Our Team?



Make a Lasting Impact



Work with diverse populations, including young professionals, students, refugees, asylum seekers and those facing complex health challenges

Deliver care in a practice noted as Outstanding by CQC for the care of vulnerable people



Supportive, Collaborative Culture



Join our multidisciplinary team including experienced GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, MDT, Social Prescribers

Benefit from daily protected 'time together' & regular GP meetings



Flexible, Balanced Working Life



Choose up to 8 sessions per week, designed around you

Manageable workload (11 appointments per session) and a very low home visit rate



Professional Development and Portfolio Opportunities



Develop specialist interests & build a rewarding portfolio career with opportunities in mental health, substance misuse, minor surgery, and women's health

Dedicated study leave, mentoring, and pathways for clinical leadership & quality improvement projects



Recognising Your Value



Salary hourly rate of 44.76 - 45.60. Based on the hourly rate, the equivalent value of a 5 hour clinical session is approximately 11,600-11,800 per year. The sessional figure shown is provided solely to help candidates compare, based on a 5 hour clinical session. All pay is made according to the contracted hourly rate, in line with our employment contract

NHS pension, enhanced pay rates, and medical indemnity cover

30 days Annual leave + BH

3 Annual discretionary bonuses



Clinical responsibilities



In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, you will be available to undertake a proportionate share of a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, triage, 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



Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards



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, you will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care



Other responsibilities within the organisation



Specific responsibility for agreed clinical areas; Lead GP will discuss and allocate

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

Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate

Be a member of the clinical team, attend clinical, education or business meetings and other meetings as appropriate and maintain close personal working relationships

Seeks ways to reduce waste, water and energy usage within the office