We are looking for a salaried GP to join the Practiceoffering 4-8 session per week. You will receive approximately six weeks' annual leave, and will be part of the NHS pension scheme.
We offer telephone appointments and face-to-facewhere required.
We have recently ben granted licensed sponsor status under the Skilled Worker Immigration route
Main duties of the job
Platforms used in the Practice include Emis, AccuRX, Docman,DXS and ERS. The Practice also offer e-consultation for patients.
Ideal candidates need to be committed to delivering highquality, team based care and have strong attention to details. We are ideallyseeking a GP who can start as soon as possible.
Experienced and newly qualified GPs are welcome to apply aslong as you are approved by the GMC and on the National Performers List.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check includingchecks against the barred list will be carried out as part of our recruitmentprocedures and also throughout employment. The responsibility for payment ofthis lies with the Practice.
It is a requirement that safeguarding training will remainup to date and the safeguarding policies and procedures in place within thePractice will be adhered to during employment.
St Georges Medical Centre is committed to equality ofopportunity and compliance under The Equality Act 2012. Please let us know ifyou have any reasonable adjustment required to support your applicationprocess.
About us
St Georges Medical Centre is a GMS teaching practice with alist size of 11,300 on the Isle of Sheppey serving a diverse community. Ourwarm and friendly Surgery is led by five GP partners with a diversemulti-disciplinary team consisting of Nurses, Advanced Nurse Practitioners,Nurse Associates, Healthcare Assistants and a Phlebotomist. The Practice isalso supported and managed by a strong and experienced Practice Manager, SeniorTeam Leaders, Administrators and Receptionists. We are fully registered withand regulated by the CQC. Our main Surgery is located a few minutes walk fromSheerness Town Centre, with two branch sites serving the eastern side of theIsland in Leysdown and Eastchurch. Wealso have on-site dispensaries at our smaller branch sites.
Job responsibilities
In accordance with the Practice timetable, asagreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a varietyof duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries,visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions anddealing with queries, paperwork, reports and correspondence in a timely manner.
Making professional, autonomous decisions inrelation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcareworkers within the organisation
Assessing the health care needs of patients withundifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
Screening patients for disease risk factors andearly signs of illness
In consultation with patients and in line withcurrent Practice disease protocols, developing care plans for health
Providing counselling and health education
Admitting or discharging patients to and fromthe caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
Recording clear and contemporaneous notes to theagreed standards
Collecting data for audit purposes and complyingwith QOF requirements
Delivering enhanced services
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acuteand repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions wheneverpossible)
Prescribing in accordance with the Practiceprescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
In general the post-holder will be expected toundertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GPworking within primary care
Awareness of and compliance with all relevantPractice policies/guidelines
A commitment to life-long learning and audit toensure evidence-based best practice
Contributing to the evaluation/audit andclinical standard setting within the organisation
Contributing to the development ofcomputer-based patient records
Contributing to the summarising of patientrecords and read-coding patient data
Attending training and events organised by thePractice or other agencies, where appropriate
The post-holder will assist in promoting andmaintaining their own and others health, safety and security as define in thePractice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
* Using personal security systems within theworkplace according to practice guidelines
* Identifying the risks involved in workactivities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
* Making effective use of training to updateknowledge and skills
* Using appropriate infection control procedures,maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
The post holder will support the equality,diversity and rights of patients, cares and colleagues to include:
* Acting in a way that is welcoming to and of theindividual, is non-judgemental and recognises the importance of peoplescircumstances, feelings, priorities and rights, interpreting them in a way thatis consistent with Practice procedures and policies and current legislation
* Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefsof patients, carers and colleagues
In addition to maintaining continued educationthrough attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure thatprofessional development requirements are met, the post holder will participatein any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of theiremployment, such training to include:
* Participation in an annual individualperformance review, annual GP Appraisal including taking responsibility formaintain a record of own personal and/or professional development
* Taking responsibility for own development,learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others whoare undertaking similar work
The post holder will strive to maintain qualitywithin the Practice, and will:
* Alert other team members to issues of Clinical Governance issues, qualityand risk; participate in Significant Event Analysis reviews
* Assess own performance and take accountabilityfor own actions, either directly or under supervision
* Contribute to the effectiveness of the team byreflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improveand enhance the teams performance
* Work effectively with individuals in otheragencies to meet patients needs
* Effectively manage own time, workload andresources. The post-holder will also contribute to the overall team-working ofthe Practice putting the needs of the Practice first
The post holder should recognise the importanceof effective communication within the team and will strive to:
* Communicate effectively with other team members
* Communicate effectively with patients and carers
* Recognise peoples needs for alternative methodsof communication and respond accordingly
In thecourse of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather,sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do soin confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect theirprivacy and act appropriately.
Inthe performance of the duties outline, the post-holder may have access toconfidential information relating to patients and their carer, Practice staffand other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relatingto the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any sourceis to be regarded as strictly confidential.
Informationrelating to patients, carers, colleagues and other healthcare workers or thebusiness of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons inaccordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating toconfidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data. Unauthoriseddisclosure of confidential information will result in disciplinary action andmay lead to dismissal.
Person Specification
Other
* Committed to working as part of a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency primary care team
* Openness to explore alternative working practices
Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent medical degree
* Full registration with GMC
* Certification of Completion of Training
* Inclusion on Performers List
* MRCGP
* Evidence of a commitment to on-going personal & professional development
Experience
* Experience of providing primary care in and out of hours
* Experience of working in primary care in an areas with significant health problems
* Development of areas of clinics expertise
* Experience of audit and improving care for patients
* Understanding the role of medical services in a wider public health agenda
* Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the area
* Understanding current NHS policies
Personal Skills & Qualities
* Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English; both written and verbally
* Good organisational skills
* Able to work under pressure
* Working on own initiative
* IT skills (including word processing and database work) as relevant to General Practice
* Committed to quality and patient satisfaction
* Committed to equal opportunities
* Excellent listening and communication skills for dealing with patients.
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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