We are a GP Practice based in the Market Town of March in the Fens in Cambridgeshire. We have a great opportunity for a salaried GP to join our friendly and caring Practice.
If you share our ethos that our Patients are more than a collection of symptoms but are instead people with a range of physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs then we would love to hear from you!
We have developed a diverse clinical practice team of Partners, Nurse Practitioners, Treatment Nurses, HCAs and a Mental Health Practitioner. We also benefit from a friendly and experienced admin and reception team.
Sessions to be between 6 and 8 per week with some flexibility on days. Salary will be inline with BMA Contract.
Please see our Practice video link: https://youtu.be/5vH6SD_bpuY
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
GPs will be involved in the delivery of all services incorporated within the GMS contract to meet the needs of our growing patient population.
About us
The Cornerstone Practice is based in the centre of March wehave over 9500 patients. On staff we have 3 GP Partners, a salaried GP, Nurse Practitioners,a Matron, a full time Mental Health Co-ordinator, Treatment Room Nurses, HCA's,a diabetic specialist Nurse, a COPD specialist Nurse and a large admin team. Inaddition we have a physio, social prescriber and Pharmacist that undertakeclinics for our patients.
We are a friendly team that work hard for our patients butalso support each other.
Job responsibilities
Job summary:
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.
Clinical responsibilities:
* In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, 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 and correspondence in a timely fashion
* Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
* 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 and in line with current practice disease management protocols
* 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 (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
* Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
* Completion of Insurance Reports and Medicals for patients within their care.
* Contributing to duty/cover arrangements during Practice closures and for GP colleagues when absent.
* 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 summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data
* Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Qualifications
* MB ChB or equivalent
* GMC Certificate
* JCPTGP Certificate or CCST
* Defence Organisation Membership
* Inclusion on Performers List
* Skills and attributes
* IT / Audit Skills
* Ability to work within a team
* Good Communication Skills
* Written and Oral
* Good Interpersonal Skills
* Time Management Skills
* Flexible
* Reliable
* Self-motivated
* Full Driving Licence / Car owner
* IT / Audit Skills
* Experience of using SystmOne clinical system
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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