Job responsibilities
The
daily arrangements for Salaried GP work a full day is as follows:
Morning
Session 8:30am 1:15pm 4 hours 45 minutes
1 hour admin
3 hour and 15 minutes of appointments (13 x 15-minute
appointments)
30-minute visit (1 x 30 min visits)
Afternoon
Session 2.30pm 6pm 3 hours 35 minutes
50 minutes admin
2 hours 45 minutes of appointments (11 x 15-minute appointments)
Total
8 hours 20 minutes per day.
Frequency
of appointments: 15 minutes
Number
of appointments: 24 x 15 minute consultations per day and 1 x 30 minute visit.
Total 25 patient contacts.
Individual
clinicians are expected to take responsibility for their clinics running to
time and corresponding with colleagues when this is not possible, including
informing Reception. Where needed
additional catch-up slots can be incorporated into sessions to assist.
Duties
The
workload of the Surgery is shared jointly by the clinicians available on the
day. The salaried GP is expected to take
part in the share of clinical duties including the below list. The needs of the patient population and
medical practice should be taken into consideration, meaning this list is not
exhaustive and is subject to review and amendment by mutual agreement.
Duty
Dr Undertake duty doctor role as scheduled based on a fair shares system.
Enhanced
Access Hours Undertake enhanced access hours as scheduled based on a fair shares system.
Clinical
Duties Appointments, visits, dealing with queries from patients or other
health care professionals.
Home
Visits (if appropriate and agreed): These are shared amongst the GP team or the
Paramedic Practitioner or ANP present on the day, if patient appropriate and
depending on workload.
Remote
Consultations: Some of your clinics may
be required to be taken via remote consultation using the approved
technology. Where operational standards
are met for home working, remote clinics can be carried out at your place of
residence or some other agreed place outside of the Practice as agreed with the
Practice Manager.
Administration/Paperwork
Arising both directly from own and Practice caseload (referrals,
investigations, results). The Salaried
GP is responsible for their own patient associated referrals, correspondence,
administration and paperwork. They will
be expected to take a share of practice general incoming clinical
correspondence (scanned documents), repeat prescriptions, results and patient
associated tasks (patient enquiries and phone calls).
QoF
& Clinical Read coding Opportunistic and Ad-Hoc QoF monitoring, ensuring
accurate clinical read coding, using templates where available, to assist with
Practice contractual compliance and monitoring. The Salaried GP is responsible for ensuring
that they are familiar with the protocols and procedures surrounding the
collection of data, PPA and invoicing for private or NHS chargeable (i.e. QOF,
Enhanced Services etc) to ensure that the Practice is reimbursed
accordingly. Ardens templates should be
used as appropriate to ensure accurate data quality in consultation.
Meetings
The Salaried GP will be expected to attend relevant Practice meetings,
essential to the delivery of team-based care, discussing clinical practice
standards, developing practice protocols, mutual professional support for
individual practitioners, audit, significant event analysis, meetings with PCN colleagues
including multidisciplinary team and educational meetings. Where these occur on an ad hoc basis
adjustment to clinical workload may be required.
Private
reports/medical insurance/crem fees etc The Salaried GP will be expected to
carry out a share of non-NHS (Private) work.
Any non-NHS fees such as Crem Fees, GPRs and private consultations are
retained by Northlands Surgery. The
Practice Manager should be notified of any such direct requests from
patients/outside agencies and this work will be cascaded to the GP team via the
Practice Secretaries. All non-NHS work
should be invoiced according to Practice non-nhs fee guidelines and Dr
Discretion is not applicable unless by agreement of the Practice Partners.
Audits
All staff are expected to instigate and partake in the audit process
including initiating and running cyclical audits to assist in providing quality
of care for patients.
From
time to time to assist with planning annual leave/sickness etc, there may be
the requirement to act as Principle GP in a lone working or locum tandem
capacity. This will be agreed by prior
arrangement where possible and will not take place until the Salaried GP and
the Practice Partners are mutually confident that it is within the scope and
competency of the Salaried GP and within a comfortable tolerance of anticipated
workload.
Administration/Paperwork
Arising both directly from own and Practice caseload (referrals,
investigations, results). The Salaried
GP is responsible for his own patient associated correspondence, administration,
and paperwork. They will be expected to
take a share of filing practice general incoming clinical correspondence
(scanned documents), repeat prescriptions, results and patient associated tasks
(patient enquiries and phone calls).
Personal
CPD The Salaried GP is expected to keep up to date with all Practice
Protocols and Policies associated with their job role including the Practices
own Bluestream Online Training program.
Professional CPD is expected to be maintained by the Salaried GP as part
of the revalidation process. The
Practice will support personal CPD. This
may include a mix of in-house meetings and events, time away from the practice,
either in private study, attending educational events or through the Practice
study leave allowance.
Clinical
Supervision & Colleague Education As a Senior Clinician, you will be
expected to provide clinical supervision to non-GP HCP colleagues where
appropriate. This may be in the case of
individual clinical learning opportunities or in the supervision and guidance
deemed appropriate in the course of supporting patient care. As a Teaching Practice the Partnership will
expect you to help supervise our GPST Doctors where appropriate and to take
part in mentoring Student Placements where you have been allocated to do
so. Should this be the case, protected
time will be allocated to facilitate this as agreed with the Practice Manager