Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information
With a total list size of 34,000 patients, and care and support collectively provided by 150 members of staff from four locations in three towns in Eastern Cheshire, we are now looking to increase our GP capacity. This is a unique opportunity to be part of, and contribute to, the development of new ways of working within a forward-thinking and transformed primary care organisation. We are looking for GPs who share our vision and who will want to contribute to shaping how we deliver care.
At Middlewood we are committed to:
Providing high quality, sustainable, General Practice care from premises in Bollington, Disley and Poynton
Providing services that are joined up with other health, social care and voluntary providers.
Retaining developing and supporting our staff.
Continuing to be at the forefront by offering excellence in education and training for inter-professional staff
Developing specialist services and care that are provided for patients registered with the practice across the geographical area of Bollington, Disley and Poynton.
Participating in research that is relevant and beneficial to our patients.
Becoming a recognised local employer offering a supportive and developmental working environment to grow new talent
We have a well-established team of clinicians including
Partner and Salaried GPs
Advanced Nurse Practitioners
Diabetes Specialist Nurses
Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
Physician Associates
Paramedic
Social Prescribers
MSK Practitioners
Mental Health Practitioners
We work very closely with our community team and have established a shared visiting service with our district nurses. In addition, we have in place a single point of access (for telephone requests) and digital triage process where all clinical requests are allocated by a clinically-supported team based in our Clinical Hub.
We are keen to embrace the opportunities that the modern NHS provides, whilst meeting the challenges together through a more sustainable and evolving organisation and model of care.
This opportunity would suit GPs looking;
To gain experience of working in a different way, focussing on continuity, proactivity and teamwork
To gain experience of working within a PCN multi-disciplinary team
To develop skills in both core general practice and other specialist and leadership roles over time.
We welcome informal discussions and visits to our
Practices. Please contact Sarah Kalnins at sarah.kalnins@nhs.net if you would like to arrange these.
Job Description
The post-holder will be an important member of our clinical team and will provide high quality General Medical Services including dealing with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
Clinical Responsibilities:
- Undertake a variety of duties including face to face consultations, telephone and online consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
- If required, support the Middlewood Prescribing Team with medication queries
When required support the Middlewood Immediate and Necessary Team (urgent care) and being part of our rota to support our clinical reception triage function.
- Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
- Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
- Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
- In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, develop care plans for health and social well-being
- Record clear and contemporaneous 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)
- Provide support, informal training and advice to other members of the team, as well as students and training on an ad-hoc basis.
- In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
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
- Maintain patients clinical records in line with the practice patient record system.
- Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
- Attend team meetings and other meetings as may be necessary
- To work within a team setting, with flexibility and due care for all members of staff.
Confidentiality:
In the course of seeking treatment, patients 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 will respect their privacy and act appropriately
In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may 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, colleagues, 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 & Safety:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will 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, free from hazards
Actively reporting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders role
Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually)
Reporting potential risks identified
Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
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, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights
Personal/Professional Development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
Communication
The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with other team members
Communicate effectively with patients and carers
Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
Contribution to the Implementation of Services:
The post-holder will:
Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
Participate in audit where appropriate
The list of duties in this job description is not exhaustive and is intended to outline the main activities of the postholder. Duties and responsibilities may be subject to change taking into account the development needs of and following full discussion with the postholder
