Salaried GP in City of London

The postholder will have an opportunity to take part in leading on key disease areas (monitoring trends in the Quality and Outcomes Framework, treatment, staff training and prescribing) and assist in developing appropriate healthcare services for a diverse patient list (practice-based commissioning, patient participation and health promotion). Closely supported by the practice clinical and management teams, the postholder will act as one of the GPs within the practice working alongside the practice team but will also be part of a larger multisite clinical team.

Main duties of the job:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake clinical sessions. A clinical session is normally composed of face-to-face appointments together with telephone appointments, followed by a variety of duties including queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, actioning test results, medical reports, and examinations (e.g. Insurance Companies) on behalf of the Practice.
• Appointments will be 10 minutes duration.
• Act upon most alerts e.g., QOF and reminders during a routine consultation i.e. 10 minutes.
• Provide all GP services required as part of the PMS contract held between the practices and the commissioning primary care agency, including all core services such as Child Health Surveillance.
• Undertake Duty Doctor and Paperwork Doctor duties on a rota basis.
• Undertake surgeries during extended hours in accordance with the access needs of the practice population and the contractual obligation of the practice.
• Provide cross cover, where necessary and practical, at the other practices.
• Respond to medical problems presented by patients, including history taking, examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment, and referral where appropriate.
• Provide appropriate preventative health care and advice.
• Provide medical support as required to patients referred by nursing staff.
• Provide free certification in line with Schedule 9 of NHS GMS Regulations (1992).
• Adhere to any practice prescribing formulary, local and national guidelines.
• Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self‑referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• Record clear and contemporaneous I.T. based consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collect data for audit purposes.
• Compile and issue computer‑generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand‑written prescriptions whenever possible).
• Undertake all normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
• Engage in appropriate lifelong educational and audit activity to maintain clinical competence and performance, including the completion of objectives agreed by you and the practice, in an annual Personal Development Plan.
• Actively participate in the training and development of nurses, medical students, and GP trainees in the practice.
• Support the practice staff and respond to requests for advice and assistance from the practice reception, secretarial and nursing staff.
• Attend prescribing, palliative care, clinical and practice meetings.
• Take part in clinical meetings, be prepared to chair these and present clinical topics as required for the maintenance of educational standards and high‑quality care.
• Provide additional enhanced services to the practices that meet the needs of the practice’s patient population and maximise the income streams to the practice.
• Undertake additional training where necessary to provide these enhanced services.
• Participate in Practice‑Based Commissioning – this will include reducing first outpatient attendances, demand management, monitoring of activity including peer review and data validation.
• Be aware of and comply with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g., prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, annual QOF assessment of the practice.
• Meet all tight timescales/deadlines for audits and written returns to ensure that the practice meets quality standards and receives the designated funding (e.g., locally commissioned services returns, annual QOF audit etc.).
• Accept additional duties as required for efficient running of the organisation.

Key Relationships:

• Internal: Members of the Senior Management team, Members of the Partnership Board, Colleagues within The Bourne Partnership.
• External: Suppliers of services, Other GP practices and practice groups, Other external organisations.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications: Full registration with GMC, Medical Degree GP registrar training.
• Skills: GP trainer or trainer in training. Extended access 07:30 start on some days. Women’s health, coils.
• Other Skills: Flexibility to work outside of core office hours. Maintain confidentiality at all times. Enjoy working within a large clinical team. Interest in a chronic disease.
• Experience: Experience of using EMIS. Working on video/telephone consultations. Experience of working within a GP practice. Completion of GP vocational training. Minimum 2 years of General Practice experience.
• Personal Qualities: Polite and confident. Flexible and co‑operative. Motivated and proactive. Ability to use initiative and judgement. High levels of integrity and loyalty. Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations. Ability to work under pressure. Confident, assertive, and resilient.

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.

£10,500 to £12,500 a session per year, pro rata dependent on experience.