Salaried GP

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal 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:

In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, triage calls, triage visits, checking and signing of repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Respond to medical problems presented by temporary residents as required.

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organization. Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.

Supervision of GP Registrars and Foundation Doctors under the guidance of the GP Trainers

On Call Surgeries

In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans to support good health outcomes

To assist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions.

Completion of clinically related administrative and non-clinical duties needed for the delivery of the service.

Providing counselling and health education.

Refer patients for further opinions and interventions according to Practice protocols as and when needed

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards. Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions wherever possible).

Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.

Participate in training plans of medical students as required.

In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Maintaining, monitoring, and updating computer databases and management of medical records and practice audits

Ensure that practice clinical databases are updated promptly and accurately with information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy and for practice recording requirements under QOF and Enhanced Services.

Appropriate use of snomed/read codes.

Participating in the collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation of practice reports, performance monitoring and clinical audits. Participating in the auditing of practice activity as required by the GP contracts and or service level agreements.

Practice Organisation

Process and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence

Attendance at in-house meetings, significant event audit meetings and others as deemed necessary

Ensure that the practice complaints system is adhered to at all times

Awareness and compliance with all relevant guidelines e.g., Information governance, data protection, confidentiality and health and safety

Maintain current CPR and anaphylaxis certification

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 organization. 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 authorized 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

Providing information regarding immune consent with particular regard to Hepatitis B status

Identifying the risk involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks

Using appropriate infection control procedures particularly those relating to needlestick injuries, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Ensuring that all accident or dangerous accidents are reported and investigated, and follow up action taken where necessary.

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support the quality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues to include:

Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with 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-judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities, and rights.

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 enhanced the team's performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.

Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources.

Communication

The post-holder should recognize 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 people's needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

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 performers list and not
• suspended from that list or from the
• medical register.
• Registered with a recognised medical defence organisation

Desirable

• Evidence of further postgraduate educational development e.g.
• MRCGP, DCH, DRCOG

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Commitment to personal and professional development
• Commitment to education and training
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent record keeping skills
• Calm under pressure
• Adaptable
• Computer literate with excellent keyboard skills
• Ability to prioritise a constantly changing case-load
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Able to work well as part of a team
• Able to use and work on own initiative

Desirable

• Leadership skills
• Experience of SystmOne clinical system

Qualities and Attributes

Essential

• Ability to listen and empathise
• Ability to remain calm and courteous
• under pressure
• Keen to learn and develop new skills
• Caring, approachable and sociable
• Patient focused
• Motivated and organised
• Team player
• Proactive and dynamic
• Friendly & approachable
• Enthusiastic & committed to personal development

Experience

Essential

• Recent experience of working as a GP/Locum practitioner in general
• practice in the UK.
• Commitment to and experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary and skill mixed team environment.
• Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality and
• Outcomes Framework (QOF)
• Understanding of Clinical Governance
• Involvement in implementing change in practice
• Understanding of local and national developments within the NHS

Desirable

• Experience of developing and implementing new services
• Experience in audit research and evidence based practice
• Knowledge of the local population health issues.
• Willing to develop an interest in a specific area
• Desire to become a GP Trainer
• Experience of supervision.

Other

Essential

• Driving licence and access to a vehicle

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).