Job summary
We are
seeking an enthusiastic salaried GP for 6 to 8 sessions to join a friendly and well motivated team offering
a comprehensive range of services to 9800 patients from a purpose built
premises.
5 Partners (2 male and 3 female)
High achieving QOF practice
Wide range of enhanced services
EMIS Web
GP Registrar & FY2 Training
Practice
CQC rating: Good
Excellent nursing, managerial and
administrative support
Main duties of the job
We offer a range of general practitioner services including sign up to local enhanced services including extended hours early mornings and evening telephone consultations.
About us
The practice is undergoing a transformational period following the retirement of longstanding GP's and Practice Manager.
We have a compliment of friendly staff, these include, Practice Business Manager, Operational Manager, secretaries, admin staff and receptionists most of which have been here a number of years.
We also have 2 Practice nurses and 2 HCA's. We are a member of South 2 PCN and participate in joint services and complimentary staff across this organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Salaried GP Job Description
Reports To:
The Senior Partner (Clinically) &
the Practice Business Manager
(Administratively)
Overall Purpose:
To provide NHS general medical services to registered patients on the
Practice list.
Job Summary:
The post-holder will manage a varying caseload and deal with a wide
range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards
of care for all registered and temporary patients.
1.0Clinical Responsibilities:
In accordance with the Practice timetable, as
agreed, the post-holder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety
of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries,
triage calls, triage visits, checking and signing of repeat prescriptions and dealing
with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
Respond to medical problems presented by
temporary residents as required.
Making professional, autonomous decisions in
relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other
health care workers within the organization.
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.
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 wherever
possible).
Prescribing in accordance with the Practice
prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.
Participate in training plans of 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.
2.0 Maintaining, monitoring and updating computer
database and management of medical records and 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
QOF and Enhanced Services.
Appropriate use of read codes.
Participating in the collection and collation of
statistics towards the preparation of practice reports, performance monitoring
and audits.
Participating in the auditing of practice
activity.
3.0Practice Organisation
Process and action incoming patient and hospital
correspondence.
Attendance at in-house meetings, significant
event audit meetings and others as deemed necessary.
Ensure that the practice complaints system is
adhered to at all times.
Awareness and compliance with all relevant
guidelines e.g. data protection, confidentiality and health and safety.
4.0 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 organization. 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 authorize persons in accordance with the practice policies and
procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and
sensitive data.
5.0 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:
Providing information regarding immune consent
with particular regard to Hepatitis B status.
Identifying the risk involved in work activities
and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
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 accident or dangerous accidents
are reported and investigated, and follow up action taken where necessary.
6.0 Equality and Diversity
The post-holder will support the quality,
diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues to include:
Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of
peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with 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-judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and
rights.
7.0 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 enhanced 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registration
- Performers List Registration
- MRCGP
Desirable
- Minor Surgery
- Child Health
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 .
Employer details
Employer name
St Peter’s Surgery
Address
51 Leckie Road
Walsall
WS2 8DA