Job summary
Job summary
Are you a newly qualified GP (within the last two years,
without a substantive post) Haslingden Healthcare are seeking an enthusiastic GP
within two years of CCT to join our innovative Practice.
The is a permanent post for6 sessions per week.
You will benefit from 6 weeks annual leave and 1 week study
leave pro-rata. In practice educational sessions and PLTs are included within
the 1-week study leave.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide high-quality, patient-centred care within the
aligned practices.
- Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team,
including, INT, nurses, pharmacists, mental health practitioners, first contact
physiotherapists and social prescribers, to ensure integrated patient care.
- Conduct consultations, assessments, and follow-ups with
patients.
- Contribute to the management of chronic disease, health
promotion, and disease prevention in line with best practices and PCN
priorities.
- Participate in clinical audits, training, and quality
improvement initiatives to enhance patient care within the practice and PCN.
- Support the development and implementation of new care
pathways that align with ARRS objectives.
About us
- Friendly and collaborative team: 2 GP Partners, 1 Salaried GP and 1 Long term locum, 1 ANP, 1 Physicians Associate, 1 Physiotherapist, 1 Mental Health worker, PCN Pharmacist and Meds Management Team, excellent management and administrative staff.
- Using EMIS Web clinical system
- High-achieving training practice with consistently excellent QOF results
- CQC Rating Good December 2022
- We are proud of our supportive culture and commitment to innovation, education, and high-quality patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will provide general medical services managing 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
The post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care. The following outlines the key responsibilities but is not an exhaustive list.
- In accordance with the practice timetable (Practice timetables will vary dependent upon the practice alignment), as agreed, the post-holder will make them-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, video consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, ward rounds, 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 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 advice 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
- 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will provide general medical services managing 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
The post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care. The following outlines the key responsibilities but is not an exhaustive list.
- In accordance with the practice timetable (Practice timetables will vary dependent upon the practice alignment), as agreed, the post-holder will make them-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, video consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, ward rounds, 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 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 advice 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
- 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.
Person Specification
Person Specification
Essential
- Understand the health and social needs of a local practice patient population.
- Commitment to personal and professional development.
- Commitment to education and training.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent record keeping skills.
- Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing primary care.
- Confident in using Word and Excel.
- Confident in using Email and Internet
- Excellent time management
- Good analytical skills
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
- Excellent patient manner
- Imaginative approach to problem solving and provision of services.
Desirable
- Fully conversant with EMIS clinical IT system
- Able to conduct Minor Operations -Joint injection -Aspirations.
- Strong leadership skills
Qualifications
Essential
- A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
- Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983
- Qualified General Practitioner. Completed certificate of Completion of Training CCT.
- Currently on the national performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register.
- DBS Enhanced Disclosure
- Have had an annual NHS appraisal.
- Evidence of further postgraduate educational activities in relevant fields
- MRCGP
- DCH
- DRCOG
- RCGP Substance Misuse Certificate Level 1 or 2
- Evidence of CPD activities
- Knowledge of NHS
- Understand the needs of vulnerable groups of patients that are registered.
Desirable
- Understanding/knowledge of:
- Quality & Outcomes Framework QOF
- Access
- Demand Management
- READ Codes and SNOMED Codes
- Audit
- Experience working with the homeless, looked after children, asylum seekers, refugees, and other vulnerable groups.
Person Specification
Person Specification
Essential
- Understand the health and social needs of a local practice patient population.
- Commitment to personal and professional development.
- Commitment to education and training.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent record keeping skills.
- Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing primary care.
- Confident in using Word and Excel.
- Confident in using Email and Internet
- Excellent time management
- Good analytical skills
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
- Excellent patient manner
- Imaginative approach to problem solving and provision of services.
Desirable
- Fully conversant with EMIS clinical IT system
- Able to conduct Minor Operations -Joint injection -Aspirations.
- Strong leadership skills
Qualifications
Essential
- A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
- Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983
- Qualified General Practitioner. Completed certificate of Completion of Training CCT.
- Currently on the national performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register.
- DBS Enhanced Disclosure
- Have had an annual NHS appraisal.
- Evidence of further postgraduate educational activities in relevant fields
- MRCGP
- DCH
- DRCOG
- RCGP Substance Misuse Certificate Level 1 or 2
- Evidence of CPD activities
- Knowledge of NHS
- Understand the needs of vulnerable groups of patients that are registered.
Desirable
- Understanding/knowledge of:
- Quality & Outcomes Framework QOF
- Access
- Demand Management
- READ Codes and SNOMED Codes
- Audit
- Experience working with the homeless, looked after children, asylum seekers, refugees, and other vulnerable groups.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).