We are looking to recruit a committed, experienced Salaried GP to join our loyal team and help us grow our service delivery. Are you interested in working for a friendly and enthusiastic practice, 6 sessions per week?
Preferably candidates should have a minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience but would consider an exceptional newly qualified GP
We are forward thinking and ready to accept the challenges we face in the future and we pull together as a team and help each other out when we are busy. We are a well-established partner owned practice that cares for a diverse population of 7800 patients
We also are a GP Training practice and host FY2 Doctors in training. We have a skilled and experienced team of clinical staff and have excellent support from our management and admin teams. The practice has a strong working relationship with our community nursing team and pharmacy support services.
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 our patients.
In accordance with our practice rota, as agreed the post holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties: including clinical audits, F2F surgery consultations, a triage system, use of AccuRx, video & telephone consultations, home visits, checking/signing repeat prescriptions and issuing acute scripts. They will deal with paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner.
We have a strong culture of training, teaching/staff development and will actively support and encourage development in any areas of special interest. We are seeking a caring and committed doctor who is able to demonstrate high standards of clinical care and is willing to work as part of a highly motivated team.
About us
We are based in NHS Premises in Gornalwood and fully computerised and paper light using EmisWeb. We work closely with our colleagues within the Sedgley, Gornal and Coseley PCN network. The practice are high Qof achievers and this evidences good patient care.
The benefits of working at the practice will include a competitive salary, BMA contract, indemnity fees, NHS pension and protected PDP sessions. The practice provides a supportive environment and we are keen to embrace new ways of working.
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
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.
Clinical responsibilities
In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including F2F & Tel 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
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the Practice
Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
Providing counselling and health education
Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
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 practice:
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice
Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the practice
Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records
Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data
Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Confidentiality:
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Health & safety:
The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
Providing advice on the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
Correct personal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use of PPE by others, advising on appropriate circumstances for use by clinicians, staff and patients.
Management of the full range of infection control procedures in both routine and extraordinary circumstances (e.g. pandemic or individual infectious circumstances)
Hand hygiene standards for self and others
Managing directly all incidents of accidental exposure
Management and advice relating to infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice
Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses/training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate to the responsible person
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes
Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that proper use is made of hand-cleansing facilities, wipes etc., and that these are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate to the responsible manager
Safe management of sharps use, storage and disposal
Maintenance of own clean working environment
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management
Actively identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards/risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with responsible managers
Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)
Correct waste and instrument management, including handling, segregation, and container use
Maintenance of sterile environments
Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Equality and diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Be qualified as a General Practitioner
* DBS clearance, though an organisation specific DBS will be required on appointment
* A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner register and not subject to a suspension.
* Currently on the performers list and not suspended from that list of the medical register.
* Have had an annual NHS appraisal.
* Good time management skills, punctual and able to manage and prioritise workload.
* Evidence of further postgraduate educational activities in relevant fields.
* A good understanding of GMS contract requirements and operations of QOF and enhanced services.
* Experience with EmisWeb.
* Ability to contribute effectively to team meetings
* Experience and interest in medical education within a primary care setting, preferably a qualified trainer or willing to become a GP trainer
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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