Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our thriving GP practice team. We are seeking a highly motivated and driven doctor eager for a new challenge and the chance to make a meaningful impact within our expanding practice.
Derby Road Health Centre is a GMS training practice in
Lenton, Nottingham.
We are looking to appoint an additional GP for up to 6
sessions per week. Sessions required are Monday's, Wednesdays & Thursday's, all day.
We currently have a list size of just short of 13000 patients, this
is likely to increase due to housing developments locally. We completed a 6 clinical room extension, to our purpose built
premises in April 2021 to give additional capacity. Our practice population is diverse which makes the
practice an interesting place to work. We currently have 3 partners, 5 salaried
GPs and a full complement of ancillary staff, including 2 highly experienced nurse practitioners who support with urgent on the day problems.
Derby Road Health Centre is a primary care research practice with plans to expand our research activity over the coming years.
We share premises with an independent pharmacy, and have
ample staff and patient parking available.
Main duties of the job
The GP will be expected to:
Fulfil their share of Routine & Urgent appointments,
share of visits routine & emergency; sign a share of repeat prescriptions
each day.
Accept responsibility & time-manage completion of
administration: letter, results, referrals, telephone calls and home visits;
Take responsibility for appropriate referrals, meet targets
for QOF as part of day to day role.
Complete a share of child protection, insurance & DWP
reports & medicals attend Mental Health Sections, attend Child Protection
reviews where appropriate.
Complete death certificates.
All doctors are expected to participate in the on-call rota.
Full details of the role can be found in the attached job description.
About us
We are a training practice for GP Registrars and F2's and we
strive to make the practice a good place to work by valuing and developing our
staff. We have have a strong team culture with a clear focus on staff wellbeing. Several of our staff have worked beyond retirement age and 2 of our
salaried GPs were previously trainees at the practice.
We currently employ a further 21 administration / reception
staff, 4 nurses, a HCA and a phlebotomist plus 3 managerial staff. We are an
active member of our PCN (PCN City South) and have several additional ARRS staff working in practice which
include a clinical pharmacist prescriber, a pharmacy technician, 3 social prescribers, 2 physiotherapists and a mental health nurse. We offer rooms for additional services such as seated exercise class, AAA screening, and
diabetic retinopathy out reach clinic along with ultrasound clinics.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The GP will be expected to:
- Fulfil their share of Routine and Urgent appointments. Prescribe as per local & national guidelines
- Accept a share of visits routine and emergency;
- Accept responsibility and time-manage completion of administration: letter, results, referrals, telephone calls and home visits;
- Accept and manage a share of queries relating to patients;
- Take responsibility for appropriate referrals (following local guidance and good medical practice) and administration pertaining to them, bearing in mind that referrals will be involved in a peer review process;
- Meet targets for QOF as part of day to day role;
- Sign a share of repeat prescriptions each day ;
- Complete a share of child protection, insurance & DWP reports & medicals;
- Attend Mental Health Sections. This would be ideally carried out by the GP who knows the patient best, where possible, otherwise responsibility lies with the On Call doctor at the time when the call is received;
- Attend Child Protection reviews where appropriate (sessions will be backfilled with locum cover as necessary);
- Complete cremation forms and death certificates, bearing in mind that some GPs may not yet be able to complete Part 2 of the cremation form;
- Cover for colleagues in exceptional circumstances such as sudden illness, taking into account the individual doctors external commitments such as childcare.
The role of the On Call Doctor
All doctors will be expected to fulfil their routine responsibilities as detailed above during an On Call session.
The On Call doctor should be prepared to:
- Field & manage queries from reception, admin & nursing staff/healthcare assistants on an ad hoc basis.
- See patients in both pre-booked and on the day/urgent appointments.
- Contact patients for scheduled telephone appointments and take urgent telephone calls from patients and liaise with other healthcare professionals as required.
- Visits before twelve are routine & to be shared between all doctors. Visit requests after 12.30pm triaged by the on-call GP as urgent for that day or as routine for the following day.
- Be present in the building unless on a visit, when they should be contactable by mobile phone in the event of an emergency. The individual doctors should be responsible for having a mobile phone fully charged.
ESSENTIAL
DESIRABLE
Education /Qualification
GMC Registration
Job description
Job responsibilities
The GP will be expected to:
- Fulfil their share of Routine and Urgent appointments. Prescribe as per local & national guidelines
- Accept a share of visits routine and emergency;
- Accept responsibility and time-manage completion of administration: letter, results, referrals, telephone calls and home visits;
- Accept and manage a share of queries relating to patients;
- Take responsibility for appropriate referrals (following local guidance and good medical practice) and administration pertaining to them, bearing in mind that referrals will be involved in a peer review process;
- Meet targets for QOF as part of day to day role;
- Sign a share of repeat prescriptions each day ;
- Complete a share of child protection, insurance & DWP reports & medicals;
- Attend Mental Health Sections. This would be ideally carried out by the GP who knows the patient best, where possible, otherwise responsibility lies with the On Call doctor at the time when the call is received;
- Attend Child Protection reviews where appropriate (sessions will be backfilled with locum cover as necessary);
- Complete cremation forms and death certificates, bearing in mind that some GPs may not yet be able to complete Part 2 of the cremation form;
- Cover for colleagues in exceptional circumstances such as sudden illness, taking into account the individual doctors external commitments such as childcare.
The role of the On Call Doctor
All doctors will be expected to fulfil their routine responsibilities as detailed above during an On Call session.
The On Call doctor should be prepared to:
- Field & manage queries from reception, admin & nursing staff/healthcare assistants on an ad hoc basis.
- See patients in both pre-booked and on the day/urgent appointments.
- Contact patients for scheduled telephone appointments and take urgent telephone calls from patients and liaise with other healthcare professionals as required.
- Visits before twelve are routine & to be shared between all doctors. Visit requests after 12.30pm triaged by the on-call GP as urgent for that day or as routine for the following day.
- Be present in the building unless on a visit, when they should be contactable by mobile phone in the event of an emergency. The individual doctors should be responsible for having a mobile phone fully charged.
ESSENTIAL
DESIRABLE
Education /Qualification
GMC Registration
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registration
- Evidence of involvement in Clinical Audit
- In depth knowledge and understanding of primary and community health care
- Good understanding of General Practice Procedures
- Sound understanding of clinical governance
- Adherence & awareness of confidentiality
- Interpersonal Skills / Aptitude and Personal QualitiesAble to work autonomously or as part of a team
- Confident and able to effectively communicate with members of the public; colleagues and management
- Excellent time management & organisational skills
- Proven patient care skills
- Adaptable to organisational change
Desirable
- Experience of change management
- Experience of MDT working
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registration
- Evidence of involvement in Clinical Audit
- In depth knowledge and understanding of primary and community health care
- Good understanding of General Practice Procedures
- Sound understanding of clinical governance
- Adherence & awareness of confidentiality
- Interpersonal Skills / Aptitude and Personal QualitiesAble to work autonomously or as part of a team
- Confident and able to effectively communicate with members of the public; colleagues and management
- Excellent time management & organisational skills
- Proven patient care skills
- Adaptable to organisational change
Desirable
- Experience of change management
- Experience of MDT working
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).
