Job summary
Salaried GP
Salary: £12,250 per session per annum
Location: Leighton Road Surgery, Leighton Buzzard
Sessions: 6 sessions per week maternity leave cover
We are seeking to recruit a talented and committed General Practitioner who will be able to provide excellent holistic clinical care that meets the needs of patients registered at the surgery. As a senior clinician it is expected that the post holder will work with the lead GP to develop a leadership role within the practice. We will also be looking for someone who can foster excellent links across the whole ELFT organisation and every part of the local health and care system. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate personal values that will make them suited to this job, experience of managing change in challenging environments and an ability to relate to both patients and colleagues with empathy and kindness.
Applications will be via Trac Jobs
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities-
Clinical Responsibilities
- Work autonomously and be accountable for their own professional actions
- Maintain and comply with the requirements of registration with the GMC and maintain registration on a performers list in England
- Ensure they have adequate indemnity insurance in place
- Undertake clinical practice at an advanced level using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing primary care services
- Engage in all usual administration activity associated with day to day general practice
- Make onward referrals where appropriate
- Undertake home visits as appropriate
- Undertake telephone triage, video and telephone consultations as needed
****Full duties can be found in the Job Description
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information relating to this vacancy please see attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information relating to this vacancy please see attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Clinical Responsibilities
Essential
- oWork autonomously and be accountable for their own professional actions
- oMaintain and comply with the requirements of registration with the GMC and maintain registration on a performers list in England
- oEnsure they have adequate indemnity insurance in place
- oUndertake clinical practice at an advanced level using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing primary care services
- oEngage in all usual administration activity associated with day to day general practice
- oMake onward referrals where appropriate
- oUndertake home visits as appropriate
- oUndertake telephone triage, video and telephone consultations as needed
- oKeep up to date with clinical developments, local and national guidance
- oAs a prescriber engage in all usual activity to ensure safe prescribing
- oMaintain high standards of record keeping
- oEngage in clinical audit, quality assurance processes and medicines management activity as necessary
Strategic Management and Planning
Essential
- oContribute to the management of transformation within the practice in line with the changing needs of the practice population
- oHelp the practice to align with the ELFT trust values and developing processes to allow this to happen
- oContribute to developing the role of the practice within the local PCN and also the wider STP including developing professional links with clinical colleagues across the PCN and STP
Staff Management
Essential
- oProviding local support to the practice clinical team with respect to training, mentoring and strategic role development
- oLinking clinical work in the practice with the wider work in ELFT
- oWorking as a liaison between the practice team and the primary care directorate management team
Organisational Responsibilities
Essential
- oHelping the practice to adopt and maintain relevant trust wide processes such as contributing to and taking part in directorate management team (DMT) meetings, quality assurance group (QAG) meetings, CQC readiness work, health and safety meetings, equality and diversity meetings, maintaining a risk register, developing and nurturing a quality improvement culture and being a leader for change
Patient Services and People Participation
Essential
- oContribute to work that ensures care is delivered by the surgery in line with NHS contractual obligations, working with local and national guidance
- oContribute to people participation strategies to align with the trusts vision for service user and carer involvement
- oContribute to a 'working together group' with service users
- oHelp to foster a culture that prioritises patient and public involvement in all aspects work at the surgery
- oEngage with the trusts Datix program
Information Management and Technology
Essential
- oContribute to IT development with an emphasis on delivery of clinical services
- oKeep up to date with and develop skills in primary care IT
Personal Development
Essential
- oTake responsibility for personal development with support from the directorate senior management team
- oEngage in the annual appraisal process and maintain a personal record of CPD activity
- oAdopt an approach of lifelong learning, identify personal development needs and seek out appropriate training opportunities
- oEngage in reflective practice and take opportunities to learn from both successes and failures. Develop opportunities to reflect as part of a team, actively encourage and lead this work across the practice clinical team
- oSeek support as needed with any problems encountered
- oActively seek out opportunities to develop skills in quality improvement in line with the trusts QI work
Communication
Essential
- oContribute to ways for the practice team to communicate effectively with one another
- oFoster an open dialogue across the practice team that allows everyone to feel their voice is heard
- oStrive to continuously improve the two way communication with service users and carers and actively encourage people participation regarding clinical services
- oEncourage members of your team to create their own networks across the rest of the trust
