Salaried GP

Job responsibilities

Job summary:

The post-holder will help manage the patient list and deal with the daily health needs in a primary care setting.

Clinical responsibilities:

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the doctor will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home ifneeded, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion

Making professional, autonomous decisions, in concordance with your patient, regarding their health needs. This should be made in the framework and guidelines of the West Sussex CCG, NICE and the Good practice guide of the GMC.

Referring onto the appropriate services as needed and liaising with them if any telephone referrals are needed eg: one call, CMHT (community mental health team)

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to practice 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

Weekly on call duties.

Other responsibilities within the organisation:

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

Support the practice with addressing QOF parameters in the patient list

Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate and when possible

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:

Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines

An introduction to the practices SOP regarding health and safety will be done in the first week and to make sure you keep up to date with any changes

Make sure you are aware of the latest guidelines of PPE and how to use it

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 as per practice protocols

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

Feel comfortable escalating issues around safety to the appropriate partner

Is aware of the safe management of sharps use, storage and disposal

Actively identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised

Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)

Is aware of the correct waste and instrument management, including handling, segregation, and container use

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.

Personal/professional development:

Participation in an annual appraisal

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 teams performance

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

Communicate effectively with other team members and patients and there carers

Recognise people's needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Th post-holder must comply with practice policies, standards and guidance

Participate in occasional audit where appropriate and needed

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong IT skills
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• SystmOne user skills (but additional training will be provided).
• Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Problem solving & analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
• Experience with clinical risk management

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified GP
• MRCGP
• Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
• Full GMC Registration
• National Performers List registration
• Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently

Desirable

• Experience of medicines management
• Experience of CCG initiatives

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• General understanding of the GMS contract

Desirable

• Experience of medicines management
• Experience of CCG initiatives

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).