Job summary
We are looking for a forward thinking and highly motivated GP to complement our friendly team of 11 GP's. Providing high quality care to a growing list of nearly 20,000 patients, with a varied demographic, we have an opportunity for a GP interested in a 6-8 session salaried role and with a passion to deliver and drive high quality patient centred care in our forward-thinking training practice.
Based in the excellent location of aviation renowned Farnborough, we have a fabulous purpose designed building on the Hampshire/Surrey border. Within easy reach of the M3 and M25, we are co-located with community nursing, an integrated care team, community midwifery and paramedic home visiting team with regular patient centred and co-ordinated MDT meetings.
As a well-respected GMS training practice, we aim to provide good access for patients with urgent problems but also provide continuity for those with more complex needs.
Main duties of the job
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.
As GPs, we work alongside a large and highly skilled team of Nurse Prescribers, Paramedic Practitioners, Physician Associates, Practice Nurses, a Mental Health Practitioner, Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician and Physiotherapists. An organised and dedicated admin team are employed to support us all.
We outsource our workflow and have a full time GP Assistant to help minimise admin for GPs and we have strong links and input with the active Farnborough Primary Care Network (PCN).
The locality led home-visiting team of paramedics do > 95% of our daily visits, leaving us to concentrate on end-of-life care.
About us
Although the largest practice in Farnborough, we are a friendly team and work hard to maintain our family atmosphere with a strong ethos of teamwork and mutual support. We have a daily informal meeting and regular in-house educational meetings for continued learning.
General Practice is hard work, but we aim to provide high quality care at the same time as sustaining a healthy work/life balance. As an enhanced training practice, we are committed to training and career development for GPs, nurses, and our growing team of allied health care practitioners.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical responsibilities:
1. In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self 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
2. Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
3. Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
4. Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
5. In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing health care plans for health
6. Providing counselling and health education
7. Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
8. Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
9. Collecting data for audit purposes
10. Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
11. Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
12. 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:
13. Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
14. A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice
15. Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
16. Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records
17. Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data
18. Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
19. Qualified GP
20. MRCGP
21. Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
22. General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
Experience
Essential
23. Experience of working in a primary care environment
24. Experience of continued professional development
25. Experience of QOF and clinical audit
26. General understanding of the GMS contract
Desirable
27. Minimum of two years as a salaried GP
28. Experience of medicines management
29. Experience of ICB initiatives
Eligibility
Essential
30. Full GMC registration
31. National Performers List registration
32. Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
33. Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
Personal Qualities
Essential
34. Polite and confident
35. Flexible and cooperative
36. Motivated, forward thinker
37. Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
38. High levels of integrity and loyalty
39. Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
40. Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
41. Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
42. Commitment to ongoing professional development
43. Effectively utilise resources
44. Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
Skills
Essential
45. Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
46. Strong IT skills
47. Clear, polite telephone manner
48. Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
49. EMIS user skills
50. Effective time management (planning and organising)
51. Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
52. Excellent interpersonal skills
53. Problem solving and analytical skills
54. Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
55. Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
56. Experience with clinical risk management
Other Requirements
Essential
57. Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
58. Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
59. Occupational Health clearance
60. Project lead as required with CQC, ICB and QOF