Salaried GP in Egremont

We are looking for part or full time salaried GPs to join our practice in West Cumbria. We are seeking professional and motivated GPs who are committed to delivering high quality, patient‑centred care.

Main Duties of the Job

• Carry out surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self‑referral or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease‑management protocols, develop care plans for health.
• Provide counselling and health education.
• Admit or discharge patients to and from the caseload and refer to other care providers as appropriate.
• Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Compile and issue computer‑generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand‑written prescriptions whenever possible).
• Prescribe in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• Undertake all normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Further duties for this role are available in the job description.

Other Responsibilities within the Organisation

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
• A commitment to life‑long learning and audit to ensure evidence‑based best practice.
• Contribute to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Contribute to the development of computer‑based patient records.
• Contribute to the summarising of patient records and read‑coding patient data.
• Attend training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with 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. In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post‑holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential. Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to an authorised person in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety

• Implement and lead a full range of promotion and management of health & safety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, manual and infection control policy.
• Use personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.
• Maintain awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness, regulatory/contractual, professional requirements and good practice guidelines.
• Advise on the correct and safe management of specimen processes including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements.
• Ensure correct use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by staff and patients where appropriate.
• Manage all incidents of accidental exposure.
• Implement infection control procedures in both routine and extraordinary circumstances.
• Monitor hand hygiene standards for self and others.
• Observe current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, identifying weaknesses or training needs.
• Identify risks involved in work activities and undertake such activities in a way that manages those risks.
• Update knowledge and skills through effective training and initiate and manage the training of others across infection control.
• Maintain practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring proper use of hand‑cleansing facilities, wipes et al.
• Ensure safe management of sharps use, storage and disposal.
• Maintain own clean working environment.
• Actively identify, report and correct health and safety hazards immediately when recognised.
• Maintain general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation with responsible managers.
• Undertake periodic infection control training at least twice annually.
• Handle waste and instrument management including segregation and container use.
• Maintain sterile environments.

Equality and Diversity

• Support equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples’ rights and interpreting them consistently with practice procedures, policies, and legislation.
• Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
• Behaviour that is welcoming, non‑judgmental and respectful of individual circumstances, priorities and rights.
• Participate in training programmes implemented by the practice as part of employment.
• Take responsibility for personal and professional development and maintain a record of these activities.

Quality

• Alert other team members to quality and risk issues.
• 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 for improvement.
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patient needs.
• Manage own time, workload and resources effectively.

Communication

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

Contribution to Implementation of Services

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

Person Specification

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration and inclusion on the NHS England Performers List; with evidence of up‑to‑date clinical practice and commitment to high standards of patient care.

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.