Job summary
- Main area
- Primary Care
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried GP
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 319-7104884HD
- Employer
- Northumbria Primary Care
- Employer type
- Private Sector
- Site
- NPC Northumbria Way
- Town
- Cramlington
- Salary
- Locally Agreed NPC GP pay rates: £10,590-£12,013 pps/pa
- Closing
- 16/04/2025 12:00
Employer heading
Salaried GP
NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried GP
Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages several GP practices with around 50,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Whilst NPC are a highly innovative organisation, the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process. ________________________________________________________________________________
Job overview
We are excited to announced that Northumbria Primary Care are expanding our GP workforce, this is possible due to our not for profit principles and eagerness to re-invest in service delivery. We will be recruiting a total of 38 sessions across our organisation.
As part of the process, any candidates shortlisted will have one interview and be asked to indicate your preferred site(s) within the NPC group. Successful candidates will be assigned a single base site and will not be required to rotate across NPC sites. All candidates will be considered for all areas. This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing team and contribute to high-quality care within our organisation.
The sites NPC covers are
North Tyneside neighbourhood:
Spring Terrace Health Centre
Nelson Medical Group
49 Marine Avenue
Park Parade Surgery
Cramlington and Seaton Valley neighbourhood:
Elsdon Avenue
Cramlington Medical Group
Northumbria Way
Central neighbourhood:
Wellway Morpeth
Wellway Lynemouth
Lintonville
West neighbourhood:
Ponteland Medical Group
Haydon Bridge & Allendale
North neighbourhood:
Rothbury Practice
Widdrington and Felton surgery
Coquet Medical Group
The advert will close Wednesday 16th April at 12pm and we will be interviewing on Wednesday 23rd April, Friday 25th April and Tuesday 29th April. Due to service needs, we will be unable to change these interview dates.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date if a suitable number of applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
As a GP Practice which is part of Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC), we work with flexibility and independence to run the surgery based on what is best for our patients and staff, and additionally we have the regular and consistent support of the management team to help us to focus on what is clinically important.
As a Salaried GP the post holder will be a key clinician within the team. A job plan will be agreed with you to provide general medical services and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting.
Working for our organisation
NPC is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages several GP practices with around 120,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
As an NPC GP we can offer some great benefits some of which are:
- Opportunities for portfolio working and development of specialist clinical interest roles.
- Access to all benefits of Northumbria healthcare; lease cars; home electronics; health and wellbeing offers.
- Support with education, monthly education timeout sessions as well as a quarterly, NPC practice wide education sessions covering a range of topics dictated by the needs of our clinicians. Free access to Red Whale, mentorship and coaching.
- Clinical Support Unit managing medication requests, reviews and document management (coders) to increase efficiency and reduce the admin burden on GPs.
Although part of a larger organisation, NPC, as a GP practice, we work with flexibility and independence to run the surgery based on what is best for our patients and staff, and additionally we have the regular and consistent support of the management team to help us to focus on what is clinically important.
We are a forward-thinking organisation and as part of our culture we are embracing new technologies to improve the services we offer our patients. We understand the importance of listening to our patients and are not afraid to make changes following feedback.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We take great pride in developing our future work force in primary care. This includes GP registrars, medical students, nursing students and the continued development of all staff. We welcome applications from candidates with an interest in teaching and actively encourage those looking to explore special interests.
Each of our practices have their own unique journey, and we are committed to ongoing quality improvement, enhancing patient care and experience, and fostering staff wellbeing. We are looking for a GP who is enthusiastic about joining us on this journey and contributing to our shared vision for excellence in primary care.
The post holder will work as a member of the multidisciplinary Practice team to provide general medical services for the needs of the practice population and to help ensure the Practice provides the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
The post holder will manage a busy caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting.
The post holder is expected to contribute to the operational and strategic management of the practices within Northumbria Primary care and there are opportunities for personal and professional development across a wide range of areas within primary and secondary care.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration
- Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent (JCPTGP/nMRCGP)
- Membership of a recognized defence union (MPS/MDU)
- Currently on a performers list and never been removed from a performers list for a detrimental reason
Desirable criteria
- DRCOG
- DFFP/FFFP
- DCH
Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical training and experience as a General Practitioner
- Evidence of recent self-directed learning or development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Abi Callender
- Job title
- Head of Operations
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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