Job summary
**Please note this job is for Silverdale Medical Practice and not NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care**
Silverdale Medical Practice is looking for a 4 session Salaried GP to join our well-established forward-thinking stable team. We are a friendly, well-organised, high achieving practice within Salford, looking to replace a departing Salaried GP.
You must be enthusiastic and keen to be actively involved in all practice activities and practice development and be dedicated to providing a high standard of patient care.
12,700 patient GMS Practice.
Tier 2 sponsorship status
Pier Support
4 Partners, 4 Salaried GPs, 1 PA,3 ANP/NPs, 3 Practice Pharmacists, 3 Practice Nurses and HCAs.
Excellent Management and administrative support staff.
High staff retention.
Medication Management by Pharmacists.
CQC rating Good (July 2018).
EMIS Computer System, Docman, Practice Index Intranet, Bright HR and hospital clinical viewer.
High QOF/QOF+ achiever.
Actively involved in Primary Care Network and quality initiatives.
NHS Estates Premises
MDU/NMC Fees paid.
Six weeks annual leave and study leave.
Salary highly competitive.
Employee assistance scheme.
Informal visits welcomed.
Main duties of the job
The following are the core responsibilities of the advanced nurse practitioner. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
a.Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice to patients
b.Provide advanced, specialist care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
c.Request pathology services as necessary
d.Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required
e.Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
f.Ensure read codes are used effectively
g.Maintain chronic disease registers
h.Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
i.Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
j.Recognise, assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
k.Extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance
l.Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
m.Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
n.Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
o.Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
About us
We are a 4 partner Practice in
Pendlebury, Swinton with a large multi-disciplinary team to support our
partners and our 12,900 registered patients.
We are a friendly team who want the best
for our patients and despite high workloads endeavour to deliver a good
experience to our patient population. We have a high staff retention rate and
offer our staff annual cost of living rises in April as standard. We are a real living wage employer.
Annual leave is 30 days a year plus bank
holidays. Study leave available
We also have an employee assistance
scheme which offers various benefits including debt advice, occupational health
and counselling to our staff members.
Free parking available outside the
Health Centre.Free parking available outside the
Health Centre.
This vacancy would suit someone who wants to work within a large multi-disciplinary supportive team. We have meetings everyday at 11am to discuss clinical and non-clinical issues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or HCPC
- Post graduate diploma or degree (Advanced Practice Qualification)
- Qualified Prescriber
- Qualified in Triage
- Minor Illness Qualification
Clinical Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Understands the importance of evidence based practice
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
Desirable
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving & analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Desirable
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of chronic disease management and complex care.
- Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or HCPC
- Post graduate diploma or degree (Advanced Practice Qualification)
- Qualified Prescriber
- Qualified in Triage
- Minor Illness Qualification
Clinical Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
- Understands the importance of evidence based practice
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
Desirable
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving & analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Desirable
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of chronic disease management and complex care.
- Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
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).