Job summary
SESSIONS: 4.5 Sessions Per Week
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Clinical Director Dr Yasara Naheed Care Home Lead Dr Alice Mervin
PCN Manager Hazel Swarbrick
HOSTED BY: East Lancashire Alliance
PLACE OF WORK: Northbridge house ( with travel to care Homes)
CONTRACT: ARRS contract
The opportunity:
PCN is a forward-thinking Primary Care Network delivering care to a patient population of circa 54,000 across 6 practices:
Briercliffe Surgery
Burnley Wood Medical Centre
Colne Road Surgery
Prestige Medical Group
Thursby Surgery
Yorkshire Street Medical Centre
Our aim is to provide exemplary patient care, finding innovative solutions in general practice to deliver the best care we can to our patients.
Our PCN and practice teams have a positive and supportive working relationship, and this role is an opportunity to enhance our PCN services further.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical responsibilities
In accordance with the network rota, as agreed, the post-holder will be available to undertake a variety of duties including, telephone & video consultations and queries, visiting patients at care homes, checking and signing/authorising repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork 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 care home team.
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.
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
Collecting data for audit purposes.
Expectation to complete a mandatory induction.
Issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
The post-holder will be required to visit patients during surgery time in an emergency if clinically indicated.
About us
The East Lancashire Alliance is a network of 9 PCNs covering 48 GP practices covering a population of over 390,000 patients across East Lancashire. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves in ensuring our patients feel safe, supported, communicated with and respected at a time when they may be feeling vulnerable. The Alliance are proud to represent our member practices and to champion our Primary Care Partners, by working with local general practice and other system partners in the provision of patient centred, local healthcare services.
Each practice has a close-knit team of staff who collectively seek to improve the health of their patient populations.
East Lancashire is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside, to the heart of the vibrant inner Towns and Villages with great shopping, entertainment and dining options. Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are seeking a GP to support our Care Home Service providing clinical cover and support to our Care Home Residents. We are looking for a proactive GP to perform as an autonomous general practitioner working independently with other health care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat the conditions of patients living in care home settings. Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues whilst maintaining clinical excellence. To be professionally
accountable and responsible for all elements of clinical practice in accordance with the GMC code of conduct, ensuring the safety of patients and quality of their care is primary.
The post holder will need to be capable of independent travel across the network and work flexibly to meet the needs of the business.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are seeking a GP to support our Care Home Service providing clinical cover and support to our Care Home Residents. We are looking for a proactive GP to perform as an autonomous general practitioner working independently with other health care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat the conditions of patients living in care home settings. Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues whilst maintaining clinical excellence. To be professionally
accountable and responsible for all elements of clinical practice in accordance with the GMC code of conduct, ensuring the safety of patients and quality of their care is primary.
The post holder will need to be capable of independent travel across the network and work flexibly to meet the needs of the business.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Newly qualified GP (within 2 years and not having had a substantive post) with full GMC registration and license to practice.
- Experience of working in a GP training practice using Emis
- Experience of working in urgent care and/or a primary care environment
- Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions
- Experience of providing home visits
- Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice.
- Understanding of evidence-based practice.
- Evidence of working autonomously, with some support and supervision
- Ability to effectively triage, assess and diagnose
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Assessing and managing acute deteriorations/exacerbations of Long-Term Conditions
- Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
- Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely.
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral) including recording of accurate clinical notes.
- Strong IT skills and competent in the use of Microsoft Office and Outlook
- Effective time management (Planning, Organising and Prioritising), with excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to work autonomously, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to listen and empathise whilst being honest and caring
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure with and understanding of the audit process
- Polite and confident, flexible and cooperative
- Motivated, forward thinker with ability to use own judgement and common sense
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- High levels of integrity
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
- Observance of strict confidentiality.
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Full UK driving licence with access to own vehicle
Desirable
- Experience in triage
- Knowledge of Quality and Outcomes Framework.
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- Knowledge of health-promotion strategies
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Knowledge of General Practice Clinical Systems e.g. SystmOne
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Newly qualified GP (within 2 years and not having had a substantive post) with full GMC registration and license to practice.
- Experience of working in a GP training practice using Emis
- Experience of working in urgent care and/or a primary care environment
- Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions
- Experience of providing home visits
- Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice.
- Understanding of evidence-based practice.
- Evidence of working autonomously, with some support and supervision
- Ability to effectively triage, assess and diagnose
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Assessing and managing acute deteriorations/exacerbations of Long-Term Conditions
- Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
- Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely.
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral) including recording of accurate clinical notes.
- Strong IT skills and competent in the use of Microsoft Office and Outlook
- Effective time management (Planning, Organising and Prioritising), with excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to work autonomously, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to listen and empathise whilst being honest and caring
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure with and understanding of the audit process
- Polite and confident, flexible and cooperative
- Motivated, forward thinker with ability to use own judgement and common sense
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- High levels of integrity
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
- Observance of strict confidentiality.
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Full UK driving licence with access to own vehicle
Desirable
- Experience in triage
- Knowledge of Quality and Outcomes Framework.
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- Knowledge of health-promotion strategies
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Knowledge of General Practice Clinical Systems e.g. SystmOne
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).
