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General Practitioner
The closing date is 25 June 2025
Hello! We are Royal Primary Care. We are a team with a vision; to improve the health and well-being of our patients, their families and the wider community. Find out more about RPC on our website. We are looking to expand our team with the best clinical talent.
General Practitioner - 20 hours per week (2 days)
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic GP to join our team at RPC Brooklyn. In this post you are providing core general practitioner services to our patients including an equitable share of the acute/duty work. The duty day starts with a blank list - no trying to fit "on call" issues around pre booked clinics. Home visits are jointly covered with ARCH PCN.
We support every GP to complete the clinical supervisor training so that they can be actively involved in training. If training is an area of interest talk to us about becoming an Educational supervisor as part of your journey with Royal Primary Care.
We encourage personal development including the opportunity to develop skills across disease management areas which are remunerated in addition to your base salary.
1 SPA session per month ring fenced to support your personal development.
About us
* To act in line with the organisation's values.
* To be familiar with the relevant operational, Human Resources, Health and Safety policies and procedures, including fire, COSHH, no smoking and alcohol where appropriate.
* It is the responsibility of every employee to actively help the practice and trust prevent and control infection by washing their hands effectively, carrying out their duties in a way which minimises infection, attending appropriate training and maintaining up to date knowledge and skills in infection control and prevention as relevant to their post.
Job responsibilities
* Effectively and safely manage a mixed clinic of patients, in a medically appropriate way (clinics are constructed such that 16 patients are seen in the morning and 16 in the afternoon with time protected for result filing and general admin activity).
* Participate in the on-call/duty clinician rota which involves a mix of telephone triage, acute appointments and managing the home visit demand including allocation of home visits in an appropriate manner across the available clinical team. The duty clinician is also the first point of contact for clinical queries from the ANPs, SMHPs and Pharmacists.To provide home visits for patients as part of their clinical day along with their clinical colleagues.
* Make autonomous and professional decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether referred from other health care workers within the organisation or self-referred.
* Assess the health care needs of patients with undiagnosed problems.
* Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
* In consultation with patients and in line with current protocols, develop care plans for health.
* Provide counselling and health education.
* Admit or discharge patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
* Appropriate time keeping and providing support for colleagues who may be running late.
* Required to participate in mid-morning clinical meeting as a vital team contact point.
* Cover pro rata an appropriate number of long days and participate in the extended access rota until this becomes a PCN activity.
* Collect data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
* Deliver enhanced services.
* Participate in promoting and advancing Royal Primary Care.
* Undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
* oGP accreditation - CCT registered.
* oCurrently on a PCT performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register
* oCurrent GMC registration and license to practise
* oMRCGP examination or equivalent experience
* oIn regular clinical practise
* oEvidence of further postgraduate educational activities in relevant fields
* oEvidence of CPD activities
Experience
* oExperience of working in general practice in the UK
* oCommitment to and experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary and skill mixed team environment
* oMotivated team player who can work effectively towards a common goal
* oExperience of working in the NHS
* oAdditional clinical skills or areas of specialist practice/interest
* oExperience of working with system partners
* oLeadership and motivational skills.
* oResearch interest and/or experience
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.
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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