We are looking for a friendly,enthusiastic, up to date, conscientious doctor, preferably a flexible teamplayer, keen to be involved in all clinical activity within the practice butwho will not have administrative responsibility for the running of the practicee.g. staff, finance etc. An interest inthe health of young people is essential.
We are an atypical practice serving a patient population with unique characteristics.
The practice is located in purpose built premises, constructed in 2005 on the university campus. We currently have free parking. The practice uses the SystmOne clinical system and encourages IT developments that make life easier.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for delivering comprehensive, patient-centred care.Assessing, diagnosing and treating a widerange of acute and chronic health conditions. To provide treatment and preventive care, prescribing medication and managing long-termconditions.
To co-ordinate patient care by referring individuals tosecondary or specialist services when required, undertake home visits whereappropriate, maintaining accurate medical records, and work collaborativelywith other healthcare professionals to ensure safe and effective care for thepractice patients.
The role requires strong clinical judgement, effectivecommunication, and a commitment to high-quality patient care.
Interests in sexual health, family planning, sportsmedicine, tropical medicine, psychological medicine and health education wouldbe useful but not essential.
About us
We are an independent GP practice,situated on the campus of the University of East Anglia about 4 miles to theWest of Norwich centre. As wellas being a PMS practice offering all normal NHSrequirements, we provide many additional services to the university. We are a member of Central Norwich PCNand have attached staff also provide support/services to ourpatients.
List Size: Current list size averages 20000patients. Demand varies considerably across the academic year. Ourpatients are all associated with the university when they register; mainlystudents (65% of list). We also have ex-students who still live in the area,members of university staff, local hospital and research park and theirfamilies and many overseas students.
High Turnover:Up to 4,000 patients areregistered in Sept/Oct each year. Most patients attend 3-4 yearcourses and leave after that time.
Youth:Our population is largely free fromuntreatable chronic or degenerative disease, yet this is a time when majorpsychological and physical disease often presents. It is rewarding to know thatour effective early intervention can produce long term benefits. Majorityof patients are between 18-35 years and only 0.5% of patients are aged 65+
Multi-cultural:We treat patients from all overthe world with a wide variety of cultures. About 35% of patients areinternational students.
Job responsibilities
There are at present, 6 partners and 5 salaried doctors allworking part time (to different degrees) and a strong management, nursing andadministrative team.
A full-time member of staff at this practice is paid for 8clinical sessions but also expected to attend the educational meetings andcompete their admin in addition to these sessions.
Doctor sessions
* Routine sessions consist of approx 15x 10 min appointmentslots, running 6 mornings (Mon-Sat) and 5 afternoons (Mon-Fri)
* Patients can choose to book a face to face or telephoneappointment
* Book on day doctor clinics also operation daily to ensureavailability of appointments
* Urgent clinician service operates daily, Mon-Fri. Mornings8.30-1pm and afternoons 1-6.30pm) with no booked appointments and see anyurgent same day patients.
* All doctors, regardless of full time or part time statustake an equal share of extended hours access appointments on a Saturdaymorning.
The longer urgent doctor sessions are shared out between alldoctors (usually, in term time doctors provide one urgent session a week) butdoctors may do more of these sessions during university vacation when a numberof colleagues may be on holiday. The urgent doctor workload is shared equallybetween those staff remaining. During university term time a second (semi-urgent)doctor supports the urgent doctor by seeing a mix of routine and urgentpatients, plus assists with Out of Hours reports, meds managements and othertasks.
We actively pursue ongoing medical education within thepractice through weekly educational and review meetings, significant eventanalysis and governance projects within the practice PPDP. An informal clinicaldiscussion group also operates once a week. Our ongoing training of the nursingteam also provides an opportunity to update our own knowledge. A weeks paidstudy leave is included in the package.
We have an excellent nursing team which includes 3 nurses, 1 GPA and 1 HCA, all providing a variety ofappointments. Our nurses are especially experienced in asthma, contraception, sexual health andtravel health and we run dedicated clinics.
Benefits of joining us - there are many!
* Weekly CPD meeting in universityterm-time - all your appraisal needs sorted
* Free parking on campus
* 1 weeks paid study leave per annum
* 6 weeks paid holiday a year
* Very low levels of pathology and admin
* Very infrequent home visits
* 20,000 patients - mix of students andlocal residents
* Multicultural mostly young population
* Purpose built medical centre onuniversity campus
* Rated 1st out of 97 university GPsurgeries for patient satisfaction
* Brilliantly organised, stable adminteam leave you free to worry about patients
* Excellent working environment andsupportive practice
* Short walk to Sportspark, the UEA lakeand excellent campus catering outlets
* Access to Blue Light card NHS discountsand savings, including discounted membership to the award winning Sportspark onUEA campus
* Access to UEA discounts, savings,including heavily discounted bus passes!
* SystmOne computer system
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
* Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
* Be on the NHSE medical performers list
* Specialist training (or interest in) mental health
* Specialist training (or interest in) sexual health
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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