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Salaried GP

The Chislehurst Partnership

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has risen to work as an Salaried GP within a committed team working across two sites in Chislehurst. You will work collaboratively within the Practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing GP leadership as required.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to employ a part-time experienced Salaried GP to support our large patient list. You should feel comfortable working independently as well as alongside our multi-disciplinary medical team. Always acting within your professional boundaries, You will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. You will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice. The ideal candidate will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process.

You will possess the necessary skills, knowledge and behaviour by promoting and protecting the interests of service users and carers, communicating appropriately and effectively, working within the limits of your knowledge and skills, refer & delegate appropriately, respect confidentiality, manage risk, report concerns about safety, be honest and trustworthy and keep records of your work.

The role is for 4 sessions hours per week, must be able to work Monday and Friday. The successful candidates will be expected to work across the two sites.

About us

The Chislehurst Partnership is a friendly high achieving suburban partnership in the London Borough of Bromley with a countryside feel. Currently operating from two sites (The Chislehurst Medical Practice & The Woodlands Practice). The Partnership is passionate about providing a friendly, supportive and caring medical service to our population. The Partnership hopes to move to a purpose-built medical centre in the future but for the time being are operating from two premises.

We have a patient list size of circa 25,000. We are a 9 Partner partnership with a team of Salaried GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and a Nursing team. Our staff are friendly and hard-working and together we provide a high level of care to the local community. We are a well organised, progressive, forward-thinking Partnership. We are part of the Mottingham, Downham & Chislehurst (MDC) Primary Care Network and share across our practices a wide range of additional roles including, Clinical pharmacists, Physicians associates, Social Prescribers, a Mental Health Practitioner and Paramedic.

Date posted

25 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A2753-24-0016

Job locations

42 High street

chislehurst

kent

Br7 5aq


Woodlands Practice

11 Red Hill

Chislehurst

Kent

BR7 6DB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties may be varied from time to time under the direction of the Practice Manager or GP Partners, dependent on current and evolving Practice workload and staffing levels:

Clinical responsibilities:

As agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, checking and actioning lab results 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 simultaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

Contributing to QOF requirements and producing plans and following protocols as required

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions

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.

Home Visits

Will be required to carry out home visits as detailed in the home visit protocol, usually carried out after morning surgery.

Duty Doctor/Triage Doctor

The post-holder will be required to participate in both the duty and triage rota (pro rata for part time GPs)

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 development of computer-based patient records

Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate

To provide cover for annual leave where possible

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties may be varied from time to time under the direction of the Practice Manager or GP Partners, dependent on current and evolving Practice workload and staffing levels:

Clinical responsibilities:

As agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, checking and actioning lab results 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 simultaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

Contributing to QOF requirements and producing plans and following protocols as required

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions

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.

Home Visits

Will be required to carry out home visits as detailed in the home visit protocol, usually carried out after morning surgery.

Duty Doctor/Triage Doctor

The post-holder will be required to participate in both the duty and triage rota (pro rata for part time GPs)

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 development of computer-based patient records

Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate

To provide cover for annual leave where possible

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload efficiently
  • Ability to exercise sound judgement when faced with conflicting pressures
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Fully IT Literate
  • Ability to formulate and implement policies, procedures and protocols with the partners
  • Organisation skills
  • Able to work both independently and in a team
  • Able to work with external service providers to ensure seamless delivery of care
  • Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
  • Time management and ability to prioritise workload
  • Able to analyse data and information, drawing out implications for the individual patient/impact on care plan
  • Able to establish and maintain effective communication pathways within the organisation, the local PCT and with key external stakeholders
  • Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in audit/Quality Improvement projects
  • Experience of applying evidence to clinical practice

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full registration with the GMC
  • Membership of a recognised medical defence organisation
  • Registration on the Primary Medical Service Performers List

Desirable

  • Experience of working in General practice
  • Previous EMIS web and Docman experience
  • Newly qualified GPs welcomed
  • Experience with home visits
  • Experience working at triage or duty doctor
Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload efficiently
  • Ability to exercise sound judgement when faced with conflicting pressures
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Fully IT Literate
  • Ability to formulate and implement policies, procedures and protocols with the partners
  • Organisation skills
  • Able to work both independently and in a team
  • Able to work with external service providers to ensure seamless delivery of care
  • Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
  • Time management and ability to prioritise workload
  • Able to analyse data and information, drawing out implications for the individual patient/impact on care plan
  • Able to establish and maintain effective communication pathways within the organisation, the local PCT and with key external stakeholders
  • Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in audit/Quality Improvement projects
  • Experience of applying evidence to clinical practice

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full registration with the GMC
  • Membership of a recognised medical defence organisation
  • Registration on the Primary Medical Service Performers List

Desirable

  • Experience of working in General practice
  • Previous EMIS web and Docman experience
  • Newly qualified GPs welcomed
  • Experience with home visits
  • Experience working at triage or duty doctor

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.

Employer details

Employer name

The Chislehurst Partnership

Address

42 High street

chislehurst

kent

Br7 5aq


Employer's website

https://www.chislehurstpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Chislehurst Partnership

Address

42 High street

chislehurst

kent

Br7 5aq


Employer's website

https://www.chislehurstpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

HR

Bree Wahlers

bree.wahlers@nhs.net

Date posted

25 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A2753-24-0016

Job locations

42 High street

chislehurst

kent

Br7 5aq


Woodlands Practice

11 Red Hill

Chislehurst

Kent

BR7 6DB


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