GP - Longton Health Centre

Our successful and high-achieving semi-rural village practice is looking for a positive and enthusiastic GP to join our clinical team due to retirement on a salaried basis. Newly qualified GPs are encouraged to apply ! We are an innovative and forward thinking busy practice and together our clinical triaging team and community visiting clinicians work alongside our First Contact Paramedic, Physiotherapist, Mental Health Practitioner and Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner to deliver high quality patient care. 

Working together with our Pharmacy team and Nurse & Wellbeing teams safe patient care is our main focus area in all aspects of the practice and our clinical teams are well supported by our hardworking and friendly Patient Services, Secretarial & workflow teams. 

What we are looking for

We are flexible in the number of sessions either: 6 sessions - Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday 8 sessions - Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday /Thursday 

We would like you to be: 

• Currently registered GP on the Performers List and with the GMC, with a right to work in the UK. 
• Willing to make an active contribution towards the continuing success of our practice. 
• Keen to work collaboratively with our clinical and administrative staff recognising our team values. 
• Prepared to work as a team and assist with x 1 variable triaging clinician day and up to x 2 visits a day where patient need requires.
• Prepared to work as a team and assist with results, prescriptions and clinical admin for our teams on a Buddy system where patient need requires.

What we hope you are looking for: 

• To join a long established, well respected 3 partner practice with a stable list size of circa 10500 patients.
• To be able to help consistently deliver high QOF and LES/DES achievement. 
• To join our dedication in providing high quality patient care. 
• To join our commitment to providing staff wellbeing and peer support.
• To receive excellent clinical support alongside administrative and management and leadership support. 

What we can provide: 

• Safe semi-rural community surgery with easy access to major motorways and local schools & colleges. 
• NHS Property Services Health Centre.
• Free Parking Scrubs uniform as part of clinical standard.
• NHS Pension Protected break & lunch times with clinical team. 
• Supportive working and clinical supervision provided in a positive and enthusiastic well established team. 
• Health & wellbeing and greener practice approach embedded within day to day practice life. 
• Training practice with dedicated Placements Co-ordinator for clinical placements and charter of learning. 
• Longstanding total triage system successfully in place Established, proactive, forward thinking Primary Care Network working as part of Neighbourhood team. 
• Excellent and supportive ARRS roles to include GP, Clinical care co-ordinators, Medicines co-ordinator, Health & wellbeing support worker with Social Prescriber support, First Contact Paramedic & Physiotherapist, Mental Health Practitioner Prescribing Pharmacist, Registered Nurse Associate & Student Nurse Associate & Phlebotomist.
• We are an EMIS / Surgery Connect site using Accurx & Scribe We have an engaging and established.
• Patient Participation Group with a Patient Safety representative.
• Lead Monthly clinical meetings inclusive of IPC, H&S & Safeguarding reviews.
• Additional Monthly MDTs with designated co-ordinator and lead 
• Designated Care Home team for x 3 local care homes.
• Protected Education Time.
• One week study leave.
• Park Run.
• Practice Veteran Friendly Weekly wellbeing walks.
• Optional Staff Socials.