Locum GP

We are a GP practice in the heart of Market Harborough seeking a Locum GP to join our team for 6 months.

Main duties of the job

• To work as a full member of the primary health care general practitioner team providing a full range of personal medical services to patients.

About us

• We have a supportive organisational culture that champions continuous learning and development for all staff.

Job responsibilities

• Provide a full range of medical services as defined in the core GMS contract, additional and enhanced services where appropriate.
• Provide other personal medical services to meet identified patient needs.
• Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems whether self-referred, or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation.
• Assess the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Develop care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice; disease management protocols, provide counselling and health education.
• Work within current ICB policy for prescribing.
• Maximise the effective use of current clinical computer systems.
• Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to an agreed standard.
• Compile and issue computer generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
• Take part in areas including health research, clinical auditing and data collection.
• Contribute to QOF requirements and recording data appropriately.
• Attend team meetings and other clinical meetings as necessary.

In general, the post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with GP working with primary care as set by Royal College of General Practitioners, General Medical Council, all other Royal Colleges and Councils applicable to the staff within the Practice, Department of Health, IBC, CQC, and all other regulatory and standard setting organisations.

Service Development

• Be involved in developing primary care services to meet the needs of the practice population.
• Working in close collaboration with the practice team to ensure that access targets are reached.
• Work with the practice team to ensure that immunisation and health inequalities targets as defined within the PMS contract are reached.
• Support health development and ensure health promotion work is undertaken to allow the practice population to make informed choices.
• Ensure the practice is represented at appropriate meetings, eg. Practice Based Commissioning Groups.

Managerial

• Awareness of, and compliance with, all relevant organisation policies and procedures, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety and infection control.
• Committed to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based practice.
• Contribute to evaluated audit and clinical standards setting within the organisation.
• Contribute to the development of computer based records.
• Contribute to summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data.

Quality

• 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 teams performance and service expansion.
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs.
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
• Prescribe safe and effective medicines management which conforms to NICE Guidance and DH directives.
• Operate safe management and regular review for all patients receiving repeat prescriptions.
• Comply with targets set within the Prescribing Incentive Scheme.
• Be supportive of any complaints policy and procedure to ensure proper investigation and appropriate follow-up action in the event of a complaint being made about any aspect of the service provided or any personal provider of the service.

Person Specification

• UK permit or right to work in the United Kingdom.
• Commitment to professional development.
• Knowledge of the NHS.
• Understanding the importance of evidence based practice and clinical effectiveness.
• Understanding Clinical Governance and quality issues and health and social policy.
• Ability to make good clear concise medical notes.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate good written English and spoken skills.
• A solution focused approach.
• Ability to listen and empathise.
• Potential to cope with stressful situations.
• Ability to undertake responsibility.
• Able to work as part of multi-disciplinary team.
• Trustworthy.
• Flexible and good time keeper.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to manage and facilitate change.
• Understanding, acceptance and adherence for the need to keep strict confidentiality.
• Able to work under pressure and within an ever changing environment.
• Effective team worker.
• Decisive, confident working style with the ability to deal with competing priorities.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.
• Satisfactory DBS Check.
• Interest in research.
• Evidence of interest in additional clinical skills.
• Experience of GP Clinical systems.
• Accredited for Implanon and coil fittings, and other sexual health promotion.
• Ability to advocate for clinical standards.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration, MBChB or equivalent.
• MRCGP.
• DRCOG.
• DFFP.

Experience

• GP Vocational or additional experience in general practice.
• Experience of Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience in use of EMIS Web.
• Experience in GP Clinical systems.

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.