Salaried GP

Job responsibilities

• Provide high quality patient care including prevention, screening, treatment, management of chronic conditions and health promotion
• Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice protocols, as well as wider guidance eg NICE
• Carry out surgery, telephone and video consultations and undertake home visits
• Speak to and see patients promptly and in a timely manner, in order to minimise waiting times
• Ensure appropriate follow up of patients
• Generate, check and sign acute and repeat prescriptions, in line with Practice policy
• Transfer patients, where appropriate, to the repeat dispensing system
• Liaise with other team members and organisations involved in patient care and respond promptly to queries
• Investigate and refer patients as appropriate, in line with current guidance
• Deal promptly with results and correspondence, clearly communicating any actions that are required
• Provide cover as needed, for all of the above, when other GPs are on leave
• When providing care ensure the judicious use of resources and NHS funds
• Keep clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes and patient records to agreed standards and in line with Practice policies
• Collect data for audit and QOF purposes
• Prescribe generically whenever appropriate and in accordance with the Practice formulary, commissioning and national guidance
• Maintain high levels of communication with patients and carers to ensure effective delivery of care

Other day to day responsibilities within the organisation:

• Demonstrate an awareness of, compliance with, all relevant Practice policies/guidelines eg prescribing, confidentiality, data protection and health and safety
• Demonstrate a commitment and contribution to achievement of the highest quality standards such as the QOF, prescribing targets and other agreed performance indicator targets
• Demonstrate a commitment and contribution to clinical governance processes including significant event reviews
• Demonstrate a commitment to life-long learning, audit and evidence-based best practice
• Contribute to evaluation and audit within the practice
• Attend and demonstrate commitment to clinical, governance and educational meetings
• Show responsiveness to other doctors and team members working with you at any given time with regard to sharing of workload
• Assist with the training of other staff members and also with the education of doctors and nurses in training as appropriate
• Develop and promote positive collaborative working relationships with partners and all team members
• Liaise with all relevant agencies and services to promote knowledge and awareness of services in the practice and local community
• Complete patient reports within a timely manner
• Take responsibility for own personal development and participate fully in the GP appraisal scheme
• Raise with management if you identify concerns about the health or performance of a colleague or team member
• Contribution to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams perfomance
• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
• Review all practice related emails and respond promptly to these
• Take responsibility for audits as required
• Take responsibility for targets and services allocated, such as QOF, Enhanced Services etc. This includes staying abreast of new guidelines and evidence, developing policies in line with these and communicating these to the practice team
• Provide support to the Practice Manager as required, eg complaints or governance issues, ICB/NHSE related issues
• Contribute in developing new areas of work, improving existing services and attending team meetings as required
• Attend required training events and feedback key learning points to the team
• Report Significant Events involving the Practice
• Manage own health and stress and alert partners and Practice Manager promptly if any health issues arise that may impact on personal performance

Confidentiality

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients must 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 with respect their privacy and act appropriately. As a GP, you will have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers. You may have 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 and colleagues, and 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

Health and Safety

• The post holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health and Safety policy, to include:-
• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines
• 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

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 a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights

Qualifications

Essential

• A vocational trained and accredited GP, preferably MRCGP current registration with the GMC
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work with limited supervision
• IT proficiency and familiarity with primary care systems (the Practice uses TPP SystmOne)
• Excellent timekeeping
• Exceptional team player
• Good understanding of GMS contracting requirements and QOF

Desirable

• Good understanding of GMS contracting requirements and QOF

Qualifications

Essential

• A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
• Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983
• Currently on a performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register
• Accredited as a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP)

Desirable

• Competent user of TPP S1

Experience

Essential

• In Practice as a General Practitioner/Locum Practitioner or ST3
• Commitment to and experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary and skill mixed team environment
• Experience of working to achieve standards with the QOF framework

Desirable

• Experience supporting service changes

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Understanding of health and social needs of a local practice patient population
• Good understanding of QOF
• Commitment to personal and professional development
• Commitment to education and training
• Excellent verbal and written communication skiolls
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Excellent record keeping skills
• Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing primary care
• Imaginative approach to problem solving and provision of services
• Provision of enhanced services

Desirable

• Competent user of TPP S1

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).