Working in accordance with the BMA model contractincluding a structured Job Plan, you will undertake surgery and telephone consultationsand queries, check and issue prescriptions, and deal with patient-relatedpaperwork, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion. You will be part of amultidisciplinary team to ensure our patients are cared for in the mostappropriate way.
Main duties of the job
You will undertake the following duties. Makeprofessional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whetherself-referred or referred from other health care workers within theorganisation. Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated andundiagnosed problems. Screen patients for disease factors and early signs of illness; developappropriate care plans. Record clear and contemporaneous notes in accordance with practicepolicy. Collect data for audit purposes and comply with QOF (Quality andOutcomes Framework) requirements. Issue electronicprescriptions in accordance with Practice prescribing formulary. Act asDuty Doctor and / or Triage/Allocator on a rota basis pro rata to your contractedweekly hours.
About us
Mereside Medical is a flourishing group of three East Cambridgeshire practices in Ely, Haddenham and Soham, together serving c.45,000 patients. As a group, we've grown rapidly and now employ more than 170 people across the three practices. We are people-centred in our approach to work and believe that every contact that a patient has with our staff is as valuable as the next in the patient journey. We believe in clinical excellence, and that general practice is the cornerstone of well-being in our community. We are innovative and forward-looking, and we embrace technology to enable more effective, efficient, and connected ways of working to deliver ever better outcomes for our patients.
Our goal is to deliver on the ambitions laid out in the NHS 10 year Health Plan for England in a way that is locally relevant, valued by patients, and satisfying for our staff. In addition to our core general practice work we run a large clinical research trials unit and we work closely with the ICB to develop innovative ways to improve local service provision. We are the lead practice for one of the two local PCNs and are represented in both.
We are proud to be the host organisation for the NIHR Greater Cambridge & Suffolk Commercial Research Delivery Centre (Primary Care), one of only 14 in England. This prestigious designation recognises our commitment to accelerating commercial clinical research delivery for health and economic benefit across our region.
Job responsibilities
Our approach is innovative andforward-looking, and dedicated to excellent clinical outcomes.
We want you to be able to do the best work ofyour career, confident in your care and proud of the outcomes you achieve foryour patients. We work hard to ensure that our GPs are motivated and engaged incontributing to a supportive culture of mutual learning. Mereside practices are well-regarded forGP, student and nurse training. We enjoy weekly clinicalmeetings, quarterly half day closures, and daily coffee meetings for clinicaldiscussions and case sharing.
We are purposeful in our efforts to manage GPworkload and ensure sustainability, having developed a diverse and large teamof support staff over recent years. Admin teams process letters, enactmedication changes, and undertake medication reviews. We have clinical supportfrom a large nursing team and Advanced Practitioner team. The duty teamconsists of a duty GP supported by Advanced Practitioners and nurses workingtogether in the same room, creating a collaborative, supportive environment inwhich to manage the on-the-day workload together.
We embrace technology to enable more effectiveand efficient ways of working. All practices use SystmOne and AskmyGP formanaging patient queries, meaning our waiting time for appointments is minimal andour accessibility rating is excellent. We use MS Teams to enable regular videomeetings across sites and facilitate more rapid collaborative working.
What we offer
We offer mentoring and support on-going careerprogression via our GP career progression framework which is designed toaccommodate different levels of experience and lifestyle choices. Under theframework who will be allocated dedicated Mentor, who will be a seniorclinician responsible for assisting you to further your longer-term careeraspirations. The framework also provides a structured career path for those whowish to progress further within general practice.
Under the framework we are looking to employsalaried GPs to fill these sessions at either:
GP-1 13 clinical contacts, £11.7k per session; or
Patient list sizesare relative to level.
Wealso understand how important it is to offer genuinely flexible working, andare always open to a conversation about what working arrangements would suityour personal circumstances. If you're the right fit for us, then we'll do ourbest to be the right fit for you.
In summary we offer the following benefits:
Competitive salary(see above)
Mentorship from aPartner or Lead GP
Medical DefenceOrganisation fees paid
Six weeks holidayplus bank holidays and one week study leave (pro-rated)
Flexible workingarrangements to balance your commitments in and outside of work
GP career progressionframework.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* An appropriate medical degree; medical school foundation training and successful attainment of membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP); GP speciality training and progressing towards or successful attainment of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)
* Registration with the UK General Medical Council (GMC) and inclusion on the NHS Performers List for England
* We are a licensed sponsor and are happy to entertain applications from candidates who require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker (Tier 2) as long as you meet the conditions in the previous bullet point.
Personal Characteristics
* Are someone who believes in our vision for high quality, locally relevant primary care, at scale, and who wants to actively engage in our delivery of that vision.
* Whatever stage you're at in your career, you will have a passion for medicine, for learning, and for finding solutions or new ways of working.
* Are excited by the prospect of embracing new technologies and keen to transform the way we deliver care.
* Are the kind of GP who thrives in a collaborative team, are confident to seek support when you need it and supporting of your peers when they do. You will seek learning from challenge, and humour from life.
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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