The Gables Medical Group has an exciting opportunity for a Salaried GP to join our friendly and forward thinking GP practice. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual offering 4-6 sessions per week, pattern to be negotiated. We are an established GP practice
in Bedlington, Northumberland, 13 miles north of Newcastle Upon Tyne. We welcome applications from both experienced and newly qualified GP's.
In accordance with the practice timetable, as
agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety
of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and
queries, visiting patients at home, repeat prescriptions
and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.In general, the post-holder will be expected to
undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP
working within primary care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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, triage, visiting patients
at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork
and correspondence, in a timely fashion.
Making
professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether
self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the
organisation.
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.
To
assist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic
medical conditions e.g. asthma, COPD
Completion
of clinically related administrative
and non clinical duties needed for the delivery of the service.
Providing
counselling and health education.
Refer
patients for further opinions and interventions according to practice protocols.
Recording
clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
Compiling
and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding
hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
Prescribing
in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever
this is clinically appropriate.
Participate
in training plans of GP registrar and medical students as required.
In
general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and
responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Maintaining,
Monitoring & Updating Computer Database and Management of Medical Records
& Practice Audits
- Ensure that
practice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately with
information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy
and for practice recording requirements under IM&T protocols, QoF, IIF and enhanced services
- Respond to alerts
on records
- Appropriate use
of read codes
- Participating in
the collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation of
practice reports, performance monitoring and audits
- Participation in
the auditing of Practice activity
- Participation in
patient satisfaction audits
Practice Organisation
Process
and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence
Attendance
at primary health care team meetings, significant event audit meetings, annual
complaint, audit meeting and others as deemed necessary
Initiate
and participate in the formulation and implementation of new protocols,
policies and procedures to aid and improve administrative
organisation and the provision of services to patients
Ensure
that the Practice complaints system is adhered to at all times
Awareness
of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g.
prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
Completion
of Information Governance on line training annually and provide certificate
Maintain
current CPR and anaphylaxis certification, child & adult safeguarding
training and any other mandatory training as required.
Professional
Development
Participate
in an annual performance review under agreed headings
Engage
in appropriate educational activity to maintain clinical competence and
performance
Attendance
and participation in educational meetings in the Practice and externally
Support
colleagues in their professional development
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
Providing information regarding immune consent with particular
regard to Hepatitis B status
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 particularly
those relating to needlestick injuries, maintaining work areas in a tidy and
safe way and free from hazards
Ensuring that all accidents or dangerous incidents are reported
and investigated, and follow up action taken where necessary.
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.
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 recognize 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.
This
job description may be subject to change from time to time to reflect the
changing needs of the Practice.
Clinical Workload
Each
session will involve face to face consultations, telephone consultations, and
associated paper work as specified in Clinical Responsibilities. Home visits will also be required.
On
call duty session may also be required Currently 8:30am until 6pm Monday to Friday. We also do Enhanced hours, between 7am to 8pm on a Tuesday
and occasional Saturday sessions