PART TIME SALARIED GP We are looking for a Salaried GP to work with us for six sessions per week (4 hours 10 minutes per session) Monday - Wednesday. We are a motivated and long standing, friendly team who pride ourselves on providing an enjoyable place to work. The post holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, EConsults, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner.
Clinical Responsibilities
In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her‑self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports 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 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. 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. Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements. Delivering enhanced services. Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions in line with practice policy. Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate. Undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Other Responsibilities within the Organisation
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 organisation. Contributing to the development of computer‑based patient records. Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate. Attending practice meetings as per agreed job plan.
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 and Safety
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others' health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines, identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks, making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards, and reporting potential risks identified.
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 people's 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‑judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Information Governance / GDPR
The post-holder will ensure that they follow and are compliant with all requirements as stipulated in the policies for Data Security and protection and that any breaches are reported and acted upon.
Personal / Professional Development
In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure professional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development. Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Quality
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will alert other team members to issues of quality and risk, assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision, contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team's performance, work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patient's needs, effectively manage own time, workload and resources; ensure that any incidents, no matter of the harm caused, are reported, investigated and the learning shared via the governance structure of the Practice; and ensure and work with others to ensure the practice meets the Health and Social Care Act regulatory standards as monitored by the Care Quality Commission.
Communication
The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to communicate effectively with other team members, patients and carers, recognise people's needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly, and communicate effectively with other agencies as appropriate.
Contribution to the Implementation of Services
This list is not exhaustive. There may be other duties required of the post holder relevant to the position and/or needs of the service.
Special Interests
* Experience of working in a GP Practice
* Friendly, forward‑thinking practice with a supportive clinical and management/admin team
* GMS list size approximately 9750
* 5 partners, 3 ANPs, 1 salaried GP
* PCN Team UP home visiting service
* Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians attached to Practice
* Allied community team including District Nurses, Midwife, Care Co‑ordinators, Social Prescribers
* Excellent nursing and healthcare assistant support
* We work closely with our PCN colleagues (8 other local practices Alfreton, Ripley, Crich and Heanor)
* Long established training Practice for GPs, Student Nurses and Pharmacists
* SystmOne clinical system with support systems including Ardens templates, AccuRx, iGPR, TeamNet and EConsult.
* CQC rating of good in all areas
* High QOF achievement
* We maintain an above average income
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