Salaried GP

Main area

Salaried GP

Grade

Salaried GP

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Part time - 4 sessions per week (Wednesdays & Thursdays (2 sessions per day, full days))

Job ref

373-MED1245

Site

Westminster Surgery

Town

Ellesmere Port

Salary

The rate for the 1 session will be £12,749.38 per annum

Closing

04/11/2025 23:59

Job overview

Westminster Surgery is seeking to appoint a part-time salaried General Practitioner to join our team of three salaried GPs for one session per week on Monday afternoons. We are a small, supportive team caring for a patient list of approximately 3,800.

Main duties of the job

Within the contract, GPs are provided with 4 hours of CPD time per week (pro rata) during which there are opportunities for professional development, audits, service transformation and more. There are opportunities within the surgery to take a lead role (e.g. PCN, safeguarding, prescribing, sepsis lead). Your clinical supervision will be provided by our Clinical Director Dr Rajan Rajesh, who also works as a GP within Westminster Surgery. Peer supervision with medical colleagues within CWP's two other GP Surgeries is also available and encouraged.

Based in Ellesmere Port, we have a practice population of 3,800 and are an active member of One Ellesmere Port PCN, together with 5 other local surgeries. Our practice team comprises of a Deputy Practice Manager, two Salaried GPs, two Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Minor Illness Nurse, Practice Nurse, HCA, Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, GPA, Care Coordinator, Mental Health worker and we are well supported by our experienced admin team. We work closely with our community care team and hold regular MDT meetings. As part of CWP, we are supported by our safeguarding and medicines management teams, mental health colleagues and children, young people and families colleagues.

Working for our organisation

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see 'documents to download' section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: or by calling

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the 'essential' criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer 'YES' to the question: 'Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?'

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon

Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria

• A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
• Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983
• Qualified General Practitioner (completed certificate of Completion of Training – CCT)
• Currently on a CCG performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register
• DBS clearance
• Have had an annual NHS appraisal

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of further postgraduate educational activities in relevant fields
• MRCGP
• DCH
• DRCOG
• RCGP Substance Misus
• Certificate Level 1 or 2
• F2 supervisor training/teaching diploma (this is essential for HDS)
• DFSRFH & Competence in Coil insertion
• Evidence of CPD activities
• Minor surgery skills

Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria

• Knowledge of NHS
• Have an understanding of the needs of the vulnerable groups of patients that are registered

Desirable criteria

• Understanding/knowledge of: Quality & Outcomes Framework, QOF, Choose & Book, Practice Based Commissioning, Capacity & Access management

Experience
Essential criteria

• Recent experience of working in general practice in the UK
• Commitment to and experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary and skill mixed team environmen

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of independent working in general pracitice
• Experience of supporting service change
• Teaching of GP Reg/F2/Medical students/Nursing students
• Accredited GP Registrar trainer or F2 Supervisor
• Evidence of participation in QOF
• Evidence of participation in Audit

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Sam Thorley

Job title

Primary Care Lead

Email address

Telephone number

Additional information

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