Salaried Gp in Peterborough

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed GP to join the GP partners and our team. The practice is:

• High QOF achievement
• CQC rating: GOOD
• SystmOne Practice

We have an administration team that responds to the modern NHS, with staff filtering and reading letters, and prescribing clerks reducing medication tasks passed to doctors. We run a home visiting programme to support the GP team in providing visits to reduce the number of GP visits required.

Main Duties of the Job

In accordance with the session rota, the post-holder will be available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, and dealing with tasks, queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion. Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation or external organisations. Admitting and discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate. Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards. Prescribing in accordance with the accepted prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.

Job Responsibilities

The post-holder will practise in accordance with accepted good medical practice and the various clinical policies of the Service, including the following key clinical responsibilities:

• In accordance with the session rota, the post-holder will be available to undertake surgery consultations, telephone consultations, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, and dealing with tasks, queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems.
• Assessing the health needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Contributing to QOF requirements and recording data appropriately.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease-management protocols, developing care plans for health-related illnesses.
• Admitting and discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collecting data for audit purposes and contributing to the Practice audit programme as required.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
• Prescribing in accordance with the accepted prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• Taking a lead role in aspects of the clinical work within the team, for example: co-ordinating aspects of governance, QOF, enhanced services, CPD and keeping clinical protocols up to date.

The post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care, as set by the Royal College of General Practitioners, the General Medical Council, all other Royal colleges and councils applicable to the staff within the practice, the Department of Health, NHS England, PCO and all other regulatory and standard-setting organisations.

Quality

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk. Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions. Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team’s 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 in line with best practice, ensuring the practice prescribing budget is not exceeded. Contribute to the team’s approach ensuring referrals are made with adequate information for proper assessment. Support the complaints policy and procedure to ensure proper investigation and appropriate follow-up action when complaints are made.

Other Responsibilities within the Organisation

Contributing to service development and implementation of the contract. Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies, guidelines and procedures, e.g. prescribing, child protection, confidentiality, information governance, health and safety, discipline. Commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice. Contributing to individual case discussions at clinical meetings. Contributing to the organisational development of the practice by proposing ideas, strategies and policies that promote efficiency and well-being. Contributing to evaluation, audit and clinical standard setting with the organisation. Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records. Summarising patient records and Read-coding patient data. Attending training events organised by the practice and other agencies, where appropriate. Attending team meetings and other meetings as may be necessary.

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. All such information must be regarded as strictly confidential and may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health and Safety

Use personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines. Identify risks involved in work activities and undertake activities in a way that manages those risks. Use effective training to update knowledge and skills. Use appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards. Report potential risks identified.

Equality and Diversity

Act in a way that recognises the importance of people’s rights, interpreting them consistently with practice procedures and policies and current legislation. Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues. Behave in a manner which is welcoming to and respectful of the individual, non-judgmental and respectful of their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional Development

Participation in an annual individual performance review, taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development, and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Communication

Communicate effectively with other team members. Communicate effectively with patients and carers. Recognise people’s needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services

Apply practice policies, standards, guidance and procedures. Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards, guidance and procedures will affect own work. Participate in audit where appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration, MBChB or equivalent
• GP Vocational or additional experience in general practice

Desirable Qualifications

• MRCGP
• DRCOG
• DSRH

Experience

Essential

• Commitment to professional development
• Understanding of evidence-based practice and clinical effectiveness
• Understanding of Clinical Governance and quality issues and health and social policy
• Ability to make good clear concise medical notes, both computerised and manual
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate good written English and spoken skills
• A solutions-focused approach
• Ability to listen and empathise
• Potential to cope with stressful situations
• Ability to undertake responsibility
• Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Understanding of the role of teamwork in providing quality care
• Trustworthy
• Flexible and a good time keeper
• Understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need to keep strict confidentiality
• Ability to use own judgement, resources and common sense
• Effective team worker
• Decisive, confident working style with the ability to deal with competing priorities

Desirable Experience

• Evidence of interest in additional clinical skills
• Able to perform minor surgery
• Experience of GP clinical systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a disclosure submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.