Maternity cover 12 months fixed-term - 4 Sessions per week.
Thesuccessful GP will join our progressive clinical team at Thornton Road Surgery,a friendly and vibrant practice serving a diverse and supportive localcommunity in Croydon.
The role offers a balanced mix of face-to-faceconsultations and telephone appointments, ensuring excellent continuity of carewhile allowing flexible working styles.
The GP will contribute to the management of blood test results and clinical documents, supported by anexperienced administrative workflow team who process and streamline themajority of incoming tasksmeaning GPs handle only a small, clinically focusednumber of actions each day.
Our well-established network of clinicalpharmacists provides further support with prescribing, medication queries, andrepeat prescription management, allowing you to focus on high-quality patientcare.Thepostholder will have the opportunity to lead on key disease areas (monitoringtrends in the Quality and Outcomes Framework, treatment, staff training andprescribing) and assist in developing appropriate healthcare services for adiverse patient list, including practice-based commissioning, patientparticipation and health promotion.
Supportedby the clinical and management teams, the postholder will work as one of theGPs within Thornton Road & Valley Park Surgery, while also contributing tothe wider multidisciplinary team across the Bourne Health Partnership.
Main duties of the job
In accordance with the practice timetable, youwill undertake clinical sessions consisting of face-to-face consultations,telephone consultations, clinical triage, queries, home visits, repeatprescription signing, test result actioning, and medical reports.
Consultationsare typically 10 minutes.
About us
Thornton Road & Valley Park Surgery, part of the Bourne Health Partnership, is a friendly, well-established two-site GP practice in Croydon delivering high-quality NHS primary care to a diverse population of approximately 19,500 patients.
Operating from our Thornton Road site and the Valley Park Healthy Living Centre, we are a modern and forward-thinking practice rated Valuable by the CQC.
Our teams work collaboratively across both sites and are committed to compassionate, efficient and innovative patient care.
As a growing practice within a large and supportive partnership, we offer opportunities for development, leadership and involvement in service improvement.
Our Multidisciplinary Team Includes:
GP Partners and Salaried GPs, Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, Clinical Pharmacists, , First Contact Physiotherapists, Mental Health Practitioners, and an experienced management and administrative team.
Protected CPD time
Supportive induction and mentorship
Opportunities for leadership roles, portfolio work and clinical development
Strong MDT support with regular clinical meetings
EMIS clinical system
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
The successful GP will join our progressive clinical team at Thornton Road Surgery, a friendly and vibrant practice serving a diverse and supportive local community in Croydon.
The role offers a balanced mix of face-to-face consultations and telephone appointments, ensuring excellent continuity of care while allowing flexible working styles.
The GP will contribute to the management of blood test results and clinical documents, supported by an experienced administrative workflow team who process and streamline the majority of incoming tasks meaning GPs handle only a small, clinically focused number of actions each day.
Our well-established network of clinical pharmacists provides further support with prescribing, medication queries, and repeat prescription management, allowing you to focus on high-quality patient care.
The postholder will have the opportunity to lead on key disease areas (monitoring trends in the Quality and Outcomes Framework, treatment, staff training and prescribing) and assist in developing appropriate healthcare services for a diverse patient list,



including practice-based commissioning, patient participation and health promotion.
Supported by the clinical and management teams, the postholder will work as one of the GPs within Thornton Road & Valley Park Surgery, while also contributing to the wider multidisciplinary team across the Bourne Health Partnership.
Main duties of the job
In accordance with the practice timetable, you will undertake clinical sessions consisting of face-to-face consultations, telephone consultations, clinical triage, queries, home visits, repeat prescription signing, test result actioning, and medical reports.
Consultations are typically 10 minutes.
