We are currently seeking GPs to join our team at The AvenueSurgery, part of Sussex Primary Care, a larger network that provides support, collaboration, and development opportunities.
We offer up to £11,730 per session, per annum, flexible working hours, and a range of benefits, including professional development opportunities, pension scheme, and generous holiday entitlement. You will also have the chance to work alongside a diverse and experienced team of healthcare professionals, including nurses, pharmacists, and other specialists, to provide a truly integrated approach to patient care.
Benefits
* A supportive working environment
* Induction and training programme
* Annual Leave and generous sick pay
* 5 fixed Study Leave Days
* Numerous other benefits such as car lease schemes and childcare vouchers
* Contract based on BMA model contract
* Full NHS pension
* Free on-site parking
* Medical Indemnity
* Peer and operational support with dedicated mentorship and access to an SPC Education Lead
* New to practice scheme supported
* Employee Assistance programme
Qualifications
* MRCGP Qualification
* Registered on the GMC GP Register with licence to practice
* On an NHS National performers list (England, Wales or Northern Ireland)
* UK based (necessity)
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* A passion for healthcare
* Motivated and committed to developing the knowledge and skills required for the role and for ongoing professional development
About us
The Avenue Surgery is situated in Moulsecoomb a suburb of Brighton, and we have approximately 6,500 patients. We provide a wide range of services including minor surgery, asthma and diabetes clinics, cervical screening, contraception and sexual health clinics, childhood immunisations, smoking cessation and anteand post-natal care. We also provide a young persons sexual health drop-in clinic for anyone under 25 years of age. Our patient demographics include a higher-than-average percentage population with income deprivation, and higher levels of unemployment compared to national and local averages. We also have a higher-than-average proportion of patients aged 20-24, with a large transient student population registered, as well as higher percentage of patients aged 51-58 years of age.
Phone: 01273 265800
Job responsibilities
Job title: Salaried GP
Salary: Dependent on additional responsibilities
Hours: 6 sessions
Reporting to: Clinical Lead & Practice Manager
Accountable to: GP Clinical lead
Sussex Primary Care Values
* Be patient-focussed in everything we do
* Support staff to be the best they can be
* Innovate, learn and evaluate
Job summary
Responsible for providing primary medical services to the registered patients of the practice, ensuring the highest standards of care for all, undertaken in line with the relevant national primary care contractual regulations and guidelines.
Provide care for both on-the day care for patients and pre-booked patients with long term conditions.
Responsible for maintaining the smooth running of the practice.
Key Responsibilities
* Surgery consultations and emergencies, telephone consultations and queries, triaging, visiting patients at home, checking and authorising repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations on behalf of the Practice as well as referral letters and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner.
* Provide health promotion and advice, signposting patients to appropriate services to maximise their health and social functioning and their ability to self‑manage their care.
* Be constantly mindful of the need for the provision of personalised care and population health, including reducing health inequalities and ensure that these are reflected in daily practice.
* Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting patients, whether self‑referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation or external organisations.
* Assess the health needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems taking appropriate action as necessary.
* Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness taking appropriate action as necessary.
* Consult with patients and in line with current disease management protocols and care pathways, develop care plans for health related illnesses and share these in line with patient need and good information governance.
* Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards using IT systems.
* Compile and issue computer‑generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand‑written prescriptions whenever possible) including EPS.
* Prescribe in accordance with locally agreed or nationally agreed prescribing formulary.
* Work in accordance with all relevant clinical guidelines, pathways and protocols.
* Responsible for tasks delegated to them, appropriate to their level of competence and expected to delegate tasks or responsibilities to other staff, as appropriate.
* In‑hours duty doctor sessions; to be agreed.
* All General Practitioners are expected to participate in continuing professional development, annual GP appraisal, revalidation and appropriate peer supervision and to remain up to date on professional developments as required by their professional body. GPs are actively encouraged to take their study leave entitlement in order to support the development needs identified in their PDP and appraisal. Undertake all requirements to remain on the Medical Performers List.
* Ensure that they remains up to date with and implements all relevant good clinical practice guidance (e.g. NICE guidance).
* Work in accordance with all relevant clinical pathways and protocols.
* Active engagement with professional development lead, to promote patient safety and quality of service.
* Participation in a range of clinical governance activities, including clinical audit and such quality improvement activities deemed necessary by either Sussex Primary Care or external accrediting bodies.
* Ensure that the requirements of the Care Quality Commission are reflected in his/her day to day practice and will maintain and develop the practices active management of CQC requirements.
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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