Job summary
Yorkshire Health Network (YHN) is looking for an experienced General Practitioner to work 12 hours a week for our Enhanced Access Service.
The role will be based at our Leon Smallwood Unit at Ripon Community Hospital working Wednesday and Friday, 18:00pm - 20:00 and Saturday, 08:30am - 17:00pm.
Additional hours may be available at our other sites at Beech House Surgery in Knaresborough and Priority House, Grove Park Court in Harrogate.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of dedicated professionals who promote shared working and collaboration to support the sustainability of primary care for local people.
Main duties of the job
The General Practitioner will provide comprehensive, high-quality primary medical care to patients registered at one of the practices within the Federation.
The General Practitioner is responsible for ensuring that they are clinically safe and works as part of a multi-disciplinary team during the hours that the service is operational. They will be required to provide support and advice to other clinical and non-clinical colleagues as required and to work with the Operational Managers and Clinical Lead on the delivery of the service, escalating issues as required.
About us
Yorkshire Health Network (YHN) is a federation of 16 GP practices within the Harrogate and Rural area of the Humber and North Yorkshire ICB (integrated Care Board).
Benefits:
- 33 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (prorated)
- Long Service Awards
- Free Flu vaccinations
- Employee Assistance Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Consultations, either face-to-face or via telephone, with patients.
- Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems.
- Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
- To record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards using clinical systems and tasking appropriately to practices for follow up.
- Provide support and clinical advice to other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Request investigations as required.
- Providing health education.
- Collect data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
- Compile and issue computer-generated acute prescriptions.
- To work within the prescribing formulary.
- To be responsible for personal time management.
- Work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and the management team to maximise effective and efficient delivery of care to patients.
- To promote close teamwork between colleagues and continually strive to improve the service.
- To regularly update clinical skills and knowledge.
- Maintain professional registration and licence to practice.
- Ensure care environment is clean and tidy at all times and that IPC requirements are met. This includes (but is not limited to) being responsible for completing the room cleaning audit sheet at the end of a session and ensuring clinical waste is emptied and taken to the outside bin.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Consultations, either face-to-face or via telephone, with patients.
- Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems.
- Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
- To record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards using clinical systems and tasking appropriately to practices for follow up.
- Provide support and clinical advice to other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Request investigations as required.
- Providing health education.
- Collect data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
- Compile and issue computer-generated acute prescriptions.
- To work within the prescribing formulary.
- To be responsible for personal time management.
- Work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and the management team to maximise effective and efficient delivery of care to patients.
- To promote close teamwork between colleagues and continually strive to improve the service.
- To regularly update clinical skills and knowledge.
- Maintain professional registration and licence to practice.
- Ensure care environment is clean and tidy at all times and that IPC requirements are met. This includes (but is not limited to) being responsible for completing the room cleaning audit sheet at the end of a session and ensuring clinical waste is emptied and taken to the outside bin.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of handling confidential and sensitive information.
- An understanding the role of medical services in a wider public health agenda.
- Experience in providing primary care across a range of conditions and age groups.
- Experience of working effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of maintaining accurate and timely patient medical records.
- Experience of adhering to clinical governance frameworks and quality improvement initiatives.
- Adhering to clinical governance frameworks and quality improvement initiatives
Skills
Essential
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication and relationship skills.
- Clinical assessment and diagnostic skills.
- Compassionate and patient centered approach.
- Strong timekeeping
Desirable
- Clinical systems (SystmOne)
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical Degree.
- GMC registration with no restrictions on license to practice or pending investigations.
- Registered on the GP Performers List.
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Practice.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of handling confidential and sensitive information.
- An understanding the role of medical services in a wider public health agenda.
- Experience in providing primary care across a range of conditions and age groups.
- Experience of working effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of maintaining accurate and timely patient medical records.
- Experience of adhering to clinical governance frameworks and quality improvement initiatives.
- Adhering to clinical governance frameworks and quality improvement initiatives
Skills
Essential
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication and relationship skills.
- Clinical assessment and diagnostic skills.
- Compassionate and patient centered approach.
- Strong timekeeping
Desirable
- Clinical systems (SystmOne)
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical Degree.
- GMC registration with no restrictions on license to practice or pending investigations.
- Registered on the GP Performers List.
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Practice.
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).
