Salaried General Practitioner in Rotherham

Clifton Medical Centre in Rotherham require an additional General Practitioner. This GP practice serves 13,000 patients across two sites. We are looking for a proactive and highly motivated person to become part of our friendly and excellent team. The successful applicant will be encouraged to take an active role in the leadership and development of the practice, incorporating all the aspects of being a GP. The individual should enjoy working as part of a supportive team, possess good communication skills and have good general IT skills. Flexibility, compassion and a 'can do' approach is essential for this position. You will be well supported by the Surgery's GPs, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Paediatric Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Practice Manager, Pharmacists, Reception team and Administrative staff.

Main duties of the job

• Delivery of a high standard of primary care to our patients (via telephone, video and face-to-face consultations)
• Effective management of patient's long-term conditions
• Processing of administration including referrals, prescription requests and other associated tasks
• Work collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice workload
• Contribute to the successful implementation of continuous improvements, development and quality initiatives within the practice
• Attend and contribute to weekly clinical meetings and other practice meetings (e.g. PLT)
• Support the partners in achieving strategic aims, including enhancing income and reducing expenditure of the practice

About us

Clifton Medical Centre is a well-established practice and we are passionate about providing a high-quality care and service to our patients. We are high QOF achievers, and CQC Good in all areas. Clinical system is SystmOne. Active in the local primary care network.

Job responsibilities

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:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves 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.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• 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.
• Providing counselling and health education.
• 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.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Confidentiality:

While 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.

Health & safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others' health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures.

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers, and colleagues, to include: Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation. Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers, and colleagues. Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk. Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision. Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team's performance. Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs. Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to: Communicate effectively with other team members. Communicate effectively with patients and carers. Recognise people's needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Qualifications:

Registered General Practitioner. Disclosure and Barring Service Check. 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.