Salaried GP (Maternity Cover) in Holloway

An exciting opportunity to work within an evolving, innovative and forward-facing clinical model for general practice at City Road Medical Centre. Applications from GPs at all levels of experience are welcome for this fixed-term maternity locum role.

Main duties of the job:

• Work as a member of the in-house clinical team and provide a critical role of delivering appointments and care to the registered list of patients.
• Offer continuity and case management where needed and appropriate.
• Manage admin such as blood results, and be part of a team to collectively manage shared admin alongside other GPs and staff members.
• Responsibilities will reflect requirements of the NHS GP Contracts, and may be subject to change as services adapt.
• Opportunity for role and career development, especially regarding training and supervision of the wider MDT as the team and service evolves.
• The role may also involve complex care depending on your interests and skills.

About us:

Islington GP Federation (IGPF) is a growing organisation representing 31 practices; we have established ourselves as a leader in new ways of working, including running Islington's extended access primary care services (I:HUB) as well as supporting the Islington Primary Care Networks (PCNs).

Our current range of services include the Extended Access Service, I:HUB, Community Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), Integrated Community Gynaecology, practice-based pharmacists and a range of practice support mechanisms.

IGPF works closely with a range of partners including the regional commissioning group, NHS England, Healthy London Partnership, Public Health, local hospitals such as UCLH, Whittington Health and the London Borough of Islington.

IGPF is the host organisation for the Primary Care Network (PCN) workforce and the Islington Training Hub and has been working for over two years to create training and development programmes that meet the needs of staff working in primary and community care settings.

IGPF runs four Islington GP practices, one on a GMS contract, two on APMS contracts and one caretaking contract.

Job responsibilities:

• Arrange a range of face-to-face, telephone and triage sessions for patient contact, both same day and planned care where appropriate.
• Manage pathology results for tests generated through patient contacts in a shared capacity with all other doctors.
• Use and adhere to practice systems for excellent communication and handover with lead GP and other relevant MDT colleagues, including any clinicians working off-site.
• Support the triage process for all patient-led demand.
• Contribute to clinical admin including evaluating, actioning and processing hospital correspondence and results. This includes ordering appropriate tests and ensuring safety netting and follow up.
• Contact the patient to complete tasks where required.
• Support other members of the MDT including pharmacists, paramedics, nurses, physician associates, healthcare assistants and administrators with clinical and process questions as needed.
• Participate in and be visible as part of the practice team, including attendance at clinical team meetings and whole team meetings.
• Engage in QI and audit projects, depending on need.
• Pay attention to appropriate coding, note keeping and flagging of any system issues as they arise.
• Raise safeguarding concerns with named leads where appropriate.
• Your work will particularly support continuity of care, safety and quality for complex or urgent cases.
• Take responsibility for managing complexity and facilitating continuity of care where appropriate.
• Inform other GPs about complex cases known to them.
• Display your clinical reasoning clearly in the records.

Person Specification:

Experience:

• Experience of working in UK General Practice.
• Experience of working with diverse and vulnerable groups, including use of interpreters.
• Experience of being the named GP for a list of patients or of providing continuity of care.
• Experience of GP admin including e.g. PIP forms.
• Experience using EMIS Web, Docman, Accurx, MS Teams.
• Clinical experience of 2+ years.
• Experience of working with deprived populations.
• Delivery of clinical audit.
• QOF management.
• Experience of working in Islington/NCL general practice.
• Experience of working in at-scale systems.
• Experience of safeguarding leadership/desire to take this on.
• Supervision of other roles and staff members.

Qualifications:

• GMC Registered, Qualified General Practitioner (MRCGP or equivalent).
• Currently on a performers list.
• GP trainer.

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.