Salaried GP

Job responsibilities

The post holder will:

Provide, as part of a core team of salaried GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and other Clinicians, high quality clinical services to the populations we serve in line with local and national priorities.

In general, the post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working in a mainstream GP practice.

Keep contemporaneous, accurate and legible records of all patient contacts and contribute to electronic data recording and audit as directed by the service.

Contribute to evaluation/audit, significant event reporting and clinical standard setting within the service.

Develop and encourage positive working relationships with local GP Practices, housing, social work, voluntary services, drug and alcohol, mental health, dental, secondary care and other appropriate services.

Participate in organisational, operational and strategic planning where appropriate/required.

Engage with continuing professional and personal development. Study leave will be provided per year, pro rata for CPD following discussion with Clinical Head of Primary and Community Care and Line Manager as part of the appraisal process. All study leave must be approved by the post holders line manager.

Participate in Significant Event analysis.

Support the Management team and Clinical Manager to ensure all service KPIs/targets are met and look for improvement over and above the set commissioned targets.

• Monitor and lead improvements to standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, and evidence-based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and providing skilled professional leadership.
• Contribute to the Clinical Governance agenda within the service by leading audit and research as part of the multi-disciplinary team within the area of expertise. This governance meeting would form part of the full-time hours
• The successful candidate would be expected to attend the internal Multi-Disciplinary Meeting once a month to discuss patients

The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staffto share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.

• Identify any potential safeguarding issues, make appropriate referrals and ensure the safeguarding champion for Inclusion Health is aware

Professional

The post holder will:

Ensure full accreditation and requirements of practice to include full registration with GMC license to practice, membership of an appropriate defence body and delivery of annual evidence for appraisal or accreditation purposes in keeping with national requirements.

Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and audit to ensure evidence based best practice. Attend training, professional meetings and organised events.

Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene at all times. Remain aware of and compliant with all Infection Prevention and Control guidelines.

Work within the boundaries of your relevant professional Code of Conduct.

Communication and working relationships

Communicates effectively with other team members.

Communicates effectively with patients and carers.

Communicates effectively with other healthcare professionals.

Take all appropriate steps to minimise conflict.

Health and safety

The post holder will:

• Comply with safety policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others.
• Comply with the organisations Business Continuity Plan.
• Refrain from the wilful misuse or interference with equipment provided in the interest of Health and Safety.
• Report as soon as is practically possible any hazards or defects.
• Report as soon as is practically possible accidents or untoward incidents and ensure appropriate incident reporting documentation is completed.
• Be actively involved as an appropriate departmental representative.
• Make effective use of training to maintain knowledge and skills.

Physical effort and working conditions.

The post holder will:

• Be responsible to ensure all aspects of the Manual Handling guidelines are followed, providing appropriate risk assessments.
• Be responsible for managing clinical care following required Policies and Procedures pertaining to bodily fluids, infection control and COSHH regulations resulting in frequent exposure to highly unpleasant working conditions.
• Be responsible for managing challenging situations and people, with some exposure to hazards, e.g., violent and abusive patients, child abuse, critically ill patients.
• Manage own time effectively within variable shift patterns.

Most challenging part of the role:

• Ability to work under pressure in an ever changing, challenging specialist environment whilst maintaining excellent standards of patient care.
• Dealing with difficult situations and people by demonstrating and exercising critical thinking skills when faced with incomplete or lack of information or complexity.

• Manage patient and public expectations of the service within set national targets and time constraints.
• Manage effective change and development within clinical areas, maintaining highly specialised knowledge and competences.

Any other duties considered relevant to the post and commensurate with the post holders grade and as agreed by their line manager.

The main duties and responsibilities above are not exhaustive and should merely be regarded as a guide. These are subject to periodic review and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the service. The job holder will be expected to participate in this process and the company would aim to reach agreement to changes.

The job holder will be expected to conduct any reasonable activities according to the service needs at that time.

Our key expectations are:

Self-awareness Living authentically

Adaptability- Being ready to adjust depending on the situation

Openness What you see is what you get

Positivity with a real sense of being able to strive for the impossible

Generosity of spirit- Everyday should be an opportunity to act with kindness

Ability to have fun Taking the role seriously, whilst being yourself

Our Why: To nurture an environment of inspiration, innovation and disruption so this people in our world receive exceptional healthcare for this generation, and the next.

Values:Our organisational culture is very important to us, so it is vital that the successful candidate

lives and breathes

complimentary values and behaviours. Our behaviours should be in line with our values which form part of our Company DNA:

Fun: People rarely succeed unless they are having fun. Happiness is healthy!

Awesome: We arent here to be average, were here to be awesome!

Humble: Were here to make a difference to the lives of others, NOT to see how important we can become

Brave: We challenge the norm. We have the courage to get the difficult jobs done

Oompf: We have natural oompf! Its infectious!

Go-getting: We are intuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do with energy, ideas, and positivity

Specific Job Requirements

Essential

• Remaining calm under pressure
• Able to manage varying workloads
• High emotional intelligence

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies

Essential

• Demonstrate the ability to work in highly demanding environments
• Evidence of diplomacy and negotiation skills
• Able to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources
• Able to articulate personal development needs
• Implementation of audit/research recommendations
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Competent in use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of current clinical and professional issues

Desirable

• Experience of working with clinical IT systems including EMIS, Patchs, Docman, Ardens
• Willing to try new IT systems in the future for consultations

Other

Essential

• Self-motivated
• Authentic
• Professional Manner
• Trauma Informed Practice

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant Professional Qualification
• GMC Registration

Desirable

• Experience in Primary Care
• Experience working in Inclusion Health / Multiple disadvantage

Experience

Essential

• Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality
• Evidence of excellent clinical record
• Maintained development of clinical leadership skills
• Evidence of significant involvement in change
• Awareness of impact of evidence-based practice within Primary Care

Desirable

• Demonstrates ability and knowledge on how to undertake audit and feedback to clinicians
• Experience of working independently as an unsupervised practitioner in the primary care

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).