Salaried GP (Maternity Cover) - Hodge Hill, Birmingham

We are excited to offer an opportunity for a Salaried General Practitioner to join our team at Hodge Hill Family Practice, based in East Birmingham. This opportunity is for a fixed term, maternity cover and will play a key role in delivering high quality, patient centered care to a diverse community, supported by an experienced multidisciplinary team. You 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. If you are passionate about teamwork, committed to delivering excellent patient outcomes, and seeking a role that values and supports your clinical skills, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self 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, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation.
• Assess the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness, in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
• Provide counselling and health education.
• Admit or discharge patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
• Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collect data for audit purposes and comply with QOF requirements.
• Deliver enhanced services.
• 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 this is clinically appropriate.
• Undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

About us

At Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance (CRGPA), we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of innovation, growth, and continuous learning. As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside talented professionals who are committed to delivering excellence and driving positive change within our industry.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• Annual Leave: Enjoy 27 days of annual leave for full-time employees, in addition to bank holidays.
• Sick Pay: Our enhanced sick pay policy ensures you are supported during times of illness.
• Pension Scheme: Access to the NHS pension scheme to secure your financial future.
• Enhanced Maternity Leave: We provide generous maternity leave to support new parents.
• Paternity Leave: We also offer paternity leave to allow new fathers to bond with their newborns.
• Blue Light Discounts: Take advantage of exclusive discounts available for our staff.
• Employee Assistance Network: Access support through our employee advice network for personal and professional challenges 365 days a year 24/7.
• Internal Awards: We recognise and celebrate the achievements of our staff through internal awards.
• NHS Fleet Solutions: A salary sacrifice car leasing scheme with savings on monthly payments for brand new cars.
• Exclusive Discounts: Benefit from a variety of discounts that enhance your overall employee experience.

Job responsibilities

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Clinical Responsibilities: In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self 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, reports 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 healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
• 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.
• Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
• Delivering enhanced services.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoid 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.

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.
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records.
• Contributing to the Read-Coding of patient data.
• Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

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 careers, 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 assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practices Health & Safety Policy, to include:

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines.
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.

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 peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with the Practices 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.

Personal/Professional Development:

In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Alliance Teaching Practices, 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 teams 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 peoples needs or alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

The post-holder will:

• Apply Hodge Hill policies, standards and guidance.
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work.
• Participate in audit where appropriate.

This job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder.

Person Specification

Qualifications:

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree
• Full registration to General Medical Council (GMC)
• Certification of Completion of Training (JCPTGP/PMETB)
• Inclusion on Performer List
• Evidence of a commitment to on-going personal and professional development
• MRCGP

Experience:

• Experience of working in primary care in an area with significant health problems
• Experience of providing primary care in and out of hours
• Experience of audit and improving care for patients.
• Understanding the role of medical services in a wider public health agenda
• Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the areas
• Understanding current NHS policies
• Development of areas of clinical expertise

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.