Job summary
Briarwood Medical Centre is seeking a part-time GP (6 sessions) who will work within their professional scope of practice providing care for patients face to face and via telephone consultations.
The post holder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence.
The post holder will use their skills, knowledge and competencies as a qualified GP in order to be responsible and accountable for managing patient caseloads for treatments, investigations, monitoring and referrals.
Ideally aware of QOF and KPI's with previous general practice experience.
If you are a compassionate, respectful team player committed to promoting excellence, teamwork and accountability please apply.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
The post-holder will undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion, They will make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems,
whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within
the organisation.
About us
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic salaried GP to support the smooth running of patient care delivered by the clinical team at Briarwood Medical Centre.
We pride ourselves in being an exceptionally friendly practice who strive for excellence. In addition, we are a very organised and efficient training practice with a growing patient list size.
The successful candidate will be required to:
Provide a high level of clinical care for our patients.
To manage daily surgeries comprising of face-to-face, telephone or video consultations.
To participate and contribute to the delivery of Quality Outcome Framework (QOF) and the GP Quality Contract.
Please note, this job may be closed before the deadline if a good response is received.
Job description
Job 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.
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.
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.
Awareness
of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, eg
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 development of computer-based patient records.
Contributing
to coding patient data.
Attending
training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where
appropriate.
Job description
Job 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.
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.
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.
Awareness
of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, eg
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 development of computer-based patient records.
Contributing
to coding patient data.
Attending
training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where
appropriate.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- 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
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified GP
- MRCGP
- Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
- General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
- Eligibility
- Full GMC Registration
- National Performers List registration
- Appropriate add-on defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
- Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
Experience
Essential
- Experience of continued professional development
- Experience clinical audit
- General understanding of the GMS contract
- Outstanding level of clinical knowledge and skills commensurate
- with with that of an experienced GP
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Fluent verbal and written English
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS user skills
- Experience of medicines management
- Experience of ICB initiatives
- Experience with contract targets such as Quality Outcome
- Framework and GP Quality Contract
Communication and Verbal Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively via telephone or group
- discussion
- Good interpersonal skills
- Proven customer care skills
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- 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
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified GP
- MRCGP
- Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
- General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
- Eligibility
- Full GMC Registration
- National Performers List registration
- Appropriate add-on defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
- Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
Experience
Essential
- Experience of continued professional development
- Experience clinical audit
- General understanding of the GMS contract
- Outstanding level of clinical knowledge and skills commensurate
- with with that of an experienced GP
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Fluent verbal and written English
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS user skills
- Experience of medicines management
- Experience of ICB initiatives
- Experience with contract targets such as Quality Outcome
- Framework and GP Quality Contract
Communication and Verbal Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively via telephone or group
- discussion
- Good interpersonal skills
- Proven customer care 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.
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).
