Salaried Gp in North East

Job summary

Guide Post Medical Group is excited to announce the offer of a Salaried GP post at the practice.
We are looking for 4-6 clinical sessions per week
We have a list size of 8000 patients and have a consistently high QOF achievement.
We are a democratic, friendly, mutually supportive, close-working team providing care to our semi-rural and urban population. We meet up regularly through the day, and workflow is excellently managed. Notes are summarised and the majority of correspondence is coded by our data team.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for 4-6 clinical sessions per week, with one or two dedicated home visit sessions per week. No visits are scheduled during or after sessions in surgery.
Enhanced Access is provided, the sessions are shared between the GPs.
We operate a 'usual doctor' system for continuity of patient care.
A personal mentor is available and protected study leave with a practice commitment to continued professional development, including support to develop special interests.

About us

We are a medium-sized, long established training practice, based in refurbished and modernised NHS Property Services premises in the village of Guidepost in south east Northumberland.
We have 8000 patients catered by a multi-disciplinary team of four GP partners, plus three Salaried GPs, two Nurse Practitioners, one Physician Associate, three Practice Nurses, and four Health Care Assistants supported by a full, excellent administration team.
We are a member of the Wansbeck Primary Care Network which consists of four local practices. Additional PCN staff, namely Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, First Contact Physiotherapists, Mental Health Practitioners, Health and Wellbeing Coaches and Community Link Workers are also based at the practice.
The practice team is also supported by the locality's district nursing team, based at the practice, as well as clinics from midwives, podiatrists and dietitians.
We have regular in-practice clinical meetings and a monthly whole team educational meeting.

Maintaining, Monitoring & Updating Computer Database and Management of Medical Records & Practice Audits

Ensure that the practice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately with information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy and for practice recording requirements under IM&T protocols, Enhanced Services and QOF.

• Respond to alerts on records
• Appropriate use of read codes
• Participating in the collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation of practice reports, performance monitoring and audits
• Participation in the auditing of Practice activity

Practice Organisation

Process and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence
Attendance at primary health care team meetings, significant event audit meetings, MDT meetings and others as deemed necessary
Initiate and participate in the formulation and implementation of new protocols, policies and procedures to aid and improve administrative organisation and the provision of services to patients
Ensure that the Practice complaints system is adhered to at all times
Awareness of, and compliance with, all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
Completion of mandatory training e.g. Safeguarding, CPR, Information Governance, and provide certificates

Professional Development

Participate in an annual performance review under agreed headings
Engage in appropriate educational activity to maintain clinical competence and performance
Attendance and participation in educational meetings in the Practice and externally
Support colleagues in their professional 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.

Health & Safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines
• Providing information regarding immune consent with particular regard to Hepatitis B status
• 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 particularly those relating to needlestick injuries, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
• Ensuring that all accidents or dangerous incidents are reported and investigated, and follow up action taken where necessary.

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 recognizes the importance of peoples 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 recognize 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 for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

This job description may be subject to change from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the Practice.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Recent experience of working in general practice in the UK
• Commitment to and experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary and skill mixed team environment
• Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF)

Desirable

• Evidence of independent working in General Practice
• Experience of supporting service change
• Teaching of GP Reg/F2/Medical students/Nursing students
• Evidence of participation in Audit

Experience

Essential

• Recent experience of working in general practice in the UK
• Commitment to and experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary and skill mixed team environment
• Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF)
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Excellent patient manner
• Imaginative approach to problem solving and provision of services

Desirable

• Evidence of independent working in General Practice
• Experience of supporting service change
• Teaching/Supervising of GP Reg/F2/Medical students/Nursing students
• Evidence of participation in Audit

Qualifications

Essential

• A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
• Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983
• Qualified General Practitioner (completed certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
• Currently on a PCT performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register
• DBS clearance
• Have had an annual NHS appraisal

Desirable

• Evidence of further postgraduate educational activities in relevant fields
• MRCGP
• DCH
• DRCOG
• RCGP Substance Misuse Certificate Level 1 or 2
• DFSRFH & Competence in Coil insertion
• Evidence of CPD activities

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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