Job summary
6 SESSION SALARIED POST IN SOUTHAMPTON - CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY We currently have 3 Partners and 4 salaried GP working at Cheviot Road Surgery, with a well- established team of Practice Nurses, HCAs and reception/ administration staff. Our excellent level of patient satisfaction was evident in the 2022 GP Patient Survey in which we scored 87% (10% higher than the national average). As well as having happy patients we are also a team of doctors with high job satisfaction who enjoy working together. We are well organised with an in-house programme of educational meetings and audit, along with long established high QoF achievement. We are active in the West Southampton Primary Care Network with a partner involved as clinical director. We benefit from a PCN social prescriber, physiotherapist, pharmacist and mental health nurse working alongside our practice team onsite as well as Steps to Wellbeing practitioners. Please contact Chris Whatley for an informal chat on 02380 774040 or email for further information.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for one GP to join our team at Cheviot Road Surgery. You would be offering a personal list of patients General Medical Services with 6 sessions per week. Days per week can be negotiable but would need to ensure good cover for your patients through the week including Mondays & Fridays. You will be based at our Cheviot Road Surgery with the support of a well establish traditionall list holding team of GP's.
About us
Cheviot Road and Shirley Avenue Surgeries combined form a large partnership, consisting of 8 Partners and 5 Salaried GP's and GP retainers, with a combined patient list of 15,500. We are committed to providing continuity of care through our Personal List System, and consider this to be a very positive aspect of our practice for both patient and GP.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-selfavailable to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephoneconsultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeatprescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whetherself-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosedproblems
Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease managementprotocols, developing care plans for health
Providing counselling and health education
Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other careproviders as appropriate
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
Collecting data for audit purposes
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding handwritten prescriptions whenever possible)
Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) wheneverthis is clinically appropriate
In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties andresponsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Other Responsibilities within the Organisation:
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, 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 organisation
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, whereappropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
2. Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983
3. Qualified General Practitioner (completed certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
4. Currently on a performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register
5. Accredited as a member of the Royal College Of General Practitioners (MRCGP) MBBS or equivalent medical degree