General Practitioner

Job Description:

General Practitioner

Bupa Clinics, Reading, RG1 5AS

Competitive salary and fantastic benefits

2 x sessions per day, covering Wednesday, Friday and Saturday

Minimum of 2 days per week

Role Overview:

This is a great opportunity to join our Reading Bupa Health Centre, which is situated within a 30mins walk / 10mins drive from the station or town centre. As an experienced Doctor, you’ll be making a difference every day. At Bupa, feel less pressured in a flexible and dynamic role. With a supportive network and a healthy work-life balance, expect autonomy and an environment where collaboration is celebrated.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

This role will consist of undertaking health assessments and private GP appointments. We have a network of dedicated Bupa Health Clinics across the UK (which have superb CQC reports), and you will be joining a community of over 200 GP’s delivering services and treatments to everyone – not just those with health insurance.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

Being a Bupa GP means a rewarding role with more time to explore patient needs, more time to listen, and ultimately more job satisfaction.

Your duties will include, but not limited to:

• Delivering face to face health assessments and private GP consultations.
• Undertaking clinical work in accordance with the standards of good clinical practice.
• Attending and participating in clinical meetings / training sessions as required.
• Participating in an annual clinical review and competency assessments within Bupa.
• Working with the Lead Physician on quality improvement activities including audits.
• Providing clinical advice and guidance to colleagues, which may include health advisors and administrative staff.

What you’ll bring:

• GMC GP Registration.
• A professional, but not robotic manner – your caring nature should extend across patients and colleagues.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) training certificate.
• Current Adult and Children Safeguarding Level 3 training certificate.
• Member of a Medical Defence Organisation.
• Great time management and flexibility.
• Current experience in general practice with good clinical decision-making skills.
• Taking pride in your work and in doing the best job you can.
• IT Proficiency including MS office, e-records and e-prescribing.
• Undertakes regular CPD activities in line with requirements of appraisal and revalidation.

We are here for you:

You’ll have a support network around you, giving you the time to dedicate to each patient. You also be given the training to ensure you always reach your best. We will provide you with: 

• Support from the administrative and clinical staff.
• Protected time to ensure you are as productive as possible and have the appropriate time needed with each patient.
• Reassurance of a good work-life balance.

Benefits:

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social, and environmental wellbeing.

We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Paid indemnity.
• Annual Health Services Bonus Scheme
• Paid study leave.
• CPD opportunities and access to leadership courses.
• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance.
• Annual Health Services Bonus Scheme

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. 

That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

To find more information or have any questions before applying, please contact Emma Swindells on emma.swindells@bupa.com. Kindly quote reference R1168576 in your email.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com

Time Type:

Part time

Job Area:

Clinical Services

Locations:

Clinic & Dental – Reading

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