Salaried General Practitioner in Harlow

Are you a dedicated GP looking for a supportive team, a manageable workload, and genuine work-life balance? At Lister Medical Centre, we are offering an exciting opportunity for a Salaried GP to join our dynamic, friendly, and patient-centred practice for up to 6 sessions per week. Whether you are newly qualified or an experienced practitioner, you will find a welcoming environment where your wellbeing and professional development are truly supported.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for managing a caseload and addressing a wide range of healthcare needs within a primary care setting.
• Work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical colleagues to ensure the highest standards of care for all registered patients.
• To actively contribute to practice planning and decision-making processes.
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Be available for 'on-call' duties to answer patients' telephone queries or carry out emergency home visits, or surgery consultations as appropriate.
• Carry out procedures in a safe manner by following best practice and infection control policies.
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs.

About us

Lister Medical Centre is based in Harlow, Essex. We are a well-established, friendly teaching practice, and our dedicated team includes 8 GPs, 4 Emergency Care Practitioners, 3 Practice Nurses, 2 Nursing Associates, 2 Physician Associates, 4 HCAs and 17 admin/support staff. We have been providing a full range of GP services for over 30 years and have a patient list size of over 21,000 patients. As a teaching practice, we have Foundation Doctors and Students from Cambridge University based with us. We are situated in a purpose-built health centre close to local amenities.

Job responsibilities

• The Salaried GP is a key member of the clinical team, responsible for managing a caseload and addressing a wide range of healthcare needs within a primary care setting.
• The post holder will work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical colleagues to ensure the highest standards of care for all registered patients.
• In addition to clinical duties, the post holder will actively contribute to practice planning and decision-making processes.

Clinical Responsibilities

• In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, issuing and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Makes professionally autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred internally within the Practice.
• Receives patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and makes assessment of their healthcare needs.
• Develops care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols.
• Provides counselling and health education.
• Prescribes in accordance with the Integrated Care Board (ICB) prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• Admits or discharges patients to and from caseload and refers them to other care providers internally or externally as appropriate.
• Complies with relevant Practice policy/guidelines, e.g. Child Protection, confidentiality issues etc.
• Is committed to lifelong learning, audit and effectiveness issues to ensure evidence-based best practice.
• Maintains GMC registration.
• Ensures continuous Medical Defence cover.
• Ensures inclusion on a local Performers list.

Other Responsibilities within the Practice

• Consults with patients in the surgery and at home visits as agreed internally between all partners.
• Be available for on-call duties to answer patients telephone queries or carry out emergency home visits, or surgery consultations as appropriate.
• Contributes to the evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting with colleagues.
• Records clear and contemporaneous I.T. based consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Complies and issues computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
• The post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
• Contributes to the strategic management and development of Practice e.g. in developing and contributing to Practice policies and guidelines.
• Attendance at training, Practice meetings and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
• Meets all tight timescales/deadlines for audits and written returns to ensure that the Practice meets quality standards and receives the designated funding.
• Ensuring full accreditation which will include full and unrestricted registration with the GMC, membership of an appropriate defence body and delivery of annual evidence for appraisal or accreditation purposes in keeping with National requirements at any time.
• A committed to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.

Infection Control

• The post holder will be aware of the principles of preventing healthcare acquired infections by their practice of aseptic technique/clean as appropriate.
• The post holder will carry out procedures in a safe manner by following best practice and infection control policies.
• The post holder will be responsible for maintaining up to date knowledge of safe practice with regards to infection control.
• The post holder will follow PHE guidance on Infectious Disease notification.

Confidentiality

An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict 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.

Health & Safety

• The post holder must be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) to ensure that the agreed procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff.
• 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.

Equality and Diversity

The post holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues.

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 are met, the post holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment.
• Participation in an annual individual performance review, annual GP Appraisal including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.

Quality

• The post holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice.
• Alert other team members to issues of Clinical Governance issues, quality and risk, participate in Significant Event Analysis reviews.
• 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.

Communication

• The post holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team.
• Communicate effectively with other team members and with patients and carers.

Flexibility

This role profile is intended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only. The post holder will be expected to be flexible in relation to duties undertaken and location of work where required by the Practice.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services

• Apply Practice 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.
• Work with the partners and management team to achieve standards of quality, performance standards, budgets and targets without compromising levels of patient healthcare.

Person Specification

• GMC Registration
• Registered on the National Medical performers List
• Membership of a recognised Medical Defence organisation
• Access for personal transport for business use
• Full driving licence
• Enthusiasm for teaching medical students.

Skills and Knowledge

• An understanding of patient centred approaches to care.
• Friendly and approachable manner/good people skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with patients as well as clinical colleagues and non-clinical staff.
• Good organisational skills.
• Competence in management of patient list.
• Management of clinical paperwork for patients.
• Ability to be a flexible and cooperative team member.
• Evidence of continuing professional and personal development, including recent GP appraisal.
• Previous experience of using SystmOne (training will be provided if no experience).
• Understanding of current issues affecting primary care.

Qualifications

• Degree in Medicine
• CCT in General Practice on a GMC approved course
• MRCGP

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.