Make a difference in the lives of our diverse suburban patient population by delivering top-notch healthcare services and contributing to the development of key disease areas. Join a supportive team of healthcare professionals who are passionate about their work and committed to providing the highest standards of care. We offer protected time for mentorship sessions, educational supervision, and continuous professional development opportunities to help you enhance your skills and knowledge. Experience a busy and interesting clinical caseload, providing you with the opportunity to grow both professionally and personally. Be part of a forward-thinking organization that values your input in service development and actively promotes the use of technology and best practices. Contribute to the well-being of the Enfield community by being involved in initiatives such as COVID-19 vaccination programs and collaboration with other practices through Enfield Unity Primary Care Network. Enjoy a supportive work environment that recognizes the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance, ensuring your well-being and job satisfaction.
If you are a compassionate healthcare professional looking for a rewarding and challenging role where you can make a significant impact on the lives of patients and the community, Medicus Health Partners is the place for you. Join us in providing exceptional care and shaping the future of healthcare.
The above list provides an overview of the post's scope and responsibilities and is not exhaustive. Additional tasks may be assigned as the role develops with practice growth and evolving business objectives.
Medicus Health Partners is the largest GP Partnership in Enfield, caring for over 93,000 patients across 12 locations. Our dedicated team is passionate about healthcare and committed to providing exceptional care. We have a strong focus on COVID-19 support and operate a dedicated Vaccine Hub in Enfield since December 2020. As part of the Enfield Unity Primary Care Network, we collaborate with other practices to enhance services and support our patients. Benefits include an Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work scheme, High Street Discounts, 31.99 days of holiday entitlement, Paternity and Maternity Leave, on-site parking, Employee Wellness programs, and NHS pension. Join us to make a difference in the community while enjoying a supportive work environment and comprehensive benefits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Role Summary:
The post-holder will manage a patient caseload
and deal with a wide range of health needs, ensuring the highest standards of
care for all registered and temporary patients.
Main Purpose of Job:
To support the GP partners in the Practice to
manage a busy, interesting clinical caseload. The appointee will also have the
opportunity to take part in leading on key disease areas (monitoring trends in
treatment, staff training and prescribing) and assist in developing appropriate
healthcare services for a diverse suburban patient list, including Directed
Enhanced Services commissioning, patient participation and health promotion.
The post-holder will be working across Medicus Health Partners sites providing
patient care.
Responsible to:
The Practice Partners.
CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
In accordance with the Practice
timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to
undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone
consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing
repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, referrals and
correspondence in a timely manner.
Making professional, autonomous decisions in
relation to presenting problems, whether self referred or referred from other
health care workers within the Practice.
Assessing the health care needs of patients
with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
Screening patients for disease risk factors
and early signs of illness.
In consultation with patients
and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care
plans for health.
Providing counselling and
health education.
Admitting or discharging patients to and
from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
Recording clear and contemporaneous
consultation notes to agreed standards.
Collecting data for audit purposes.
Compiling and issuing computer-generated
acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding handwritten prescriptions whenever
possible).
Prescribing in accordance with the Practice
prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
Ensuring that all work carried out which
carries a private fee is properly recouped and accounted for; e.g. Medical
Reports, Insurance reports, Private letters to third Parties etc.
In general, the post-holder
will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities
associated with a GP working within primary care.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES WITH THE PRACTICE:
Awareness of and compliance with all
relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data
protection, health and safety
A commitment to life-long learning and audit
to ensure evidence-based best practice.
Contributing to evaluation/audit and
clinical standard setting within the Practice.
Contributing to the development
of computer-based patient records.
Contributing to the summarising of patient
records and accurate Read-Coding of patient data.
Attending training and events organised by
the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
CONFIDENTIALITY:
In the course of seeking treatment, patients
entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to
their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to
expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. In the
performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may
have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers,
Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to
information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such
information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers
or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance
with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the
protection of personal and sensitive data.
HEALTH & SAFETY:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and
maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the
Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
Using personal security systems within the
workplace according to Practice guidelines.
Identifying the risks involved
in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those
risks.
Making effective use of training to update
knowledge and skills.
Using appropriate infection
control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from
hazards.
Reporting potential risks identified.
EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY:
The post-holder will support the
equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognises
the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is
consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and
beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to
and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances,
feelings priorities and rights.
PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
The post holder will have protected time for Mentorship sessions and
Educational supervision provided by Medicus Health Partners
In addition to maintaining continued education
through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that
professional development requirements are met, the post-holder will participate
in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this
employment, such training to include:
Participation in a Practice based annual
individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining
a record of own personal and/or professional development.
Maintaining skills and knowledge for CPD and
accreditation via the annual GP appraisal process.
Taking responsibility for own development,
learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who
are undertaking similar work.
QUALITY:
The post-holder will strive to
maintain quality within the Practice, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of
quality and risk.
Assess own performance and take
accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team
by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to
improve and enhance the teams performance.
Work effectively with individuals in other
agencies to meet patients needs.
Effectively manage own time, workload and
resources.
COMMUNICATION:
The post-holder should recognise the
importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with other team
members.
Communicate effectively with patients and
carers.
Recognise peoples needs for alternative
methods of communication and respond accordingly.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE PLANNING
AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SERVICES:
The post-holder will:
Apply Practice policies, standards and
guidance.
Discuss with other members of
the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect their own work.
Participate in clinical audits
when requested or where appropriate.
The above list serves to
illustrate the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not intended to be
an exhaustive list of duties. You will be expected to perform different tasks
as necessitated by the development of this role as the practice develops, and
the overall business objectives of the practice change.