Salaried GP...

We are looking for a motivated 6 session general practitioner to become part of our friendly, excellent team. We welcome all applications from experienced and newly qualified GPs.

Main duties of the job

Undertaking the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

About us

We have a hard-working, friendly and dedicated team of 4 GP partners, 3 salaried GPs, various registrars, 1 ANP, a highly skilled nursing team and outstanding administrative support teams. We run a total triage appointment system triaged by the duty doctor. Our practice serves over 10,300 patients across two sites. All staff members at the practice are supported by the partners and the practice managers. We are a training practice CQC rated outstanding, we are members of the A1 Network PCN and we run community dermatology, lymphoedema and vasectomy clinics for the ICB.

Job responsibilities

• Undertaking the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care including but not limited to:
• Patient consultations (in person, video calls, telephone calls, home visits).
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems (self-referred by the patient or referred by others in the practice).
• Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Managing patients with long term conditions and developing care plans.
• Referring to other case providers as appropriate.
• Attending any emergencies in the practice.
• Prescribing (both acute and repeat) in accordance with local and national guidelines.
• Checking and signing repeat prescriptions/queries.
• Checking patient medical test results and actioning as appropriate.
• Completing patient medical reports and examinations as required.
• Recording accurate, clear and contemporaneous notes to professional standards.
• All other supporting paperwork and related administrative work.
• Supporting other practice clinicians in their queries.
• Audits of patient care and outcomes, collecting data/complying with national requirements.
• Preparedness to represent the practice in PCN or other local meetings if required.
• Using our relevant IT systems including EMIS Web.
• Balancing patient care and time management effectively. Ensuring the service runs efficiently and effectively.
• Treating all patients with respect, dignity, warmth and empathy to ensure patients feel cared for and have a positive experience in the practice.
• Whilst maintaining the above, also managing the demanding primary care workload to ensure that the practice is able to care for its whole patient population in a timely yet effective manner.
• Contributing to the team working safely and effectively together at all times.
• Identifying any issues and working with the practice management team to develop the practice to achieve high standards of quality and performance.
• For planned absences, ensuring handover of your work to colleagues to ensure that patient care and practice workload doesn’t suffer.
• In the case of unplanned absences, handover may not be possible, therefore it’s important to make sure that any work is up to date, clear and on our shared systems (e.g. EMIS, the shared drives, MS Teams) when you leave every day so that anyone could take over in the case of unplanned absence.
• Working pattern and availability should be in accordance with practice timetable/rota as agreed with the management team.
• This includes the full range of medical services as defined in the core GMS contracts and additional/enhanced services where appropriate.

Statutory and practice requirements

• Remaining aware and compliant with all relevant practice policies/guidelines including but not limited to data protection, confidentiality, health & safety, any relevant clinical guidelines, etc.
• Ensuring practice processes and protocols are adhered to at all times including but not limited to complaints, infection control, holiday bookings, absence reporting, referrals management, etc.
• Patients trust us with highly sensitive information and you will have access to this information; this must all be treated with utmost confidentiality and respect for the privacy of the patients.
• Ensuring you follow health & safety policy to promote and maintain your own and others’ health, safety and security at all times including completing any relevant trainings.
• Supporting the equality, diversity and rights of patients and colleagues to foster a culture of respect and inclusivity.
• Alerting other team members and the management team of clinical governance issues including any significant events. This includes assessing your own performance and taking responsibility for your own actions.
• Maintaining current Basic Life Support and Anaphylaxis certification.

The above is not exhaustive and may be adjusted periodically by the management team.

Person Specification

• MRCGP
• Full GMC Registration
• National Performers List Registration
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
• Full UK driving license

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.