General Practitioner – Frome Medical Practice
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You are invited to join our dynamic, innovative and welcoming practice providing primary care, at Frome Medical Practice. This is an exciting opportunity at any stage of your medical career.
We have a supportive and collaborative team of over 20 GPs and 150 staff. We are a large and modern, purpose built practice with a patient population of just under 30,000 and operate as a single site Primary Care Network.
We are proud to have received National Awards for Sustainability and our Green Impact work and have also been nationally recognised for our outstanding Health Connections (social prescribing) programme, which is based within the practice. As a high-performing and successful practice we have been accepted to join the new PCN Pilot Programme working with NHSE which will also provide exciting opportunities to shape and develop clinical pathways.
The large number of GPs creates a collaborative and friendly atmosphere, and spending time together in daily coffee breaks, discussing cases in team meetings, and socialising is highly encouraged and ingrained in our work culture. This is supported by a dedicated complex care team which manages all home visits and hospital discharges, as well as nurse practitioners, a mental health nurse practitioner, a first contact physiotherapist, and a large dedicated pharmacy team.
Externally, we have strong relationships with our local community and local healthcare providers and are situated next to the local community hospital, where we collaborate in overseeing our community ward, as well as providing sessions for other local services such as fracture clinic.
We are a recognised Learning Organisation with a strong focus on GP Education and development which would be great support for a newly qualified GP. We are also a GP Training practice where many of our registrars choose to stay on with us and benefit from our mentoring scheme. We would welcome applications from newly qualified GPs or due to qualify before summer 2025.
We are a Disability Confident practice and registered Mindful Employer.
Relocation packages up to £8,000.00 may be available subject to ICB criteria and approval.
In our recent NHSE PCN Pilot survey 100% of our GP Team said the worked well as a team, with 75% strongly agreeing,
We were also the highest ranked PCN for "positive experience of working in Primary Care" across our whole team.
Here’s what some of the team have said about working at Frome Medical Practice
“On completion of my GP training, I decided to stay on at Frome Medical Practice because whilst it is a large practice, it feels like a friendly well supported place to work. Whether it be the daily coffee break, regular team meetings, or sharing the duty on call with another GP, there is always help available, and we are not working in isolation. A strength of the size of the practice is the level of admin support, which enables clinicians to get on and spend more quality time with patients and deliver a better level of care. It is also a place to branch out and progress a GP portfolio or career – the surgery has supported me to take on more managerial responsibilities, set up enhanced services such as a community fracture clinic and minor surgery lists, as well as deliver education, supervision and training to GP/Nurse colleagues and trainees." - Dr James Cundell
“What brought me to FMP was the idea that a community can ban loneliness and so improve health (measured by referrals to hospital) across the board. I wanted to be part of that.” - Dr Susie Macdonald
“My mother-in-law had sent me a link to (Senior Partner) Helen Kingston’s Radio 4 interview about Compassionate Frome a few years ago, so when I moved to the area, FMP was already on my radar – probably the only GP practice I’d ever heard of through reputation! When I looked around the practice, met some of the staff and watched resources on the practice website I was impressed by how innovative and forward thinking the practice’s vision was. I was interested in the social prescribing and green work, and excited by the prospect of working somewhere it feels is leading the way in General Practice. I was also attracted by the fact there were lots of other young GPs at a similar career stage to myself, many of whom had trained here as registrars, which felt like a good sign!” - Dr Angus Lean
“I applied to work at FMP attracted by their innovative work in sustainable health care and their well developed social prescribing networks. I have been given exciting opportunities to help with their contribution to the kindness festival and more recently a project on deprescribing in collaboration with Green and Healthy Frome. The team is well led and allows for creative working on projects with lots of scope for my professional development.” - Dr Georgie Kirby
“I have long been aware of the reputation of Frome Medical Practice as a flagship practice in the South West. Their pioneering work on social prescribing and The Green Agenda has transformed the way we think about health and wellbeing within our communities. I am so excited to join the team.” - Pernille Johansen, Lead Nurse
Benefits
- GP fellowship programme for newly qualified GPs
- 6 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays
- Study leave
- Indemnity paid by practice
- NHS pension available
- Free parking
- NHS & local discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee events and training
- Free eye test vouchers
Job Purpose
During your defined weekly hours you will work as part of a highly professional team providing medical services to our patients.
Main Duties
Responding to medical problems presented by patients, including history taking, examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment and referral.
Working closely with our care Navigation team to triage patients using our current supplier “Klinik”.
Providing appropriate preventative health care and advice.
Adhering to the practice prescribing formulary.
Preparing medical reports for insurance companies, employers and statutory bodies.
Attending weekly team meetings and education meetings held on days when you are working.
Contributing to the development of and adhering to protocols/systems for the management of common medical conditions.
Participating in clinical governance activity and contributing to the improvement in quality of health outcomes through the practice’s audit programme.
Clinically related administrative and non-clinical duties necessary for the delivery of GMS.
Providing other services outside of GMS as specified in contracts held by the Practice.
Engaging in appropriate educational activity in order to maintain clinical competence and performance, including the completion of objectives agreed by yourself and the practice in an annual Personal Development Plan.
Participating in the training and development of nurses, medical students and GP registrars in the practice.
Supporting the practice staff and responding to requests for advice and assistance from the practice care navigation, care coordination and nursing staff.
Fully participating in extended hours offered by the Practice.
The above responsibilities will be undertaken upholding the following Best Practice Guidelines that all professionals working in The Frome Medical Practice have agreed to adhere to:-
To be available to take over the responsibility of patient care from the Out of Hours service at 0800 on a working day.
To continue to work until all clinical tasks have been completed. Where this involves standing by ready to be called, to be available until the end of the session. To make arrangements for others to cover when planning to leave before the end of the session.
To maintain the Practice’s high clinical standards by using clinical governance audits and other information to review patients results, prescribing, disease management etc.
To undertake daily tasks such as results, letters, reports, repeat prescribing etc. for one’s own list and for other teams as required.
To maintain the financial security of the organisation by ensuring accurate and efficient responses to income generation such as reports, dispensed prescriptions, private forms etc.
To undertake, as part of a team, those duties specified as being required.
To work as a team to cover the request for out of surgery contacts.
To participate in the educational and organisational activities of the practice in a way that maintains high standards and encourages the development of The Frome Medical Practice as an approved “Learning Organisation”.
At all times to behave in a professional way that encourages quality practice and the development of team spirit.
Mandatory completion of Type 2 Self-Assessment form (annually in Feb).
Essential qualifications and experience
Essential:
Qualifications and training
Medical degree
Qualified as GP
Full registration with GMC
DBS check
Knowledge and experience
Demonstrates an understanding of the wider issues of health and social needs and care within the Primary Care setting
Evidence of Quality Improvement work
Personal qualities and skills
Strong communication skills
Ability to work within a team and in a multidisciplinary environment
Ability to prioritise when working under pressure
Ability to confidently consult over the telephone and Face to Face
Curiosity and an open mindset
Closing date for applications: Sunday 23 February 2025
Interview date: To be arranged with individual applicants
To apply, send us your CV and covering letter
If you would like a informal discussion regarding the role, please complete an online enquiry form for the attention of the HR Team Form - Contact Us
We reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.
