Salaried GP - Fixed Term Maternity cover in Bristol

Salaried GP – Fixed Term Maternity cover

Old School Surgery, and University of West of England Frenchay Campus are looking for an enthusiastic, forward thinking Salaried GP for a 12 month fixed term maternity cover contract working across both sites.

Our Practice is highly supportive, adopting a close-knit working environmentwhere collaboration and work life balance are prioritised.

This is a great opportunity to experience the diversity of primarycare within Bristol.

Join us and become a part of a thriving network dedicated toexcellent patient care and a positive work environment.

**Unfortunately we cannot offer Visa sponsorship for this role, and you must be registered to work in the UK**

**Strictly no recruitment agencies**

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will benefit from:

Between 4 and 5 sessions a week.

A competitive salary of £11,662 per session.

A mixture of face to face,telephone and eConsult appointments with protected breaks and administration time built into everysession. Capped at 28 patient contacts per day.

Regular follow-up appointment continuity slots, protected, for only youto book.

A team-based and collaborative approach to duty work withmultiple GPs working as duty team.

A daily morning overview team meeting + regular Salaried GP meetings and Learning Event meetings.

The support of an Urgent Care Team, including Paramedics, FirstContact Physiotherapists + Prescribing Nurse Practitioners.

Chronic disease management is supported by a team ofClinical Pharmacists and Practice Nurses.

An enthusiastic and highly trained Medicines Management Teamto deal with repeat prescriptions, medication queries and discharge summaries,which takes significant pressure off GP administrative workload.

Support from a Social Prescribing and Care Co-ordinationTeams who assist vulnerable patients and helpco-ordinate care.

A team of 5 Mental Health Nurses.

Large, dedicated Care of the Elderly team to make houseboundand care home visits.

Excellent opportunities to get involved with teaching andtraining.

The option of mentorship and monthly meetings for newlyqualified GPs via the Newly Qualified GP Fellowship Scheme.

Regular frailty, palliative and safeguardingmulti-disciplinary team meetings.

About us

Old School Surgery puts the ethos of team-work & support at the forefront of everything.

We offer our team:

Access to our in house Wellbeing team and Mental Health First Aiders

WhatsApp groups to keep you in the \’know\’ and socialise

Onsite parking

A newly refurbished break room with free fresh ground coffee from a state of the art bean to cup coffee machine plus free fresh fruit, snacks, squash and herbal teas etc (and cake)

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme

Six weeks annual leave, one week study leave and bank holidays pro rata + an extra day of annual leave at 5 & 10 years service.

Cycle to Work schemes plus secure bike area and showers.

Some of the wellbeing activities staff have participated in were:

1. Mental Health Awareness Week Nature Competition which team could grow the tallest sunflower.

2. Ice cream van at the surgery.

3. Close proximity to the bustling centre of Fishponds.

4. \’The 12 Days of Christmas\’ and any other opportunity we have to celebrate 🙂

6. We are a Park Run Practice.

7. Sport days in the park and arranging meals out etc.

8. Greener Practice and Health and Wellbeing initiatives for all our staff, including regular social events.

We love working here and we are sure you will too!

For further details or an informal chat / look around the practice, please feel free to contact HR officer – Teresa Johnson – teresa.johnson21@nhs.net

Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities:

In accordance with the practice rota, as agreed, thepost-holder will be available to undertake a variety of duties includingsurgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patientsat home, checking and signing/authorising repeat prescriptions and dealing withqueries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation topresenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health careworkers within the organisation.

Assessing the health care needs of patients withundifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signsof illness in consultation with patients and in line with current practicedisease management protocols, developing care plans for health.

Providing counselling and health education.

Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseloadand referring to other care providers as appropriate.

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes toagreed standards.

Expectation to complete a mandatory induction.

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeatprescriptions.

Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribingformulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.

The post-holder will be required to visit patients duringsurgery time in an emergency if clinically indicated.

The post-holder will undertake a fair percentage of enhancedaccess sessions as allocated on the network rota.

Communication

Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, toensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.

Recognise the need for alternative methods of communicationto overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background andpreferred ways of communicating.

Delivering a quality service

Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a mannerthat maintains and promotes quality, including participating in shared learningacross the practice, PCN and wider organisation. Work as part of the team toseek feedback, continually improve the service and contribute to businessplanning.

Managing information

Use technology, read codes and appropriate software as anaid to planning, implementing and monitoring care, communicating informationand reviewing and processing data for audit purposes.

Learning and development

Take responsibility for own learning and performance throughcontinuous professional development, including participating in supervision,acting as a positive role model and assessing own learning needs.

Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment,encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice.

Disseminate learning and information gained to other teammembers in order to share good practice and inform others about current andfuture developments (e.g. courses and conferences).

Equality and diversity

Support the equality and diversity of patients, carers andcolleagues by recognising the importance of peoples rights and interpretingthem in a way that is consistent with policy, procedures and currentlegislation.

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs ofpatients, carers and colleagues by behaving in a manner which is welcoming,non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities andrights.

Participate in an annual individual performance review,including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own professionaldevelopment

Work as an effective and responsible team member, supportingothers and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working

Work with your line manager to undertake continual personaland professional development, access regular supervision and take an activepart in reviewing and developing the roles and responsibilities of the post.

Work as part of the team to seek feedback, continuallyimprove the service and contribute to business planning.

Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the postand the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely andeffective manner.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Newly qualified or experienced GP with full GMC registration and license to practice.
• Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Experience

• Experience of working in a GP training practice using EMIS/System One
• Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions
• Experience of providing home visits
• Experience of medicines management
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• Experience in triage.
• Understanding of policy developments related to the delivery of primary care services including General Practice, the GMS contract, Clinical Governance, Network Contract DES and Quality and Outcomes Framework.
• Knowledge of the health needs of the Primary Care Network population

Knowledge and Skills

• 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.
• Ability to effectively triage, assess and diagnose.
• Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly.
• Assessing and managing acute deteriorations/exacerbations of Long-Term Conditions.
• Understands 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.
• 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 and understanding of the audit process.
• Polite and confident, flexible and cooperative.
• Motivated, forward thinker with ability to use own judgement and common sense.
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required.
• High levels of integrity.
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations.
• Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations.
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort.
• Observance of strict confidentiality.
• Knowledge of Quality and Outcomes Framework.
• 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.

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