Barnabas
Medical Centre is a well-established forward thinking and friendly practice in
Northolt, North-West London. Services are provided from a modern purpose-built
premises. We have a good reputation and history of excellent staff retention.
We have a supportive cohesive team with excellent reception,
admin and management staff. We encourage personal development and innovation
and we encourage a good work-life balance.
We are a teaching practice for undergraduate medical
students and there is the option for an applicant to be involved in teaching
and training.
We offer a competitive salary based on experience, with MDU
paid and NHS pension offered.
The applicant should have excellent communication and
interpersonal skills and provide high quality patient-centred care.
We are looking for a GP to cover 6 to 8 clinical sessions
and routine admin which would include a weekly duty doctor afternoon session. We
have weekly protected clinical meeting and encourage all our team to participate openly in it.
This SystmeOne surgery is situated in a purpose-built medical
building with parking. We are a high scoring practice in both QOF/IIF and local
enhanced services. An active member of our local PCN and also train Bart
students in house. We are a two partner practice with a support staff of 3
salaried GPs, 4 Nurses, a clinical pharmacist, pharmacy technician, medical
secretary, in house phlebotomy and an excellent admin of 11 serving just over
9000 patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job summary:
To work as an autonomous
practitioner, responsible for the provision of medical services to the practice
population, delivering an excellent standard of clinical care whilst complying
with the GMS contract. Furthermore, the post-holder will adhere to the GMC
standards for good medical practice, contributing to the effective management
of the practice, leading by example, maintaining a positive, collaborative
working relationship with the multidisciplinary team.
Generic Responsibilities:
Equality,
Diversity and Inclusion
A good attitude and positive action towards ED&I
creates an environment where all individuals are able to achieve their full
potential. Creating such an environment is important for three reasons: it
improves operational effectiveness, it is morally the right thing to do and it
is required by law.
Patients and their families have the right to be treated
fairly and be routinely involved in decisions about their treatment and care.
They can expect to be treated with dignity and respect and will not be
discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender
reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race,
religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Patients have a responsibility
to treat other patients and our staff with dignity and respect.
Staff has the right to be treated fairly in recruitment
and career progression. Staff can expect to work in an environment where
diversity is valued and equality of opportunity is promoted. Staff will not be
discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender
reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race,
religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Staff has a responsibility to
ensure that they treat our patients and their colleagues with dignity and
respect.
Safety,
Health, Environment and Fire (SHEF)
This practice is committed to supporting and promoting
opportunities for staff to maintain their health, well-being and safety. You
have a duty to take reasonable care of health and safety at work for you, your
team and others and to co-operate with employers to ensure compliance with
health and safety requirements. All personnel are to comply with the Health and
Safety at Work Act 1974, Environmental Protection Act 1990, Environment Act
1995, Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1999 and other statutory
legislation.
Confidentiality
This practice is committed to maintaining an outstanding
confidential service. Patients entrust and permit us to collect and retain sensitive
information relating to their health and other matters pertaining to their
care. They do so in confidence and have a right to expect all staff will
respect their privacy and maintain confidentiality at all times. It is
essential that, if the legal requirements are to be met and the trust of our
patients is to be retained, all staff protect patient information and provide a
confidential service.
Quality
and Continuous Improvement (CI)
To preserve and improve the quality of our output, all
personnel are required to think not only of what they do, but how they achieve
it. By continually re-examining our processes, we will be able to develop and
improve the overall effectiveness of the way we work. The responsibility for
this rests with everyone working within the practice to look for opportunities
to improve quality and share good practice.
This practice continually strives to improve work
processes which deliver healthcare with improved results across all areas of
our service provision. We promote a culture of continuous improvement where
everyone counts and staff are permitted to make suggestions and contributions
to improve our service delivery and enhance patient care.
Induction
Training
On arrival at the practice all new personnel are to
complete a practice induction programme. This is managed by the practice
manager.
Learning
and Development
The effective use of training and development is
fundamental to ensuring that all staff are equipped with the appropriate
skills, knowledge, attitude and competences to perform their role. All staff
will be required to partake and complete mandatory training as directed by the
training coordinator, as well as participating in the practice training
programme. Staff will also be permitted
(subject to approval) to undertake external training courses which will enhance
their knowledge and skills, progress their career and ultimately enable them to
improve processes and service delivery.
Collaborative
Working
All staff are to recognise the significance of
collaborative working. Teamwork is essential in multidisciplinary environments.
Effective communication is also essential and all staff must ensure they
communicate in a manner which enables the sharing of information in an
appropriate manner.
Service
Delivery
Staff at Barnabas Medical Centre must adhere to the
information contained within practice policies and regional directives,
ensuring protocols are adhered to at all times. Staff will be given detailed
information during the induction process regarding policy and procedure.
Security
The security of the practice is the responsibility of all
personnel. Staff must ensure they remain vigilant at all times and report any
suspicious activity immediately to their line manager. Under no circumstances
are staff to share the codes for the door locks with anyone and they are to
ensure that restricted areas remain effectively secured.
Professional
Conduct
At Barnabas Medical Centre
staff is required to dress appropriately for their role. The clinical staff
must dress in accordance with their role.
Leave
All personnel are entitled to take leave. Line managers
are to ensure all of their staff are afforded the opportunity to take a minimum
of 5 weeks leave each year and should be encouraged to take all of their leave
entitlement.
Primary Responsibilities:
The following are the core responsibilities of the salaried GP. There
may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be
dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled
population
The provision of services commensurate with the PMS contract
Generic prescribing adhering to local and national guidance
Effective management of long-term conditions
Processing of administration in a timely manner, including referrals,
repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks
On a rotational basis, undertake duty doctor roles
Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with good practice,
policy and guidance
Working collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice
workload
Adhere to best practice recommended through clinical guidelines and the
audit process
Contribute to the successful implementation of continuous improvement
and quality initiatives within the practice
Accept delegated responsibility for a specific area (or areas) or the
QOF
Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required
Contribute effective to the development and maintenance of the practice
including; clinical governance, training, financial management and HR
Ensure compliance with the appraisal process
Prepare and complete the revalidation process
Commit to self-learning and instil an ethos of continuing professional
development across the practice team
Support the training of medical students from all clinical disciplines
Support the partners in achieving the strategic aims of the practice,
making recommendations to enhance income and reduce expenditure
Review and adhere to practice protocols and policies at all times
Encourage collaborative working, liaising with all staff regularly,
promoting a culture of continuous improvement at all times
Secondary Responsibilities:
Participate in practice audits as requested by the audit lead
Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and
patient care
Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying
a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)