Clinical Lead GP

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Key Responsibilities Clinical Lead

With a particular focus on the Clinical aspects of services ensure the delivery of safe, clinically effective and efficient General Practice Services within Harewood Medical Practice (HMP).

Work in close, integral partnership with the Practice Manager and Deputy Clinical Lead to lead the performance and delivery of Harewood Medical Practice.

Build and maintain effective relationships with external healthcare providers, local authorities, and other stakeholders.

In partnership with the Deputy Clinical Lead lead on clinical decision making within the practice.

Alongside the Practice Manager and Deputy Clinical Lead, provide assurance to the Executive Director and wider board regularly to report on the performance, wellbeing and service delivery on behalf of HMP.

Encourage and lead a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the practice.

Provide clinical leadership and oversight to the wider HMP team.

Support professional development for clinical staff members.

Implement and monitor quality assurance programs to maintain and improve clinical standards.

Ensure compliance with all relevant governance frameworks and policies including CQC.

Identify and manage clinical risks, implementing strategies to mitigate potential issues and alerting others within the organisation where necessary in a timely manner.

Write and review necessary clinical policies with the other members of the management team.

Input into the design of service delivery to ensure services are both safe and sustainable including seasonal or one off/pilot services.

Oversee clinical input into the complaints/learning/significant events processes.

Be available and supportive to other members of the HMP team regarding clinical support and advice.

Regularly review HMP readiness for a CQC inspection from a clinical perspective, overseeing improvements to achieve Good or better CQC assessment.

2. Key Responsibilities Salaried GP

In accordance with the Practice workplan, as agreed, the post holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, issuing and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, clinical admin and correspondence in a timely fashion in line with the total triage approach.

Makes professionally autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred internally within the Practice.

Receives patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and makes assessment of their health care needs.

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

Develops care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols.

Provides counselling and health education.

Prescribes in accordance with the ICB prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.

Admits or discharges patients to and from caseload and refers them to other care providers internally or externally as appropriate.

Supports the trainers in teaching in the Practice and gives clinical supervision to training doctors.

Complies with relevant Practice policy/guidelines, e.g. safeguarding, confidentiality issues etc.

Is committed to lifelong learning, audit and effectiveness issues to ensure evidence based best practice.

Consults with patients in the surgery and at home visits as agreed internally between clinicians.

Be available for 'on-call' duties to answer patients' telephone queries or carry out emergency home visits, or surgery consultations as appropriate.

Contributes to the evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting with colleagues.

Records clear and contemporaneous I.T. based consultation notes to agreed standards.

Collects data for audit purposes.

Compiles and issues computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).

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

Contributes to the strategic management and development of the Practice e.g., in developing and contributing to Practice policies and guidelines.

Attendance at training, Practice Meetings and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Meets all tight timescales/deadlines for audits and written returns to ensure that the Practice meets quality standards and receives the designated funding (e.g., Enhanced Services returns, QOF, IIF audit etc.)

Ensuring full accreditation which will include full and unrestricted registration with the GMC, membership of an appropriate defence body, performers list and delivery of annual evidence for appraisal or accreditation purposes in keeping with National requirements at any time.

A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.

3. General Duties & Requirements

Carry out administrative and leadership work across the working week.

Ensure there is regular audit to support both high quality clinical practice and financial management.

Work with the Practice leadership team to input into financial decision making/oversight with a view to maximising practice sustainability.

Attend or delegate attendance at external stakeholder meetings.

In partnership with the Practice Manager and Deputy Clinical Lead , maintain a risk register and ensure this is updated on a regular basis.

Person Specification

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Professional standards
• Time management skills
• Flexible and adaptable
• Committed to quality and patient satisfaction
• Committed to equal opportunities
• Self-motivated & enthusiastic
• Tactful and diplomatic
• Excellent communicator

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development
• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of audit and improving care for patients
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team including mentoring of junior staff
• Up to date on clinical practice
• Clinical leadership experience

Desirable

• Development of areas of clinical expertise

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the area
• Professional manner
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Computer literate
• Full clean driving licence
• Excellent attention to detail
• Knowledge of MS Office

Desirable

• Knowledge of SystmOne
• Understanding the role of medical services in a wider public health agenda

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree
• Full registration with GMC
• Certification of Completion of Training (JCPTGP/PMETB)
• Inclusion on Performers List

Desirable

• MRCGP

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Heartbeat Primary Care CIC

Address

Harewood Medical Practice

42 Richmond Road

Catterick Garrison

DL9 3JD

Employer's website

https://www.weareheartbeat.org/ (Opens in a new tab)