GP Partner in Huntingdon

Due to the senior partner retiring, we are looking to appoint a GP Partner to join our well-established practice team situated in the village of Sawtry, in semi-rural Cambridgeshire with excellent road links.

• Traditional, high quality patient care
• List size approximately 7900
• High QOF Achievers
• CQC Rating - Good
• EMIS Web
• Opportunity to be involved in research
• Supportive of other interests
• Regular protected time sessions for CPD purposes
• Excellent administrative and nursing support
• Initial 6 month period salaried for mutual assessment

Main duties of the job:

• To provide high quality GP care to our registered patients, working alongside our practice and PCN teams.
• Face to face and telephone consultations, some home visits required.
• Standard GP administrative tasks to include repeat prescriptions, results, referrals, etc.
• Half day on call sessions.
• Protected administration sessions provided.

About us:

The village of Sawtry is situated in rural Cambridgeshire on the A1M (Junction 15) allowing easy access to main routes north and south. The village is midway between the historic market town of Huntingdon and the cathedral city of Peterborough. The practice serves the residents of Sawtry, plus a number of villages within the locality. An experienced and dedicated practice team provide a high level of clinical and administrative support to the GP team. The practice is research active, participating in a number of studies each year, and we are affiliated with our local clinical research network. We are part of the A1 Primary Care Network and have a number of ARRS roles embedded within the practice.

Job responsibilities:

• 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.
• In accordance with the practice timetable, the post-holder will 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.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients.
• 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.
• Providing a share of duty doctor sessions each week.

Other responsibilities within the organisation:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines.
• 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 sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. All such information is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Health & safety:

The post-holder will uphold required standards pertinent to the health and safety of themselves and others.

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team.

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will apply practice policies, standards and guidance.

Person Specification:

• Previous General Practice Experience
• Ability to work within a team
• Good Communication Skills
• Good Interpersonal Skills
• Time Management Skills
• Flexible
• Reliable
• Self-motivated
• Full Driving Licence / Car owner
• IT / Audit Skills
• EMIS Web clinical system

Qualifications:

• MB ChB or equivalent
• GMC Certificate
• JCPTGP Certificate or CCST
• Defence Organisation Membership
• Inclusion on Performers List

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.