Job summary
Stone and Eccleshall Primary Care Network are looking for a full time or part-time dynamic and enthusiastic Salaried General Practitioner to work along our established PCN team.
Details of the post:
Salary: Dependent on experience
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - part time role may be considered
Accountable to: Stone and Eccleshall Primary Care Manager, Clinical Director and GP Clinical Supervisor
Based: Stone and Eccleshall Primary Care Network. Working across our 3 sites, Mansion House Surgery, Crown Surgery and Cumberland House.
Main duties of the job
- Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
- Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of 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
- Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well wider guidance such as that from NICE
- Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
- Check, read and interpret pathological results for patients
- Ensure appropriate follow up of patients
- Record clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes to agreed standards
- Ensure that practice clinical database is 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 read codes.
- Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions avoiding hand-written prescriptions.
- Prescribe appropriately and in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice.
About us
Stone and Eccleshall PCN sits in a lovely part of rural Staffordshire, has 3 member Practices and represents over 33,500 patients.
Our member practices are:
Mansion House Surgery, Crown Surgery, Cumberland House Surgery
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
- Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of 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
- Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well wider guidance such as that from NICE
- Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
- Check, read and interpret pathological results for patients
- Ensure appropriate follow up of patients
- Record clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes to agreed standards
- Ensure that practice clinical database is 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 read codes.
- Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions avoiding hand-written prescriptions.
- Prescribe appropriately and in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice (as defined by British National Formulary guidance)
- Work with and provide support for other members of the primary health care team.
Key Working Relationships
GP, nurses and other practice staff
Other Clinical Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician in the PCN Pharmacy Team
Members of the ICB Medicines Management (MM) team including pharmacists
GP prescribing lead
Locality managers
Community nurses and other allied health professionals
Community pharmacists and support staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
- Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of 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
- Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well wider guidance such as that from NICE
- Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
- Check, read and interpret pathological results for patients
- Ensure appropriate follow up of patients
- Record clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes to agreed standards
- Ensure that practice clinical database is 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 read codes.
- Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions avoiding hand-written prescriptions.
- Prescribe appropriately and in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice (as defined by British National Formulary guidance)
- Work with and provide support for other members of the primary health care team.
Key Working Relationships
GP, nurses and other practice staff
Other Clinical Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician in the PCN Pharmacy Team
Members of the ICB Medicines Management (MM) team including pharmacists
GP prescribing lead
Locality managers
Community nurses and other allied health professionals
Community pharmacists and support staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- The applicant must be a qualified GP with full GMC registration licence to practice, on a performers list and have a UK drivers licence
- Newly qualified GP (no more than 2 years qualified) with no previous substantive post
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Observance of strict confidentiality
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to listen and empathise
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Competent time management and organisational skills
- Adaptable and forward looking with problem solving and a 'solutions focused' approach
- A demonstrable commitment to professional development
- Computer literate
Experience
Essential
- Experience with using EMIS
- Experience of NHS general practice
- Experience of using electronic clinical patient records
- Experience of medicines management
- Experience of CCG initiatives
- Experience of QOF and clinical audit
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
Desirable
- Understanding of policy developments related to the delivery of primary care services including General Practice, the GMS contract, Clinical Governance, Network Contract DES, and Quality & Outcomes Framework
- Knowledge of the health needs of the surgery population
- Eligibility for minor surgery, CHS, obstetrics, family planning accreditation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- The applicant must be a qualified GP with full GMC registration licence to practice, on a performers list and have a UK drivers licence
- Newly qualified GP (no more than 2 years qualified) with no previous substantive post
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Observance of strict confidentiality
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to listen and empathise
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Competent time management and organisational skills
- Adaptable and forward looking with problem solving and a 'solutions focused' approach
- A demonstrable commitment to professional development
- Computer literate
Experience
Essential
- Experience with using EMIS
- Experience of NHS general practice
- Experience of using electronic clinical patient records
- Experience of medicines management
- Experience of CCG initiatives
- Experience of QOF and clinical audit
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
Desirable
- Understanding of policy developments related to the delivery of primary care services including General Practice, the GMS contract, Clinical Governance, Network Contract DES, and Quality & Outcomes Framework
- Knowledge of the health needs of the surgery population
- Eligibility for minor surgery, CHS, obstetrics, family planning accreditation
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).
