Job summary
An
exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Community Care Hall Green PCN team.
We are a dynamic, and forward thinking PCN, who are passionate about developing
and delivering excellent quality local services to meet the needs of our
patients.
Following
the recent changes in the ARRS Scheme to introduce General Practitioners, we
are looking to expand our PCN team by seeking to employ a newly qualified
General Practitioner to work alongside our practices and PCN staff (must have
qualified within the last 2 years).As well as general practice staff, our
PCN staff group currently also includes Clinical Pharmacists, Physicians
Associates, Social Prescribers, Physiotherapists, Dieticians, Mental Health Practitioners, Care Coordinators, Nurse Associates and Pharmacist Technicians.
Main duties of the job
To
perform as an autonomous general practitioner working independently and with
other health care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat the conditions of
patients attending within a primary care setting.
Provide
expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues and ensure the
maintenance of clinical excellence.
To
be professionally accountable and responsible for all elements of clinical
practice in accordance with the GMC code of conduct, ensuring the safety of
patients and the quality of their care is the main focus.
About us
Community
Care Hall Green PCN has a strong focus on team work and work to support one
another in ensuring patients are at the heart of everything we do.
What
we offer -
Innovative
workplace with a strong focus on quality patient care
CQC
rated good and outstanding across key areas
Friendly,
supportive, well-led team
Competitive
session rate
Opportunities
for career development / specialist interest
Regular
learning and development events
Modern,
purpose built health centre
Locality - Central Birmingham
Number
of practices - 3
Approximate
list size - 49,955
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Responsibilities are as below -
The
post-holder will be available to undertake a variety of duties including - surgery consultations, telephone consultations, visiting patients at home,
checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork,
reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.
Triage
patients presenting to the surgery by telephone, online and in person.
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.
Manage
long-term conditions and patients with complex problems.
Recording
clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
Collecting
data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
Delivering
enhanced services.
Check,
manage & process patient test results.
Refer
patients to secondary care and or relevant organisations and internally within
the PCN for example to additional roles members of the PCN team as required.
Compiling
and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions, avoiding
hand-written prescriptions whenever possible, in line with local and national
guidelines.
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 the duties and
responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care in a surgery
on a PCN basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Responsibilities are as below -
The
post-holder will be available to undertake a variety of duties including - surgery consultations, telephone consultations, visiting patients at home,
checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork,
reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.
Triage
patients presenting to the surgery by telephone, online and in person.
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.
Manage
long-term conditions and patients with complex problems.
Recording
clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
Collecting
data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
Delivering
enhanced services.
Check,
manage & process patient test results.
Refer
patients to secondary care and or relevant organisations and internally within
the PCN for example to additional roles members of the PCN team as required.
Compiling
and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions, avoiding
hand-written prescriptions whenever possible, in line with local and national
guidelines.
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 the duties and
responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care in a surgery
on a PCN basis.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills - written and oral
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS and Systmone user skills
- Effective time management for example planning and organising
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Desirable
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
Experience
Essential
- Newly Qualified General Practitioner - under 2 years from qualification
- Not previously been substantively employed at a GP Practice
- General understanding of the primary care contract
Desirable
- Experience of quality improvement initiatives.
- Management and leadership of a clinical domain
- Experience of medicines management
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of continued professional development
- Experience of QOF and clinical audit
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified GP - within 2 years of qualifying
- MRCGP
- Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
- General Practitioner - Certificate of Completion of Training CCT
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills - written and oral
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS and Systmone user skills
- Effective time management for example planning and organising
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Desirable
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
Experience
Essential
- Newly Qualified General Practitioner - under 2 years from qualification
- Not previously been substantively employed at a GP Practice
- General understanding of the primary care contract
Desirable
- Experience of quality improvement initiatives.
- Management and leadership of a clinical domain
- Experience of medicines management
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of continued professional development
- Experience of QOF and clinical audit
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified GP - within 2 years of qualifying
- MRCGP
- Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
- General Practitioner - Certificate of Completion of Training CCT
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).