Key Responsibilities
You will be required to
Act upon QOF alerts and prompts during routine consultations
Provide GP services in line with PMS contract requirements
Undertake Duty Doctor and Paperwork Doctor sessions on a rota basis
Support extended hours access when required
Provide cross-site cover across Thornton Road, Valley Park and other Bourne Health Partnership practices when needed
Assess, diagnose, treat and refer patients appropriately
Provide preventative health care and lifestyle advice
Support patients referred by nursing staff
Provide certification in line with NHS regulations
Adhere to local and national prescribing guidelines
Make autonomous clinical decisions regarding presenting problems
Maintain clear and accurate electronic clinical records
Participate in audits and quality improvement activities
Generate computer-based prescriptions
Undertake all routine duties associated with general practice
Additional Responsibilities
Maintain a Personal Development Plan aligned with practice goals
Participate in the training of nurses, GP trainees and medical students
Support administrative and clinical colleagues
Attend clinical, prescribing, palliative care and practice meetings
Chair or present during clinical meetings when required
Deliver enhanced services and undertake training to support them
Participate in practice-based commissioning, demand management and peer review
Ensure compliance with deadlines for QOF, LCS and audit returns
Take on additional duties as required to support the organisation
This list is not exhaustive, and all team members should be prepared to accept additional, or surrender existing duties, to enable the efficient running of the organisation.
Key Relationships
Internal
Members of the Senior Management team
Members of the Partnership Board
Colleagues within The Bourne Partnership
External
Suppliers of services
Other GP practices and practice groups
Other external organisations
Confidentiality / Data Protection / Freedom of Information
Post holders must maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff, and other health service business in accordance with the Data Protection Act of ****.
Post holders must not, without prior permission, disclose any information regarding patients or staff.
If any member of staff has communicated any such information to an unauthorised person, those staff will be liable to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.
Moreover, the Data Protection Act **** also renders an individual liable for prosecution in the event of unauthorised disclosure of information.
Following the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) ****, post holders must apply the organisations FOI procedure if they receive a written request for information.
Information Governance
All staff must comply with information governance requirements.




These includes statutory responsibilities (such as compliance with the Data Protection Act), following national guidance (such as the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice) and compliance with local policies and procedures (such as the Trust's Confidentiality policy).
Staff are responsible for any personal information (belonging to staff or patients) that they access and must ensure it is stored, processed, and forwarded in a secure and appropriate manner
Post holders must at all times fulfil their responsibilities with regard to The Bourne Partnerships Equal Opportunities Policy and equality laws.
Health and Safety
All post holders have a responsibility, under the Health and Safety at Work Act *****) and subsequently published regulations, to ensure that The Bourne Partnerships health and safety policies and procedures are complied with to maintain a safe working environment for patients, visitors, and employees.
Infection Control
All post holders have a personal obligation to act to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs).
They must attend mandatory training in Infection Control and be compliant with all measures required to reduce HCAIs.
All post holders must comply with the Partnerships Infection Control Policies, including those that apply to their duties, such as Hand Decontamination Policy and Personal Protective Equipment Policy.
Risk Management All post holders have a responsibility to report risks such as clinical and non-clinical accidents or incidents promptly.
They are expected to be familiar with The Bourne Partnerships use of risk assessments to predict and control risk, as well as the incident reporting system for learning from mistakes and near misses in order to improve services.
Post holders must also attend training identified by their manager or stated to be mandatory.
Flexible Working
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients.
This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern and multiple sites so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
Post holders have a general responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their daily duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Sustainability
It is the responsibility of all staff to minimise the environmental impact by recycling wherever possible, switching off lights, computers, monitors and equipment when not in use, minimising water usage and reporting faults promptly.
The Bourne Partnership is committed to providing a healthy and safe environment for staff, patients, and visitors.
Staff are therefore not permitted to smoke on organisational property.
Qualifications
Full GMC registration
Completion of GP registrar training
Other Requirements
Maintain confidentiality
Comfortable working within a large MDT
Interest in chronic disease management
Flexibility to work outside core hours
Experience
EMIS experience
Video/telephone consultation experience
Completion of vocational GP training (e.g. MRCGP/MRCP)
Minimum 2 years post-qualification GP experience
Skills
GP trainer or trainer in training
Ability to work early extended access sessions (e.g. 07:30 starts)
Womens health (coils)
Personal Qualities
Polite, confident and approachable
Flexible and cooperative
Excellent interpersonal skills
Motivated and proactive
Uses initiative and sound judgement
High integrity and loyaltyAble to work under pressure
Confident, assertive and resilient
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) **** and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£11,500 to £12,500 a sessionDepending on experience
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