Job Description

We are looking for a Salaried GP for 4-8 sessions, to join our vibrant, forward-thinking team at Bloomfield Medical Centre.
The post-holder will participate with colleagues to maintain a rota of cover during practice opening hours (5-day period) to deal with a wide range of health needs in primary care settings across a portfolio of services that Bloomfield currently runs, including: -
Bloomfield Medical Centre, Grange Park Surgery, Blackpool Urgent Treatment Centre and Blackpool Victoria Urgent Treatment Centre co-located with Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Emergency Department (based on the Acute Hospital site), ensuring the highest standards of care for all patients.
We also have a close working relationship with Lockwood GP Surgery in Poulton-le-Fylde. As this working relationship develops, there will be an increased opportunity for the postholder to deliver primary care services from the Lockwood GP site.
Main duties of the job

• Provide high- quality care in a primary care setting. Assessing, diagnosing and treating patients.
• Management of screening, prevention and chronic care issues.
• Admin duties: Managing necessary paperwork through EMIS clinical system and ensuring timely communication with other health providers.

About us
Bloomfield Medical Centre is a Primary Care provider based over two sites in Blackpool, Bloomfield Medical Centre on Bloomfield Road and Grange Park Health Centre on Dinmore Avenue. Our services are diverse, forward-thinking enabling us to deliver care to meet local priorities in relation to deprivation, chronic disease, improved access, migration from secondary care and more efficient commissioning.
We provide high quality general medical care to a registered list of over 17,000 patients over the two sites, through our dedicated team of clinical, administrative and management professionals including 8 GP Partners, Salaried doctors, Clinical Pharmacists, Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants.
Details
Date posted
26 May 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
xc2xa380,000 a year Based on Full Time (8 clinical sessions per week)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
A2571-25-0001
Job locations
118-122 Bloomfield Road
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY1 6JW
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities:

• 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
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
• Providing counselling and health education
• 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/community settings, checking, and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• 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 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, including participation in the Duty Team on call arrangements.

Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities:

• 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
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
• Providing counselling and health education
• 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/community settings, checking, and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• 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 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, including participation in the Duty Team on call arrangements.

Person Specification
Audit & Research
Essential

• An awareness of current speciality specific developments and initiatives.

Desirable

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Teamwork
Essential

• Proven ability to maintain effective multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to multi-disciplinary team approach to care.

Management
Essential

• An understanding Health Service including clinical governance in Primary Care.
• Commitment to support, develop and manage change.
• Evidence of good organisational and leadership skills

Experience
Essential

• Ability to offer clinical opinion on full range of primary medical conditions.
• Ability to take full and responsibility for the clinical care of patients.
• Good practical clinical skills.

Desirable

• Proficient in assessing and treating minor injuries, including review of MSK X-rays and suturing.

Communication
Essential

• Excellent oral, aural, and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations.

Desirable

• Previous use of EMIS Web and Adastra IT systems.

Qualifications
Essential

• Full registration with the General Medical Council.
• Vocationally trained GP.
• Evidence of continual professional development.

Desirable

• Membership of or working towards MRCGP.

Teaching
Essential

• Experience and willingness to teaching juniors, support services professionals.
• Willing / able to attend appropriate training.

Person Specification
Audit & Research
Essential

• An awareness of current speciality specific developments and initiatives.

Desirable

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Teamwork
Essential

• Proven ability to maintain effective multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to multi-disciplinary team approach to care.

Management
Essential

• An understanding Health Service including clinical governance in Primary Care.
• Commitment to support, develop and manage change.
• Evidence of good organisational and leadership skills

Experience
Essential

• Ability to offer clinical opinion on full range of primary medical conditions.
• Ability to take full and responsibility for the clinical care of patients.
• Good practical clinical skills.

Desirable

• Proficient in assessing and treating minor injuries, including review of MSK X-rays and suturing.

Communication
Essential

• Excellent oral, aural, and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations.

Desirable

• Previous use of EMIS Web and Adastra IT systems.

Qualifications
Essential

• Full registration with the General Medical Council.
• Vocationally trained GP.
• Evidence of continual professional development.

Desirable

• Membership of or working towards MRCGP.

Teaching
Essential

• Experience and willingness to teaching juniors, support services professionals.
• Willing / able to attend appropriate training.