Salaried GP in Hertford

An exciting opportunity to join a thriving, forward-thinking training practice in one of Hertfordshire's most desirable locations. South Street Surgery is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Salaried GP (6-8 sessions per week) to join our friendly and supportive clinical team. With a patient population of approximately 22,000 patients, we are a well-established, high-performing practice committed to delivering excellent patient care while supporting professional development and work-life balance.

Why Join Us?

• Established GP Training Practice: We are proud to be an accredited training practice with a strong reputation for teaching and mentoring the next generation of GPs. Whether you enjoy teaching or wish to develop educational interests, you will find a supportive environment to do so.
• Collaborative and Supportive Team: You will work alongside experienced GP partners, salaried GPs, nurses, pharmacists, physician associates, first-contact practitioners and an excellent administrative team. We believe in teamwork, open communication and shared learning.

Main duties of the job:

The post-holder will be involved in managing practice patients and will deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients. They will proactively contribute to the Surgeries aim of providing Excellence in Healthcare.

About us:

We provide services for about 22,000 patients and work closely with the other local practices in Stort Valley and Villages PCN to develop our vision for the future of Primary Care Services in this area. We have an Investors in People Award and are committed to supporting and developing our diverse team. We have many years of experience and a strong reputation for teaching and training a wide range of staff and ensuring they reach their potential. Situated in the heart of Bishop's Stortford, we benefit from outstanding transport connections to London and Cambridge, which is known for its excellent primary and secondary schools.

Job responsibilities:

• Undertake all normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
• Make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, home visits, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, dealing with prescription queries, follow up investigation results and complete paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Duty doctor and urgent appointment team responsibilities, which will include an 8am start and 6.30 finish on a rota basis.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems.
• Assessing the healthcare needs of patients.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• In consultation with patients and in-line with current practice disease management protocols developing care plans for patients.
• Providing counselling and health education appropriate to GP consultations.
• Referring to other healthcare providers appropriately.
• Recording clear and accurate consultation notes to agreed standards, read-coding patient data ensuring the highest level of data quality.
• Collecting data for audit purposes.
• Compiling and issuing computer generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand written prescriptions where possible).
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• Adhering to practice/local policies and guidelines in relation to prescribing.
• Proactive actions to ensure QOF data maximised.
• Ensuring QOF data entered during a consultation.
• Responsible for a personalized list of over 75 year old patients.
• Willingness and flexibility to embrace new clinical initiatives, protocols, enhanced services etc. that may be instigated from time to time.
• Show understanding and flexibility at times of increased patient demand and practice pressure.

Personal and professional development:

• Responsibility to participate in formal appraisal and revalidation processes required to maintain registration.
• A commitment to lifelong learning and audit to ensure evidence based best practice.
• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies where appropriate.
• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and professional development.

Confidentiality:

In the performance of their duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder will have access to confidential information relating to patients, their carers, colleagues and other healthcare workers. All such information is to be regarded as strictly confidential and can only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with practice policies procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health and Safety:

The post holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health and Safety Policy.

• Using personal security systems within the workplace.
• Identifying risks involved in work activities and undertaking those activities in a way that manages those risks.
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way, free from hazards.
• Reporting potential risks identified.

Equality and Diversity:

The post holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice policies and procedures and current legislation.
• Respecting privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Quality:

The post holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice and will:

• 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 team performance.
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

Communicate effectively with other team members and patients.