Salaried GP

Tower Hill Partnership Medical Practice

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Job summary

Salaried GP - 6.5 sessions per week - fixed term contract with a potential to be extended subject to national DES contracting.

Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are a key part of the NHS long-term plan. They provide the structure and funding for services to be developed locally in response to the needs of the patients they serve. There are three GP practices which make up Pioneers Integrated Partnership PCN.

Following the release of ARRS GP information and funding we are looking for newly qualified (within 2 years and not having had a substantive post), enthusiastic, forward-thinking GPs to join Pioneers Integrated Partnership (PIP) PCN on a fixed term contact until 31 March 2025.

Main duties of the job

You will be based at a maximum of two practice sites but will see patients from across all 3 of our GP practices. We are a highly supportive PCN and the practices all work closely within the PCN.

To undertake duties governed by the PMS & GMS contract and Objectives of Direct and Local Enhanced services including:

Face to face and telephone consultations

Patient Home visits and Nursing Home visits

Checking and signing repeat prescriptions

Administration - dealing with queries, patient test results, referral letters NHS/private, task, emails and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner

Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate.

About us

Pioneers Integrated Partnership, West Birmingham.

Number of Practices - x3

Approximate list size - £29,000

Date posted

18 December 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£9,000 a session 4.5 sessions per week

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A2231-24-0006

Job locations

433 Walsall Road

Perry Barr

Birmingham

B42 1BT

Handsworth Medical Practice

4 Trafalgar Road

Handsworth

Birmingham

B21 9NH

Heath Street Health Centre

143 Heath Street

Birmingham

B18 7AL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities -

In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, 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

In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health and promoting healthy lifestyle strategies and education

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 (eg 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

Other Responsibilities within the Organisation -

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

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 summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data

Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate and suitable and relevant for your role

Keep up to date with current evidenced based approaches to patient care and service delivery, in line with NICE and national frameworks

Contribute to education and training of trainee members of staff and students

Attending and contributing to practice and PCN meetings