Salaried GP

Job description

Job responsibilities

WE ARE A TIER 2 SPONSOR ORGANISATION AND CAN ACCEPT GPS ON A TIER 2 VISA

JOB DESCRIPTION

Name of Practice: Phoenix Medical Practice

Job Title: Salaried General Practitioner

Place of Work: 33 Bell Lane, Burham Rochester Kent ME1 3SX and Whitehouse Surgery: Mackenders Lane Eccles Aylesford, Kent ME20 7HX

Sessions & Days of Work: 4 sessions per week (open to applications from the GP Retainer Scheme)

Annual leave: Six weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays (prorated)

Study leave: One week per annum (prorated)

Salary: Negotiable and subject to qualifications and experience

Accountable to: The Principal GP

Reports to: The Principal GP (Clinically)

The Practice Manager (Administratively)

Overall Purpose: To provide NHS personal medical services to registered patients on the Practice list.

Job Summary:

Responsibility, care and management of an allocated list of patients, undertaking all clinical and administrative tasks as needed ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients. To work at both sites of the practice as required.

Clinical Responsibilities:

In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, remote and telephone consultations and queries, triage, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion. We currently have external provision for home visits via our Primary Care Network but this may change in the future.

to provide duty doctor cover subject to when sessions worked

Respond to medical problems presented by temporary residents as required

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

To assist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions e.g. Asthma, COPD, Diabetes etc.

Completion of clinically related administrative and non-clinical duties needed for the delivery of the service

Providing counselling and health education

Refer patients for further opinions and interventions according to practice protocols

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards using templates provided where appropriate

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

Be prepared to take part in the evening or early morning rota for improved and extended access

Promote patient participation in clinical research trials that the Practice is engage with, where 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.

Maintaining, Monitoring & Updating Computer Database and Management of Medical Records & Practice Audits

Ensure that practice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately with information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy and for practice recording requirements under IM&T protocols, QoF, QIPP, Enhanced Services and other clinical initiatives the practice partakes in.

Respond to alerts on records

Appropriate use of read/SNOWMED codes (via templates where appropriate)

Participating in the collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation of practice reports, performance monitoring and audits

Participation in the auditing of Practice activity

Participation in patient satisfaction audits

Participation in work involved for CQC compliance

Practice Organisation

Process and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence

Undertake private medicals as required

Attendance at primary health care team meetings, significant event audit meetings, annual complaint audit meeting and others as deemed necessary

Initiate and participate in the formulation and implementation of new protocols, policies and procedures to aid and improve administrative organisation and the provision of services to patients

Ensure that the Practice complaints system is adhered to at all times

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety

Completion of Information Governance on line toolkit or attendance at group training annually and provide certificate

Maintain current CPR and anaphylaxis certification and safeguarding for adults and children certificates.

Professional Development

Participate in an annual performance review under agreed headings

Engage in appropriate educational activity to maintain clinical competence and performance

Attendance and participation in educational meetings in the Practice and externally

Support colleagues in their professional development

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 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

Providing information regarding immune consent with particular regard to Hepatitis B status

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 particularly those relating to needle stick injuries, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

Ensuring that all accidents or dangerous incidents are reported and investigated, and follow up action taken where necessary.

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 recognizes 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.

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 teams performance

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to communicate effectively with:

Patients and carers

Other team members including community team and multi-disciplinary teams

Secondary Care professionals

Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS England when appropriate

Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

This job description may be subject to change from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the Practice

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC qualified

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Phoenix Medical Practice

Address

33 Bell Lane

Burham

Rochester

Kent

ME1 3SX

Employer's website

https://www.phoenixsurgery-burham.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)