Salaried GP

City Square Medical Group in Tower Hamlets is looking for a Salaried GP for 4 - 6 sessions to work across 2 sites, Deancross Street and Cable Street branch. We are a friendly innovative practice with 4 Partners and a team of doctors, pharmacist, nurse practitioner, first contact physiotherapist, practice nurse and health care assistants. Full support from reception, administrative and management staff. List size 13,000+ and growing, GMS, Emis Web. Part of an enthusiastic PCN and members of a federation, working together with local practices to achieve better clinical care. Focused on team working, training and continuously developing our staff. We work from two purpose-built premises with dedicated parking. Salary £11,000 per session + Medical Indemnity cost reimbursed.

Main duties of the job:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake duties including surgery consultations, telephone/video consultations and queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the practice or external organisations.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols.
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Contributing to QOF requirements and recording data appropriately.
• Contributing to PCN requirements and recording data appropriately.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate and review as and when required.

About us:

We are a friendly innovative practice with 4 Partners and a team of doctors, pharmacist, nurse practitioner, first contact physiotherapist, practice nurse and health care assistants. Full support from reception, administrative and management staff. We work from two purpose-built premises with dedicated parking.

Job responsibilities:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records.
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data.
• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
• To maintain a good working relationship with staff, doctors and patients.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and make suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the performance of the team and service development.

Confidentiality:

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential. Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications: GMC Registered MBBS or equivalent medical degree, Inclusion on the Performers List, Medical Indemnity, Experience with British Health Care and Primary Care Systems, Enhanced DBS Check, MRCGP, EMIS clinical system.
• Experience: Willing to successfully complete appropriate training for appraisal and remain up to date with the developing GP Appraisal, relicensing and revalidation agenda.
• Ability to work in a highly confidential environment.
• Willingness to undertake continuing professional development.
• Excellent communication skills including verbal, written, face to face and active listening skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Sensitive to patient issues.
• To have a facilitative approach.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Computer skills (familiar with the GP based software, Microsoft Word and e-mail).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 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.