Job summary
Have you heard the phrase you can't pour from an empty cup? We strongly believe that in order to provide the care we aspire to deliver for our patients we need to take care of ourselves and our staff. We aim to foster a strong team ethos of mutual support through initiatives such as regular social events, a management open door policy, practice walks. This has led to the development of a close, cohesive and nurturing team. In a more literal sense, there is rarely an empty cup at Hucknall Road as problems are often best solved by sharing these over a cup of tea!
On joining the practice you will be offered a full induction and allocated a mentor to support your transition into your new role. We welcome applications from newly qualified/soon to be qualified GPs and more experienced colleagues looking to progress their career. We are a skilled worker visa sponsor (previously known as Tier 2 sponsor).
Main duties of the job
You will have
excellent clinical and communication skills and must hold MRCGP. You will
deliver quality patient care and share in the clinical workload, which will
include participation in the doctor triage rota, on a pro rota basis. You will
be encouraged to contribute to the running and development of our practice,
which will involve leadership and team working and attendance at our weekly
clinical forum held on Tuesdays.
Career development is
encouraged and supported for all staff at Hucknall Road Medical Centre. Our
partners and most salaried GPs have leadership roles within the practice, with
protected time in their rotas to devote to this work. Portfolio interests are welcomed,
and we can help you to develop existing or new interests within our practice
and potentially for our wider networks. We have listed below examples of
current areas of portfolio working amongst our GPs:
*Women's
health including coil and implant fitting
*Minor
ops and dermatoscopy
*Musculoskeletal
medicine
*Supervision,
teaching and training including medical students, F2s, GP trainees and wider
MDT
*Research
with Clinical Research Network East Midlands
*PCN
engagement and leadership one of our partners is the clinical director of
Bestwood & Sherwood Primary Care Network
About us
* GMS practice with list size of appx 13,500 patients
* Team consists of 6 partners and 7 salaried GPs, nurses, HCAs and GP assistants, working alongside a growing PCN workforce which currently includes pharmacists, social prescribers, physician associate and first contact physiotherapists.
* Large training and teaching practice with registrars, F2s and medical students
* A comprehensive management structure
* High QOF achievements
* Wide range of DES/LES
* Paper-light practice (SystmOne clinical software)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
The post-holder will contribute in the provision of general medical services 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:
- 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 and correspondence in a timely fashion
- In accordance with the Practice timetable, the post holder will contribute to the doctor triage, on call rota and extended hours surgeries.
- 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- for personal and practice audits.
- 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.
- In general the post-holder will be expected to 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.
- Participate in the business executive role, including development of clinical areas and business requirements.
- 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 continual maintenance of up to date patient records and Read-Coding patient data.
- Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
- Encourage to be involved in teaching of learners
- Attend weekly clinical forum meeting.
Confidentiality:
- Observe a strict code of confidentiality at all times.
- 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.
Communication:
- Communicate effectively with other team members.
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
- Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
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.
Personal/Professional Development:
In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for revalidation 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.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
To comply with the following: -
Employment Policy & Procedures
The post holder will ensure that they read the Employment Policies and procedures.
Health, Safety and Fire Regulations
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.
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.
Reporting potential risks identified.
Report all accidents and incidents in line with Practice protocol.
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 away 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.
Any legislation that directly and indirectly relates to your employment.
Contribution to the implementation of services
The post-holder will:
Apply practice policies, standards and guidance and discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect your own work and seek to continually improve the overall effectiveness of duties undertaken.
The job description is intended to outline the main duties and responsibilities of the GP. This is not an exhaustive list of duties and the post holder may be required to undertake any other duties, as required, to meet the needs of the service. It is also likely that changes will be required from time to time and is not intended to be fixed for an indefinite period.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
The post-holder will contribute in the provision of general medical services 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:
- 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 and correspondence in a timely fashion
- In accordance with the Practice timetable, the post holder will contribute to the doctor triage, on call rota and extended hours surgeries.
- 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- for personal and practice audits.
- 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.
- In general the post-holder will be expected to 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.
- Participate in the business executive role, including development of clinical areas and business requirements.
- 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 continual maintenance of up to date patient records and Read-Coding patient data.
- Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
- Encourage to be involved in teaching of learners
- Attend weekly clinical forum meeting.
Confidentiality:
- Observe a strict code of confidentiality at all times.
- 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.
Communication:
- Communicate effectively with other team members.
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
- Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
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.
Personal/Professional Development:
In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for revalidation 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.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
To comply with the following: -
Employment Policy & Procedures
The post holder will ensure that they read the Employment Policies and procedures.
Health, Safety and Fire Regulations
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.
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.
Reporting potential risks identified.
Report all accidents and incidents in line with Practice protocol.
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 away 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.
Any legislation that directly and indirectly relates to your employment.
Contribution to the implementation of services
The post-holder will:
Apply practice policies, standards and guidance and discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect your own work and seek to continually improve the overall effectiveness of duties undertaken.
The job description is intended to outline the main duties and responsibilities of the GP. This is not an exhaustive list of duties and the post holder may be required to undertake any other duties, as required, to meet the needs of the service. It is also likely that changes will be required from time to time and is not intended to be fixed for an indefinite period.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible to practice independently in the UK
- Licence to practice with GMC MRCGP Registration with medical defence organisation
- Eligibility for the local performers list
Experience
Desirable
- Proven experience delivery of QOF or enhanced services
- Debrief trainees including registrars, F2 and medical students
Skills, Knowledge & Aptitude
Essential
- Excellent communication skills Broad primary care clinical knowledge and expertise
- Ability to handle a busy and at times complex clinical caseload
- IT Skills
- Ability to prioritise tasks and work without direct supervision
Desirable
- Experience of SystmOne clinical system
Other
Essential
- Current and full driving licence
Personal Skills / Competencies
Essential
- Team player
- Motivated
- Confident
- Able to work on own initiative under pressure independently and within the primary care team
- Flexibility
- Willingness to learn new skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible to practice independently in the UK
- Licence to practice with GMC MRCGP Registration with medical defence organisation
- Eligibility for the local performers list
Experience
Desirable
- Proven experience delivery of QOF or enhanced services
- Debrief trainees including registrars, F2 and medical students
Skills, Knowledge & Aptitude
Essential
- Excellent communication skills Broad primary care clinical knowledge and expertise
- Ability to handle a busy and at times complex clinical caseload
- IT Skills
- Ability to prioritise tasks and work without direct supervision
Desirable
- Experience of SystmOne clinical system
Other
Essential
- Current and full driving licence
Personal Skills / Competencies
Essential
- Team player
- Motivated
- Confident
- Able to work on own initiative under pressure independently and within the primary care team
- Flexibility
- Willingness to learn new skills
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.
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).
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.
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).
