Rural General Practitioner – 4-Session ARRS Role in Battle

We are looking for a GP under the ARRS scheme who is enthusiastic and forward thinking to join our Rural Rother practices at Oldwood Surgery in Robertsbridge and Battle Health Centre in Battle, East Sussex. You will be required to work 4 sessions per week (Tuesday & Wednesday all day). We would like the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.

Main duties of the job

• You will be required to work at both practice sites and undertake duties governed by the GMS contract and Direct and Local Enhanced Services including:
• Face to face and telephone consultations
• Patient Home visits and Nursing and Care Home visits
• Checking and signing repeat prescriptions
• Administration - dealing with queries, patient test results, referral letters NHS and private, tasks, emails and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner
• Cover all clinical management of patients as appropriate, including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate
• Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients' needs and wishes and in line with current practice disease management protocols, as well as wider guidance such as that from NICE

This role will support our existing team of 2 GP Partners, 2 Salaried GPs, 3 Practice Nurses and 1 Phlebotomist. You will also work alongside a range of local providers from primary care, community services, social care and the voluntary sector to offer more personalised, coordinated health and social care to the local patient population. They currently include Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians, ANPs, Physiotherapists, Mental Health and Wellbeing Coaches, Social Prescribers and Care Coordinators.

About us

We are a two Partner semi-rural practice of approximately 6,300 patients, with two sites based in Robertsbridge and Battle, East Sussex. We are a friendly, supportive and forward-thinking team, striving to provide the best quality care to our patients. We have a strong and supportive PPG, high patient satisfaction, a Good CQC rating (aiming for Outstanding) and achieved 100% in QOF last year and have been ranked 3rd in Sussex as voted for by our patients.

Work-life balance a priority

• 2 GP Partners and 3 Salaried GPs, a cohesive group, who support and encourage each other through the diverse nature of General Practice
• Experienced and friendly administrative team
• Comprehensive enhanced services including dermatology GPSI and minor surgery (with aspirations to support additional enhanced service/GPSI work as may be desired by the successful applicant)
• Supportive of personal development
• Aspirations to be a training practice in our new surgery

Job responsibilities

• Recording clear and contemporaneous I.T. based consultation notes to agreed standards
• Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care within the surgery, patients' own home or other environment where patient care is carried out
• Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly referring patients to other services and agencies in a timely manner, utilising Practice, PCN and local guidelines
• To recognise the need for and be able to perform and interpret investigatory procedures, including laboratory and radiology
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
• Ensure appropriate follow up of patients
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care
• Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans
• Recognise and work within your own competence and in accordance with professional codes of conduct, maintaining accurate and contemporaneous health records
• Independently prescribe for patients within your scope of practice
• Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
• Review medications following the appropriate policies, NICE and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways
• To maintain an awareness of developments in clinical practice
• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety and QOF standards
• Be aware of your duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to our policies and procedures on Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults

CONFIDENTIALITY

You will have access to confidential information relating to patients and their Carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. 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. Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice 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

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others' health, safety and security as defined in our Health & Safety Policy, to include:

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages and reduces those risks
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, including maintaining a tidy and safe work area free from hazards. This includes effective hand hygiene
• Provide advice on the correct and safe management of the specimen's process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct containers, storage and transport arrangements
• Correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in both routine and extraordinary circumstances
• Managing directly all incidents of accidental exposure according to Practice policy and guidelines
• Safe use of sharps, storage and disposal, reporting any 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 recognises the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights

TRAINING, PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Training will be monitored and allocated in accordance with Practice requirements. Relevant personal development will be encouraged and supported by the Practice. You will be expected to take personal responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development. Undertake mandatory and statutory training as required and attend courses and study days as deemed appropriate and necessary by the Practice. Continually review clinical practice, responding to National policies and initiatives where appropriate. Participation in an annual individual performance review and internal appraisal and annual external GP appraisal including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development. Provide leadership and education for members of the multi-disciplinary team, providing guidance and support when necessary. Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.

QUALITY

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

• Contribute to the achievement of the highest possible quality standards such as those detailed by their regulatory body and the CQC
• Monitor the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice through quality assurance strategies such as the use of audit, mentor feedback, case review and peer review
• Implement improvements where necessary and appropriate
• Understanding of the audit process and of clinical risk management
• Alert other team members to issues of Clinical Governance, quality and risk
• Participate in Complaints, Significant Event and or near miss analysis reviews
• 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
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
• Work in partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of healthcare responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
• To accept delegated responsibility for a specific area or areas of QOF work
• Collect data for audit purposes

COMMUNICATION

Excellent communication skills, written and oral, when dealing with patients and other team members. The ability to make clear decisions with confidence and communicate these effectively. Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients and carers are fully informed and consent to treatment. Recognise people's needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly. Use developed communication, negotiation and conflict management skills recognizing the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background etc.

MANAGING RISK

Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients. This includes the escalation of clinical concerns or appropriate referrals where the management of a clinical situation requires it, or it falls outside of clinical competence. Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards, and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines. Apply infection control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines and in accordance with the practice policies.

Person Specification

• MBChB or equivalent
• MRCGP- CCT (to be eligible for this position you must be a newly qualified GP and have qualified within the last 2 years and not held a substantive role, post qualification.)
• Full GMC registration
• National Performers List registration England
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
• Driving license and use of own car
• Have the right to work in the UK (please note: we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role)

Other

• Full UK driving licence with access to own vehicle

Clinical Knowledge Skills

• Excellent communication skills, written and oral, including recording of accurate clinical notes.
• Strong IT skills and competent in the use of Microsoft Office and Outlook.
• Effective time management, Planning, Organising and Prioritising, with excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to listen and empathise whilst being honest and caring.
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure with an understanding of the audit process.
• Ability to effectively triage, assess and diagnose.
• Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly.
• Assessing and managing acute deteriorations and exacerbations of Long-Term Conditions.
• Understand the importance of evidence-based practice.
• Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely.
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance.
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs.
• Knowledge of General Practice Clinical Systems i.e. Emis, Docman, Engage Consult, etc.
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies.

Experience

• Experience of working in urgent care and or a primary care environment
• Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions
• Experience of providing home visits
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice.
• Understanding of evidence-based practice
• Evidence of working autonomously, with some support and supervision
• Experience in Triage
• Knowledge of Quality and Outcomes Framework
• Knowledge of Public Health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
• Knowledge of health-promotion strategies

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.

Depending on experience £10,000-£10,500 per session