Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated GP, who is committed to providing high quality care, to join our friendly and supportive team.
A well-established, 2 Partner PMS practice, Glyndon Medical Centre operates over two sites in Woolwich and Plumstead. Working collaboratively within the Practice team to meet the needs of our diverse 7,000+ patient population, we are looking to recruit a Salaried GP to support the delivery of policy and procedures, ensuring that patients receive the highest quality of care.
This role is offered on a 4-6 session basis with a competitive salary of £10,000 - £11,500 per session (depending on experience). We will consider flexible working, offer 4 weeks' annual leave and 1 week study leave pro rata, on-site parking, and provide quarterly protected learning time events through the PCN and local borough federation, Greenwich Health.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work within the clinical team and manage a diverse suburban caseload, helping to deliver effective, high quality care, treatment and advice to patients. They will be expected to
undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP
working within primary care.
We operate 3-hour clinical sessions, combining a mixture of face to face, telephone and online consultations, with an additional time allowance provided to cover administrative workload. Our administrative team provide further support with clinical documents, results and referrals.
About us
Working collaboratively with our PCN colleagues, the local ICB and other neighboring practices, our experienced multidisciplinary team consists of 2 GP Partners, a Salaried GP, 2 Practice Nurses, a Clinical Pharmacist, Physiotherapist, Social Prescriber, Mental Health Nurse and Podiatrist, who are very well supported by established and highly committed management, reception and administrative teams.
We are a small, close-knit team, who are very supportive of each other, and encourage the sharing of information and ideas.
Clinical software: EMIS Web, Docman10, Accurx
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical 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, reports 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 and
complying with QOF requirements.
- Delivering enhanced services.
- 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.
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.
- Contributing to the summarising of patient
records and Read-Coding patient data.
- Attending training and events organised by the
Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
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 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 &
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, needs and
beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
- Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and
of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings
priorities and rights.
Personal and professional development:
In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance
at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are
met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice
as part of this employment, such training to include:
- Participation in an annual individual
performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of
own personal and/or professional development.
- Taking responsibility for own development,
learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who
are undertaking similar work.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical 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, reports 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 and
complying with QOF requirements.
- Delivering enhanced services.
- 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.
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.
- Contributing to the summarising of patient
records and Read-Coding patient data.
- Attending training and events organised by the
Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
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 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 &
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, needs and
beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
- Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and
of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings
priorities and rights.
Personal and professional development:
In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance
at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are
met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice
as part of this employment, such training to include:
- Participation in an annual individual
performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of
own personal and/or professional development.
- Taking responsibility for own development,
learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who
are undertaking similar work.
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.
Person Specification
Skills and Qualities
Essential
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, both written and verbally.
- Good organisational skills.
- Effective time management skills (planning and organising).
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
- Strong IT skills and competent in the use of Microsoft Office and Outlook.
- Knowledge of EMIS clinical system.
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.
- Able to work under pressure.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment.
- Experience of continued professional development/areas of clinical expertise.
- Experience of QOF, clinical audit and improving care for patients.
- General understanding of the primary care contract.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the area.
- Understanding the role of medical services in a wider public health agenda.
- Understanding current NHS policies.
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
- Full registration with GMC.
- Certification of Completion of Training.
- National Performers List registration.
- Evidence of current validation.
- Evidence of last appraisal.
- Eligibility to practice in the UK independently.
- Evidence of a commitment to on-going personal and professional development.
Desirable
Person Specification
Skills and Qualities
Essential
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, both written and verbally.
- Good organisational skills.
- Effective time management skills (planning and organising).
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
- Strong IT skills and competent in the use of Microsoft Office and Outlook.
- Knowledge of EMIS clinical system.
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.
- Able to work under pressure.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment.
- Experience of continued professional development/areas of clinical expertise.
- Experience of QOF, clinical audit and improving care for patients.
- General understanding of the primary care contract.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the area.
- Understanding the role of medical services in a wider public health agenda.
- Understanding current NHS policies.
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
- Full registration with GMC.
- Certification of Completion of Training.
- National Performers List registration.
- Evidence of current validation.
- Evidence of last appraisal.
- Eligibility to practice in the UK independently.
- Evidence of a commitment to on-going personal and professional development.
Desirable
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).