- oDevelop strong positive communication links with the local population including voluntary organisations
Leadership
Essential
- oIn partnership with the lead GP contribute to the leadership of the practice team in work to develop a stable, happy, functional environment that allows the practice to move forwards
- oEmbody the trust values of 'we care, we respect, we are inclusive'
- oWork with the lead GP to actively encourage all members of the practice team to share leadership roles so that they feel empowered and engaged
- oWork with the directorate management team to agree priorities for clinical work within the practice
- oContribute to the development of excellent working relationships with organisations across the health and care system
- oShare leadership of transformational work across the local primary care network
- oShare leadership of work within ELFT to integrate primary care, mental health and community services
Person Specification
Clinical Responsibilities
Essential
- oWork autonomously and be accountable for their own professional actions
- oMaintain and comply with the requirements of registration with the GMC and maintain registration on a performers list in England
- oEnsure they have adequate indemnity insurance in place
- oUndertake clinical practice at an advanced level using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing primary care services
- oEngage in all usual administration activity associated with day to day general practice
- oMake onward referrals where appropriate
- oUndertake home visits as appropriate
- oUndertake telephone triage, video and telephone consultations as needed
- oKeep up to date with clinical developments, local and national guidance
- oAs a prescriber engage in all usual activity to ensure safe prescribing
- oMaintain high standards of record keeping
- oEngage in clinical audit, quality assurance processes and medicines management activity as necessary
Strategic Management and Planning
Essential
- oContribute to the management of transformation within the practice in line with the changing needs of the practice population
- oHelp the practice to align with the ELFT trust values and developing processes to allow this to happen
- oContribute to developing the role of the practice within the local PCN and also the wider STP including developing professional links with clinical colleagues across the PCN and STP
Staff Management
Essential
- oProviding local support to the practice clinical team with respect to training, mentoring and strategic role development
- oLinking clinical work in the practice with the wider work in ELFT
- oWorking as a liaison between the practice team and the primary care directorate management team
Organisational Responsibilities
Essential
- oHelping the practice to adopt and maintain relevant trust wide processes such as contributing to and taking part in directorate management team (DMT) meetings, quality assurance group (QAG) meetings, CQC readiness work, health and safety meetings, equality and diversity meetings, maintaining a risk register, developing and nurturing a quality improvement culture and being a leader for change
Patient Services and People Participation
Essential
- oContribute to work that ensures care is delivered by the surgery in line with NHS contractual obligations, working with local and national guidance
- oContribute to people participation strategies to align with the trusts vision for service user and carer involvement
- oContribute to a 'working together group' with service users
- oHelp to foster a culture that prioritises patient and public involvement in all aspects work at the surgery
- oEngage with the trusts Datix program
Information Management and Technology
Essential
- oContribute to IT development with an emphasis on delivery of clinical services
- oKeep up to date with and develop skills in primary care IT
Personal Development
Essential
- oTake responsibility for personal development with support from the directorate senior management team
- oEngage in the annual appraisal process and maintain a personal record of CPD activity
- oAdopt an approach of lifelong learning, identify personal development needs and seek out appropriate training opportunities
- oEngage in reflective practice and take opportunities to learn from both successes and failures. Develop opportunities to reflect as part of a team, actively encourage and lead this work across the practice clinical team
- oSeek support as needed with any problems encountered
- oActively seek out opportunities to develop skills in quality improvement in line with the trusts QI work
Communication
Essential
- oContribute to ways for the practice team to communicate effectively with one another
- oFoster an open dialogue across the practice team that allows everyone to feel their voice is heard
- oStrive to continuously improve the two way communication with service users and carers and actively encourage people participation regarding clinical services
- oEncourage members of your team to create their own networks across the rest of the trust
- oDevelop strong positive communication links with the local population including voluntary organisations
Leadership
Essential
- oIn partnership with the lead GP contribute to the leadership of the practice team in work to develop a stable, happy, functional environment that allows the practice to move forwards
- oEmbody the trust values of 'we care, we respect, we are inclusive'
- oWork with the lead GP to actively encourage all members of the practice team to share leadership roles so that they feel empowered and engaged
- oWork with the directorate management team to agree priorities for clinical work within the practice
- oContribute to the development of excellent working relationships with organisations across the health and care system
- oShare leadership of transformational work across the local primary care network
- oShare leadership of work within ELFT to integrate primary care, mental health and community services
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
