Salaried GP

St Andrews Medical Practice has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic GP to join our growing team. We are looking for someone who is passionate about patient care, is a good team player and who is keen to develop and challenge themselves. We are an established PMS practice providing high quality patient centred care. We are a forward thinking and innovative practice who is actively looking at creative ways of working to improve efficiency and to evolve to meet the current and future needs of the community and the NHS.

We are very proud to have a wonderful, strong and long serving team who enjoy working and learning together. We have morning and lunchtime huddles to discuss patients, share learning and to support each other. In addition, we have weekly educational meetings. We are an established training practice with 3 trainers, 2 partners, 4 salaried doctors, 2 Nurse Prescribers, 2 Practice Nurses, 1 Nursing Associate, Senior Pharmacist and Trainee Pharmacists.

Main duties of the job:

We are looking for a motivated GP to join our team at St. Andrews. In this post, you will provide core general practitioner services to our patient population which includes an equitable share of the acute/on the day work. We encourage personal development including the opportunity to develop skills across disease management areas which are remunerated in addition to your base salary. We are working in an online consultation triage format, making every contact count and ensuring equitable health care based on clinical requirement.

About us:

We are a friendly, medium sized practice with a supportive multi-disciplinary team. We are a training practice, supporting GP registrars, trainee Nurses and pharmacists. Training and support is a core value to the practice and we encourage our team to be involved in all aspects of education and training.

Job responsibilities:

Job Summary: The post-holder will manage a caseload and 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.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/herself 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 queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• 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 health.
• Providing counselling and health education.
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
• Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Other Responsibilities within the Organisation:

• Aware 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.
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Confidentiality:

In the course of seeking treatment, 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. 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 authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice 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 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 and free from hazards.

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 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-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Person Specification:

• Full GMC registration, licence to practise; on the GP Register (CCT/MRCGP or equivalent).
• Inclusion on the NHS England Medical Performers List (or eligible) with no conditions that preclude independent practice.
• Disclosure and Barring Service Check.