Salaried GP

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

The post holder will provide a portfolio of general medical services; including managing a clinical team, managing a caseload or managing specific Groves Health wide project, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients, ensuring clinical effectiveness and quality. Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare working within the organisation. Ensuring that internal and external quality standards are met and maintained, including standards laid down by the Care Quality Commission and commissioners. Developing an effective team building, working relationships with clinical supervisors or mentors and other colleagues. Taking a lead role on CQC compliant projects, business and service development and maintaining a culture of continuous quality improvement.

Key Working Relationships

Internal

• Partners, Nurses and medical lead, Caldicott Guardian
• Clinical Directors and Managers
• Team Leaders and teams/staff within Groves Health
• Shared Servicecs

External

• NHS England, CCG, NHS provider/partner organisations, GP Federation and other relevant NHS bodies
• CQC, Royal Colleges and other regulatory or professional bodies
• Public Health England and other local authority bodies or functions
• Patient Liaison Group, third sector agencies and other key interest groups/stakeholders

Key Responsibilities:

Management of Patient Health & Illness

• 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.
• To analyse and interpret history, presenting symptoms, physical findings and diagnostic information to develop appropriate differential diagnosis.
• To prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately, including initiation of effective emergency care.
• To formulate an action plan based on scientific rationale, evidence based standards of care and practice guidelines.
• To use National, Community / Public Health assessment information and guidelines, when evaluating patient needs, initiating referrals, co-ordinating care and programme management.
• To develop and utilise a follow up system within the practice to ensure patients receive appropriate services and evaluate same.
• To provide counselling concerning drug regimes, side-effects and interactions and - if legally authorised - prescribe medication based on efficacy, safety and cost, from the appropriate formulary.
• To order, perform and interpret common screening and diagnostic tests.
• To communicate the health status of the patient to the relevant health care professionals.
• To provide health promotion and disease prevention services to patients and their families.
• To maintain accurate and contemporaneous records, utilising the practice's computer system and considering the Caldicott Principles in relation to all data handling.
• Act upon most alerts (e.g. QOF) and reminder during a routine consultation.
• Undertake surgeries during extended hours in accordance with the access needs of the practice population and the contractual obligation of the practice.
• Provide cross over, where necessary, to other Groves Health practices.
• Respond to medical problems presented by patients, including history taking, examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment and referral where appropriate.
• Provide preventative health care and advice.
• Provide medical support as required to patients referred by nursing staff.
• Provide free certification in line with Schedule 9 of NHS GMS Regulations (1992).
• Adhere to the practice prescribing formulary, local and national guidelines.
• Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• Records clear and contemporaneous IT based consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collect data for audit purposes.
• Compile and issue computer generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible.
• In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working in primary care.

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
• Qualified General Practitioner (completed certificate of
• Completion of Training CCT)
• Currently on a PCT performers list and not suspended from that
• list or from the medical register
• DBS clearance
• Have had an annual NHS appraisal and evidence of professional
• development

Desirable

• Evidence of further postgraduate educational activities in relevant fields
• MRCGP
• DCH
• DRCOG
• RCGP Substance Misuse Certificate Level 1 or 2
• F2 Supervisor training/teaching diploma - this is essential for HDS
• DFSRFH & competence in coil insertion
• Evidence of CPD activities
• Minor Surgery skills

Experience

Essential

• Excellent communication (oral/written) skills.
• Working knowledge of MS Office Applications.
• Experience of practice based evidence based approach to medicine including patient evaluation and triage procedures.
• Experience of working with Integrated Care Boards / Services (previously CCGs) or other stakeholders working directives.
• Knowledge and deliver of the Quality Outcome Framework QOF.
• Understanding of current guidelines in a GP Practice.
• Experience and an interest in Clinical management, leadership or teaching.
• Experience of developing and completing audits, analysing results / data.
• Experience of implementing change and improvement in primary care.
• Understanding of clinical governance and quality issues.
• Experience of managing incident investigations and complaints.
• Problem solving and a solution focused approach.
• Good clinical skills and awareness of patient sensitivity.
• Innovative and keen to explore new ways of delivery.
• Knowledge of NHS.
• Have an understanding of the needs of the vulnerable groups of patients that are registered.

Desirable

• Evidence of independent working in General Practice
• Experience of supporting service change
• Teaching of GP Reg / F2 / Medical Students
• Accredited GP Registrar trainer or F2 Supervisor
• Evidence of participation in QOF
• Evidence of participation in Audits.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).