Salaried GP (4 sessions)

Clapham Park Group Practice are looking for a friendly and enthusiastic GP to join our growing multidisciplinary team.

Practice information

• Join a team of 18 supportive and friendly GP colleagues
• Work with a multidisciplinary team of 1 Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 3 Pharmacists, 1 Pharmacy Technician, 1 Social Prescriber and large nursing and administrative teams.
• Well managed practice. CQC rating good in all areas.
• Opportunities to get involved with GP training and medical student teaching.
• 6 weeks annual leave plus 10 statutory days and bank holidays.
• 1 week study leave pro rata
• Regular clinical meetings and protected learning time
• Supportive, friendly and sociable team with a protected daily coffee/tea break
• Our new medical centre was redeveloped in 2021
• Free staff car park and secure cycle parking available. Clapham South tube station nearby

If you are looking to join a supportive and friendly practice, we would love to meet you.

Main duties of the job

• Provide high quality care to our patients
• Conduct face-to-face, telephone and online consultations
• Form part of our total triage team on a pro‑rate basis with the other GPs
• Undertake home visits
• Manage acute and chronic conditions in line with national and local guidelines
• Issue prescriptions appropriately in accordance with practice and NHS policy
• Review test results, hospital letters and correspondence promptly
• Ensure accurate and timely clinical record keeping using EMIS WEB
• Support the training and development of GP registrars, F2s and Allied Health Professionals through clinical supervision

About us

Clapham Park Group Practice is a forward thinking, dynamic, training practice set in an attractive leafy part of Clapham, close to the common and Abbeville Village.

We provide services to a community of 21,000 patients who offer an interesting and varied cultural mix.

Job responsibilities

JOB TITLE: SALARIED GENERAL PRACTITIONER

REPORTS TO: THE PARTNERS

HOURS OF WORK: TBC

LOCATION: 72 CLARENCE AVENUE, LONDON, SW4 8JP

Job Description: The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Clinical responsibilities

• Make yourself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self‑referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Develop care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols.
• Provide counselling and health education.
• Admit or discharge patients to and from the caseload and refer to other care providers as appropriate.
• Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Compile and issue computer‑generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand‑written prescriptions whenever possible).
• Prescribe in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever clinically appropriate.
• Undertake all normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Other responsibilities within the organisation

• 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.
• Contribute to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Contribute to the development of computer‑based patient records.
• Contribute to the summarising of patient records and read‑coding patient data.
• Attend training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Confidentiality

• Respect patient confidentiality and privacy in the course of seeking treatment.
• Handle confidential information relating to patients, carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers appropriately.
• Ensure confidential information is disclosed only to authorised persons per practice policies and procedures.

Health & safety

• Implement and lead on promotion and management of own and others health & safety and infection control as defined in practice policies.
• Use personal security systems within the workplace according to guidelines.
• Maintain infection control practices, cleanliness and regulatory/contractual/professional requirements.
• Provide advice on specimen process, collection, labeling, handling, correct containers, storage and transport arrangements.
• Use correct PPE and ensure others do so; advise on appropriate circumstances.
• Manage infection control procedures in routine and extraordinary circumstances, including pandemic situations.
• Maintain hand hygiene standards for self and others.
• Manage incidents of accidental exposure.
• Implement infection control protocols across the practice.
• Observe current working practices and identify training needs, escalating issues as appropriate.
• Manage risks involved in work activities in a way that protects patients and staff.
• Use training to update knowledge and skills and manage staff training across infection control and patient processes.
• Monitor practice facilities and equipment for infection control, ensuring adequate hand cleansing facilities.
• Safely manage sharps use, storage and disposal.
• Maintain a clean working environment.
• Initiate remedial or corrective action where needed.
• Always work in a tidy, clean, sterile, and safe way, reporting hazards promptly.
• Maintain general cleanliness across the business in consultation with responsible managers.
• Participate in periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually).
• Handle waste and instrument management correctly.
• Maintain sterile environments.

Equality and diversity

• Act in a way that respects the rights, privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
• Behave welcoming, non‑judgemental, and respectful of individual circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Professional development

• Maintain education through attendance at courses and/or study days necessary to meet professional development requirements.
• Participate in any training programme implemented by the practice, including annual performance reviews.
• Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrate skills to others who develop similarly.

Quality

• Alert team members to quality and risk issues.
• Assess own performance and take accountability.
• Contribute to team effectiveness through reflection and suggestions for improvement.
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patient needs.
• Manage own time, workload and resources effectively.

Communication

• Communicate effectively with team members.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
• Recognize and respond to alternative communication needs.

Contribution to the implementation of services

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance.
• Discuss with team how policies affect own work.
• Participate in audit where appropriate.

Qualifications

• GMC Registered, not subject to suspension.
• Currently on a CCG performers list.
• Clear enhanced DBS check.
• Evidence of CPD.
• MRCGP.
• DRCOG.
• DFSRFH and competence in coil insertion.
• Work as a GPWSI.
• Minor surgery skills.

Experience

• Experience of working in UK General Practice.
• Experience of working with vulnerable groups.
• Teaching of registrars or F2 or medical students.
• Delivery of clinical audit.
• QOF management.
• Experience using EMIS Web and Docman.

Skills and abilities

• Understanding of the NHS system.
• Understanding of challenges facing the NHS.
• Understanding of vulnerable groups and how to support them.
• Team player.
• Calm under pressure.
• Friendly and inclusive.
• Commitment to development.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Work autonomously.
• Brought fresh ideas.
• Understanding of QOF and Enhanced Services.
• Understanding of neighbourhood or place‑based working.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service is required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£12,036 per session (minimum).