Salaried GP (Maternity Cover) in London

Valentine Health Partnership is seeking a motivated and caring Salaried GP to join our friendly, well-supported practice to provide maternity leave cover. The role is for 6 sessions per week with a minimum commitment of 12 months, with the possibility of a temporary extension.

Valentine Health Partnership is a large, state-of-the-art GP training practice located in the diverse and multicultural borough of Greenwich, caring for approximately 32,000 patients across the two sites in Woolwich and Shooters Hill. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking, dynamic practice that values its staff and fosters professional growth.

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.

• Very non-onerous Duty on a rota basis
• Share of visits when required (normally completed by Paramedic)
• Mix of telephone and face-to-face appointments
• Provide high-quality patient care
• Ensure that each patient encounter is maximized to attain contractual target requirements
• Work collaboratively and contribute to the management and completion of general clinical administration, including bloods, tasks, urgent enquiries, medical reports.

Main duties of the job:

• The Salaried GP will deliver patient-centred care, manage a range of clinical duties, undertake agreed duty doctor sessions, and contribute to practice governance as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• In accordance with the Practice timetable, the post-holder will make themselves 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, reports, and correspondence in a timely manner.
• Making autonomous clinical decisions on presenting issues, whether self-referred or referred by other healthcare professionals.
• 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.
• 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.
• Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
• Prescribing according to the Practice formulary, or generically when clinically appropriate.

About us:

Valentine Health Partnership is a large state-of-the-art GP Training Practice based in the multicultural borough of Greenwich, with a list size of +32,000 patients and two surgeries, based in Woolwich and Shooters Hill. The practice is friendly, supportive and innovative.

At Valentine, we are committed to health promotion and actively involved in a range of schemes and services to provide high-quality care to the local population. We have a strong team ethos with a close-knit clinical team and a family-friendly working environment.

We offer competitive remuneration as well as other benefits including:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Annual Leave entitlement (+8x B/H pro rata)
• Study leave paid in addition to CPD hours (pro-rata)
• Sick Pay
• Flexible on start and finish times
• Excellent administrative services including Clinical assistants team supporting clinicians with admin tasks
• Workflow management team reduce the clinician's administrative burden
• Support from allied health professionals: Strong nursing team with HCA support, Clinical Pharmacists, Paramedic, Physio, Mental Health workers, and Social Prescribers
• Regular in-house clinical training/learning sessions and workshops/meetings
• Free snacks and Lunch on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and festive dates
• Company Events
• On-site free Parking
• Onsite compact Gym
• Health and wellbeing resources

Job responsibilities:

• In accordance with the Practice timetable, the post-holder will make themselves 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, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• 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.
• 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.
• Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
• Delivering enhanced services.
• 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:

• 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.
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records.
• Contributing to the summarizing of patient records and Read-Coding patient data.
• 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 and 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.

Personal/Professional Development:

In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.

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 on ways to improve and enhance the team's performance.

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs.

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

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

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

The post-holder will:

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

Person Specification:

• Qualifications: MBBS or equivalent medical degree, Full registration with GMC, Certification of Completion of Training (JCPTGP/PMETB), Inclusion on Performers List, Evidence of a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development, MRCGP.
• Experience: Experience of working in primary care in an area with significant health problems, Experience of providing primary care in and out of hours, Experience in development of areas of clinical expertise, Experience of audit and improving care for patients, Understanding the role of medical services in a wider public health agenda, Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the area, Understanding current NHS policies.
• Personal Skills and Qualities: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, both written and verbally, Good organizational skills, Able to work under pressure, Working on own initiative, IT skills (including word processing and database work) as relevant to General Practice, Committed to quality and patient satisfaction, Committed to equal opportunities.
• Other: Committed to working as part of a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency primary care team, Openness to explore alternative working practices.

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.