Kingswood Health Centre are looking to recruit a new 4 session Salaried GP.
Working pattern to be negotiated although 2 sessions to be worked on a Friday are a must.
GPs work to 15 minute appointments, and we operate an online total triage system (staffed by our Triage Team Coordinator and the Duty GP). We also use cloud-based telephony and were featured in the NHSs Covid Recovery Plan for our use of the multidisciplinary ARRS roles that we employ.
We also support a number of nursing and residential homes in our boundary. We are an established training practice and also enjoy teaching medical students of various levels. We support our salaried GPs development and encourage them to participate in teaching as well as other initiatives.
Our Practice Values are:
- Working together
- Everyone Counts
We strongly encourage applicants to arrange a pre-application visit to the Practice. Please contact Robyn Clark, Managing Partner, to arrange this on robyn.clark3@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be named GP for a list of patients 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.
For questions about the job, please contact Robyn Clark, Managing Partner, robyn.clark3@nhs.net / 01173012093.
No. of Vacancies
1
Specific Skills
Experience
* Experience of working in General Practice as a qualified GP
* Experience of supporting patients in care homes
* Experience using EMIS Web
* Knowledge and experience of the BNSSG Remedy Referral Pathways
Skills & Qualities
* Team-player
* Flexibility and adaptability
* Able to use initiative
* Continuously seeking improvements to practice
* Inclusive approach
Responsible For
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 (up to 2 patients, i.e. 1 per session) 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 & undiagnosed problems
* Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
* In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
* Providing counselling and health education
* Admitting patients to hospital in emergency situations
* 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
* In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care including participation in the on-call rota (during normal working hours) and, when required, to participate in the Saturday morning surgery rota (pro-rata based on number of sessions worked) as required by the Extended Access enhanced service with hours from 8.30 to 11am. The candidate may also be able to partake in the additional evening Improved Access clinics on a rota basis when scheduled.
* Out of Hours cover is provided by Brisdoc from 6.30pm to 8.00am on weekdays, and on weekends.
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 (up to 2 patients, i.e. 1 per session) 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 & undiagnosed problems
* Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
* In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
* Providing counselling and health education
* Admitting patients to hospital in emergency situations
* Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
* Collecting data for audit purposes
* 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
* In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care including participation in the on-call rota (during normal working hours) and, when required, to participate in the Saturday morning surgery rota (pro-rata based on number of sessions worked) as required by the Extended Access enhanced service with hours from 8.30 to 11am. The candidate may also be able to partake in the additional evening Improved Access clinics on a rota basis when scheduled.
* Out of Hours cover is provided by Brisdoc from 6.30pm to 8.00am on weekdays, and on weekends.
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.
Job Nature
Part Time, Permanent
Educational Requirements
Qualifications
* Registered General Practitioner with the UK General Medical Council
* Additional training (such as dermoscopy, joint injections, sexual health services etc.)
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please seeNHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Depending on experience £10,500 per session (negotiable depending on experience)
How to Apply
Interested candidates can send their resumes to the contact person as above in the job posts.
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