GP 2-3 Session Maternity Locum in Hampshire

The Portchester Practice is looking for an enthusiastic and committed GP to join our friendly and supportive team for a fixed-term maternity locum position. This is an excellent opportunity for a GP who is looking for a well-balanced role within a welcoming practice environment. We are a sociable and supportive team who value working together, with a daily morning huddle and a shared team lunch every day. The role would suit an experienced GP or a GP who is new to practice and would benefit from additional support and a friendly environment to develop.

Main duties of the job:

• Provide high-quality general medical services to our registered patient population, including:
• Conducting face-to-face and telephone consultations
• Managing clinical presentations within a total triage model
• Providing appropriate clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management plans
• Completing associated clinical documentation and administrative tasks generated from your own consultations
• Working collaboratively with the wider practice team to provide excellent patient care

The role includes:

• 10 x 15-minute face-to-face appointments per session
• 2 x 10-minute telephone appointments per session
• Flexibility regarding working days by mutual agreement
• No requirement to hold a patient list
• No home visiting commitments
• No duty doctor sessions

About us:

The Portchester Practice is a friendly, forward-thinking GP practice serving approximately 11,300 patients. We pride ourselves on providing high-quality patient care while maintaining a supportive and enjoyable working environment. Our practice offers:

• Excellent patient feedback, with 87% positive patient experience ratings
• A daily morning clinical huddle to support communication and teamwork
• A strong team culture, including daily shared lunches
• EMIS Web clinical system
• eConsult, Docman 10 and AccuRx
• Established training practice with three GP registrars
• A GP-led total triage system
• A supportive and well-established PCN structure

Our wider PCN team provides additional support including:

• Home visiting team
• Clinical pharmacy team
• Social prescriber

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing general medical services to patients through face-to-face and telephone consultations
• Assessing, diagnosing and managing acute and chronic medical conditions
• Developing appropriate treatment and management plans, including prescribing, investigations and referrals where clinically appropriate
• Providing appropriate advice, education and support to patients and carers
• Maintaining accurate, contemporaneous and confidential patient records
• Reviewing and acting on investigation results, correspondence and clinical information relating to patients seen
• Completing clinical administration associated with consultations undertaken
• Making appropriate use of practice clinical systems and digital tools to support patient care
• Working collaboratively with GPs, nursing staff, administrative teams and wider multidisciplinary colleagues
• Participating in clinical discussions and practice meetings where appropriate

Scope of Clinical Duties:

The post holder will undertake routine general practice consultations and will not be responsible for:

• Holding a registered patient list
• Undertaking home visits
• Providing duty doctor sessions

Clinical Governance and Quality:

• Maintain professional standards in line with GMC Good Medical Practice guidance
• Work within their scope of competence and seek appropriate support when required
• Participate in clinical governance processes and contribute to maintaining high standards of care
• Support the practice approach to continuous improvement and patient safety
• Ensure compliance with confidentiality, information governance and data protection requirements

Communication and Team Working:

• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, carers and colleagues
• Work as part of the wider practice team to support coordinated patient care
• Liaise appropriately with secondary care, community services and other healthcare professionals
• Contribute positively to the practice working environment

Other Responsibilities:

• Maintain appropriate professional registration and NHS Performers List status
• Comply with practice policies and procedures
• Maintain mandatory training requirements relevant to the role
• Undertake any other reasonable duties consistent with the role and level of responsibility

Person Specification:

• Is registered with the GMC and holds a licence to practise
• Is included on the NHS England Medical Performers List
• Is committed to providing excellent patient care
• Works well as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Previous experience working within general practice

Experience:

• Experience of working as a General Practitioner within a primary care setting
• Experience of providing safe and effective clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of a broad range of patient presentations
• Experience of managing patients with both acute and long-term conditions
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of maintaining accurate clinical records and completing associated clinical documentation
• Experience of working within a GP practice using EMIS Web
• Experience of working within a training practice environment
• Experience of working within a GP-led total triage model
• Experience of working collaboratively with wider primary care and community services
• Experience of supporting service improvement and clinical governance activity

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.

£375 to £425 a session, dependent on experience plus on costs.