We are looking for an enthusiasticand committed GP to join the GP partners and our team.
The practice is;
* High QOF achievement
* CQC rating : GOOD
* SystmOne Practice
We have adaptedour administration team to respond to the modern NHS, with the staff helping tofilter/read letters, and prescribing clerks helping to reduce medication taskspassed to doctors.
We have our own home visiting programe in house to support the GP team in providing visits to reduce the amount of GP visits required.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will practice in accordance with accepted goodmedical practice and the various clinical policies of the Service, to include:
In accordance with the session rota,as agreed, the post-holder will be available to undertake a variety of dutiesincluding surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visitingpatients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with tasks,queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
Making professional, autonomousdecisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referredfrom other health care workers within the organisation or externalorganisations
Admitting and discharging patients toand from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
Recordingclear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
Prescribing in accordance with theaccepted prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate
About us
Over recent years, we have attracted several newly qualified GPs, andso have evolved into a team that provides a supportive working and educationalenvironment with one sessionper week (adjusted pro-rata) ring fenced for CPD in house.
New Ollerton is in a semi-rural location on the edge of SherwoodForest, North Nottinghamshire. (Sherwood Center Parcs lies just outside thepractice area.) Good road links offer excellent accessibility to Nottingham,Sheffield, Lincoln and the Peak District.
We are willing toconsider full time or part time applications as part of a win-win package and weare willing to wait for the right candidate. The position is for a fixed term but will be reviewed after one year for potentialpermanent position.
Informal visits are welcome.
Job responsibilities
Accountableto: Practice Manager and the Partnership
Hours: up to 10 sessions per week available
JobSummary:
Middleton Lodge provides GMS services to our population of 13,000patients in New Ollerton, a semi-rural location on the edge of Sherwood Forest,North Nottinghamshire.
Aspart of our contract, we are open 5 days a week, from 8am to 6:30pm. We serve arelatively mixed population in New Ollerton and surrounding villages. We also engage with Extended Access working a pro rata share of saturdays and late nights.
Weare also a high-achieving QOF practice, closely involved in local GP-ledcommissioning, with mostly paperless administration utilising SystmOne clinicalsystem.
Weare looking for a GP who is motivated, independent, and interested in providinghigh quality clinical services to our patients.
KeyClinical Responsibilities:
Thepost-holder will practice in accordance with accepted good medical practice andthe various clinical policies of the Service, to include:
Inaccordance with the session rota, as agreed, the post-holder will be availableto undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephoneconsultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signingrepeat prescriptions and dealing with tasks, queries, paperwork andcorrespondence in a timely fashion
Makingprofessional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whetherself-referred or referred from other health care workers within theorganisation or external organisations
Assessingthe health needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
Screeningpatients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
Contributingto QOF requirements and recording data appropriately
Inconsultation with patients and in line with current practice disease managementprotocols, developing care plans for health related illnesses
Admittingand discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other careproviders as appropriate
Recordingclear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
Collectingdata for audit purposes and contributing to the Practice audit programme asrequired
Compilingand issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
Prescribingin accordance with the accepted prescribing formulary whenever this isclinically appropriate
Takea lead role in some aspects of the clinical work within the team, for example:co-ordinating aspects of governance, QOF, enhanced services, CPD and keepingclinical protocols up to date
Ingeneral the post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties andresponsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care, as set byRoyal College of General Practitioners, General Medical Council, all otherRoyal colleges and councils applicable to the staff within the practice,Department of Health, NHS England, PCO and all other regulatory and standardsetting organisations.
Quality:
Thepost-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:
Alertother team members to issues of quality and risk
Assessown performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly orunder supervision
Contributeto the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities andmaking suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance andservice expansion
Workeffectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
Effectivelymanage own time, workload and resources
Prescribesafe and effective medicines management conforming to best practice
Workeffectively so as not to exceed the Practice prescribing budget as set annuallyby the PCO
Contributeto the teams approach which ensures that referrals are made for patients to seeother medical service providers, ensuring that adequate information is given topersonnel to whom the patient has been referred for proper assessment to bemade
Besupportive of any complaints policy and procedure to ensure properinvestigation and appropriate follow-up action in the event of a complainingbeing made about any aspect of the service provided or any personal provider ofthe service
OtherResponsibilities within the Organisation:
Contributingto service development and implementation of contract
Awarenessof and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines/procedures, e.g.prescribing, child protection, confidentiality, information governance, healthand safety, discipline
Acommitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based bestpractice
Contributingto individual case discussions at clinical meetings and bring examples of casesfor group discussion
Contributingto the organisational development of the Practice by contributing to thedevelopment of ideas, strategies and policies which will promote efficiency andwell-being of the practice
Contributingto evaluation /audit and clinical standard setting with the organisation
Contributingto the development of computer-based patient records
Contributingto the summarising of patient records and Read-coding patient data
Attendingtraining events organised by the practice and other agencies, where appropriate
Attendingteam meetings and other meetings as may be necessary
Confidentiality:
Inthe course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us togather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters.They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respecttheir privacy and act appropriately
Inthe performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holdermay have access to confidential information relating to patients and theircarers, practice staff and other healthcare workers.
Theymay also have access to information relating to the practice as a businessorganisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictlyconfidential
Informationrelating to patients, carers, colleagues, 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.
Healthand Safety:
Thepost-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and othershealth and safety and security as defined in the practices Health and SafetyPolicy, to include:
Usingpersonal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
Identifyingthe risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a waythat manages those risks
Makingeffective use of training to update knowledge and skills
Usingappropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy andsafe way and free from hazards
Equalityand Diversity:
Thepost-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carersand colleagues, to include:
Actingin a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them ina way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and currentlegislation
Respectingthe privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
Behavingin a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental andrespects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.
Personal/ProfessionalDevelopment:
Participationin an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility formaintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
Takingresponsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstratingskills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Communication:
Thepost-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication withinthe team and will strive to:
Communicateeffectively with other team members
Communicateeffectively with patients and carers
Recognisepeoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
Contributionto the Implementation of Services:
Thepost-holder will:
Applypractice policies, standards, guidance and procedures
Discusswith other members of the team how the policies, standards, guidance andprocedures will affect own work
Participatein audit where appropriate
Themain duties and responsibilities shown above are not exhaustive but shouldmerely be regarded as a guide.
Thepost-holder will be expected to conduct any reasonable activities according tothe business needs at that time.
Thesewill be subject to regular review and may be amended to meet the challengingneeds of the business. The post-holder will be expected to participate in thisprocess and the practice would aim to reach agreement to changes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration, MBChB or equivalent
* GP Vocational or additional experience in general practice
* MRCGP
* DRCOG
* DSRH
Experience
* Commitment to professional development
* Understands the importance of evidence based practice and clinical effectiveness
* Understanding of Clinical Governance and quality issues and health and social policy
* Ability to make good clear concise medical notes, both computerised and manual
* Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
* Ability to demonstrate good written English and spoken skills
* A solutions focused approach
* Ability to listen and empathize
* Potential to cope with stressful situations
* Ability to undertake responsibility
* Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
* Understanding of the role of teamwork in providing quality care
* Trustworthy
* Flexible and a good time keeper
* Understanding, acceptance and adherence for the need to keep strict confidentiality
* Ability to use own judgement, resources and common sense
* Effective team worker
* Decisive, confident working style with the ability to deal with competing priorities
* Evidence of interest in additional clinical skills
* Able to perform minor surgery
* Experience of GP Clinical systems
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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