General Practitioner - Havering Liberty PCN
Havering Liberty PCN are looking to expand our team by seeking to employ a General Practitioner within 2 years of qualification, to work alongside our practices and PCN staff. Our PCN staff currently includes Clinical Pharmacists, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Dieticians, Social Prescribers, Physiotherapists, Care Coordinators, Nursing Associates and Pharmacy Technicians.
Main duties of the job
This role is ideal for an enthusiastic, recently qualified GP with an interest in medical education. For part of your working week (6 sessions), you would be required to perform as an autonomous general practitioner working independently, and with other health care professionals, to assess, diagnose and treat patients attending within a primary care setting. You will provide professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues and ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence. For the remainder of your week (2 sessions), you will lead the provision of education and training to Medical Students from Queen Mary and Westfield University who are assigned to the PCN. Appropriate training and support will be provided for this element of the role. One session per week will be allocated for CPD activity, acknowledging the need for ongoing study for early career GPs. You will be expected to be professionally, responsible for all elements of practice in accordance with the GMC Duties of a Doctor, ensuring the safety of patients and quality of their care, whilst developing your skills as a leader in medical education.
About us
Havering Liberty PCN is located at St Georges Health and Wellbeing Hub; an impressive new healthcare facility housing primary care, community care and a dedicated ageing well suite with access to secondary care frailty teams. Havering Liberty PCN is an accredited training PCN and you will have access to expert guidance from our GP and Undergraduate trainers. This is a unique opportunity to develop skills in medical education early in your career in a fully supportive training environment.
PCN General Practitioner (GP) Location Havering Liberty PCN St Georges Health and Wellbeing Hub RM12 6RR PCN Collaboration, Hornchurch Healthcare, Maylands Healthcare, Avon Road Surgery, Haiderian Medical Centre, Cranham Village Surgery.
Job responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities:
Clinical Practice:
In accordance with the PCN rota, as agreed, the post-holder will make themself available to undertake a variety of duties including GP face to face consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting (may include nursing home as well as patients home), checking and signing/authorising repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, correspondence and investigation results 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 and 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
Referring to other health and care providers as appropriate
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
Compiling and issuing computer-generated (or paper where necessary) acute and repeat prescriptions Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
The post-holder will be required to visit patients during surgery time in an emergency if clinically indicated.
The post-holder will undertake fair share of home visiting sessions per week as allocated.
Communication:
Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment
Communicate with and support patients who are receiving bad news
Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
Delivering a quality service:
Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the GMC
Produce accurate, contemporaneous, and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies, and procedures
Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking, and formal evaluation
Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care
Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation
Use a structured framework (e.g. root-cause analysis) to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents, and near-miss events
Leadership personal and people development:
Act as a GP leader in the PCN team, ensuring that the needs of the patient are a priority
Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model
Support staff development in order to maximise potential
Lead the teaching of undergraduate medical students assigned to the PCN, utilising the entire PCN team to enhance their experience and learning in a modern primary care setting
Contribute to the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards
Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time
Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working
Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence
Create clear referral mechanisms to meet patient need
Management of Risk:
Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients
Support the team to ensure work areas and practices are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
Support the team to ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs and documentation of controlled drug usage according to legal requirements where appropriate
Managing Information:
Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information
Review and process data using accurate Read codes to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes
Understand responsibility of self and others to the practice and primary care trust regarding the Freedom of Information Act
Equity and Diversity:
Identify patterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote diversity and equality of opportunity
Enable others to promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture
Support people who need assistance in exercising their rights
Adhere to local chaperoning policies
Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice
Accept the rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and refuse care
Assist patients from marginalised groups to access quality care
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
* Polite and confident
* Flexible and cooperative
* Motivated, forward thinker
* Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
* High levels of integrity and loyalty
* Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
* Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
* Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
* Commitment to ongoing professional development
* Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
Qualifications
* Qualified GP
* MRCGP
* Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
* General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
* Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
* Understanding of Extended brief interventions (NICE guidelines)
* Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
* Able to identify determinants on health in the area
* Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
* Full GMC registration
* National Performers List registration (England), noting that confirmation on this list is adequate for DBS confirmation
* Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
* Evidence of current validation
* Evidence of last appraisal
* Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
* Working with community development initiatives
General Skill
* Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
* Clear, polite telephone manner
* Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
* Effective time management (planning and organising)
* Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Problem solving and analytical skills
* Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
* Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
* Experience with clinical risk management
Experience
* Experience of working in a primary care environment
* Experience of continued professional development
* Experience of QOF and clinical audit
* Newly Qualified General Practitioner (less than 2 years from qualification)
* Experience of medicines management
* Experience of teaching undergraduate students
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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