Job summary
Job Title
Salaried
GP 4 Sessions Per Week
Responsible
to
Fellow
Partners of Whitchurch Road Practice
Principal
Relationships
Patients
and carers
GPs
Doctors in
training
Practice
Nurse team
Attached
Community Nursing teams
Practice Manager
Office and
Reception Staff
Social
Work
OT Team
Cluster
practices and Pharmacist
Location
Whitchurch
Road Surgery
Main duties of the job
Provide medical services for
the practice population to a high standard, including day to day
activities such as surgery consultations, telephone advice and home visits
and appropriate administration to ensure accurate records, patient
continuity and quality of care.
Comply with the requirements of
the practices General Medical Services contract, and Enhanced Services
contracts.
Contribute to decision-making and management
in the practice in order to develop services, ensure quality of care and
maximise income.
Adhere to the principles of
good medical practice.
About us
Whitchurch Road Surgery has a reputation for providing high
quality, patient-focused care in a friendly environment. We have been a GP
training practice since 1980, with a GP Trainer and a GP Registrar. Training
and development are therefore an important part of the practices ethos. We are
part of the North Cardiff GP Cluster (10 practices), one of the largest in
Wales, working to improve services to our practice population. We are a medium
sized practice, with 8000 patients, this increases during October as we
register students from Cardiff University living in Tal-Y-Bont halls of
residence. Most patients live within 2 miles of our practice area.
There are three partners who work 8 sessions a week.
Dr Gareth Lloyd, Dr Rebecca Towner and Dr Iwan Griffiths. The partners each have areas of clinical and management interests such as
staff, finance and IT. The team of partners are enthusiastic and proactive, and
committed to the future development of the practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical
The successful Candidate will:
- Provide high quality medical services to patients registered with the practice.
- Provide a full range of services in line with the requirements of the GMS Contract and Enhanced Services Contracts.
- Undertake duties such as prescription signing, prescribing reviews, telephone advice, triage and on call GP, in accordance with the rota.
- Manage long-term conditions in accordance with practice and national clinical guidelines.
- Prescribe generically where possible and in accordance with the practice formulary.
- Provide appropriate health promotion advice to all patients
- Ensure good clinical governance is part of patient care and other practice activities.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of practice guidelines, policies and procedures.
- Practice evidence-based medicine.
Take ongoing responsibility for patients with difficult and complex problems including consistent follow-through.
Non clinical
The successful Candidate will:
- Maintain clinical records (manual/electronic) in line with good practice and in accordance with practice procedures including appropriate coding as agreed in the practice.
- Maintain administrative records in relation to GMS/PMS (17c) contract, enhanced services contracts and QAIF/QOF including coding, data cleansing and maintenance of registers.
- Work in line with agreed practice procedures and protocols.
- Contribute to all practice management, administrative, clinical, planning and educational meetings.
- Be available for informal contact with team members, especially other GPs, at coffee times.
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
The successful candidate will:
- Work with the other doctors to manage workload and availability while ensuring quality care and supporting colleagues.
- Work constructively and supportively with the practices management team including adhering to partnership decisions/agreements and using established decision making processes to raise issues.
- Identify and utilise best practice through clinical guidelines and audit.
- Contribute actively to change and development processes in the practice including those processes which are in partnership with other organisations.
- Take responsibility for clinical and management areas as agreed with the Partnership including delegated responsibility for specific areas of the QOF.
- Prepare for, attend and contribute to practice decision-making processes such as regular team and partnership meetings.
- Develop and maintain positive and collaborative working relationships with the whole practice team including giving explicit praise where it is merited.
- Contribute to developing and maintaining practice management systems including clinical governance, staff development and training, performance management, equality and diversity, complaints management, financial and resource management and IT.
- Support the management team by referring issues to members for action as necessary.
- Maintain confidentiality as appropriate on partnership or other sensitive matters.
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
Successful Candidate will:
- Prepare for and complete the annual external appraisal system.
- Prepare for and complete the revalidation process.
- Take part in the practices in-house appraisal scheme.
- Undertake training that meets personal, statutory and practice learning needs.
- Participate in, and contribute to, learning activities such as significant event reviews, clinical audit, protected learning time, video analysis of consultations.
- Contribute to delivering teaching for doctors in training in the practice and other health professionals in training.
GENERAL
Successful Candidate will:
- Take a share of clinical and administrative workload when covering for any absences (planned and unplanned).
- Take on any role as required in a crisis, in a flexible manner.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical
The successful Candidate will:
- Provide high quality medical services to patients registered with the practice.
- Provide a full range of services in line with the requirements of the GMS Contract and Enhanced Services Contracts.
- Undertake duties such as prescription signing, prescribing reviews, telephone advice, triage and on call GP, in accordance with the rota.
- Manage long-term conditions in accordance with practice and national clinical guidelines.
- Prescribe generically where possible and in accordance with the practice formulary.
- Provide appropriate health promotion advice to all patients
- Ensure good clinical governance is part of patient care and other practice activities.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of practice guidelines, policies and procedures.
- Practice evidence-based medicine.
Take ongoing responsibility for patients with difficult and complex problems including consistent follow-through.
Non clinical
The successful Candidate will:
- Maintain clinical records (manual/electronic) in line with good practice and in accordance with practice procedures including appropriate coding as agreed in the practice.
- Maintain administrative records in relation to GMS/PMS (17c) contract, enhanced services contracts and QAIF/QOF including coding, data cleansing and maintenance of registers.
- Work in line with agreed practice procedures and protocols.
- Contribute to all practice management, administrative, clinical, planning and educational meetings.
- Be available for informal contact with team members, especially other GPs, at coffee times.
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
The successful candidate will:
- Work with the other doctors to manage workload and availability while ensuring quality care and supporting colleagues.
- Work constructively and supportively with the practices management team including adhering to partnership decisions/agreements and using established decision making processes to raise issues.
- Identify and utilise best practice through clinical guidelines and audit.
- Contribute actively to change and development processes in the practice including those processes which are in partnership with other organisations.
- Take responsibility for clinical and management areas as agreed with the Partnership including delegated responsibility for specific areas of the QOF.
- Prepare for, attend and contribute to practice decision-making processes such as regular team and partnership meetings.
- Develop and maintain positive and collaborative working relationships with the whole practice team including giving explicit praise where it is merited.
- Contribute to developing and maintaining practice management systems including clinical governance, staff development and training, performance management, equality and diversity, complaints management, financial and resource management and IT.
- Support the management team by referring issues to members for action as necessary.
- Maintain confidentiality as appropriate on partnership or other sensitive matters.
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
Successful Candidate will:
- Prepare for and complete the annual external appraisal system.
- Prepare for and complete the revalidation process.
- Take part in the practices in-house appraisal scheme.
- Undertake training that meets personal, statutory and practice learning needs.
- Participate in, and contribute to, learning activities such as significant event reviews, clinical audit, protected learning time, video analysis of consultations.
- Contribute to delivering teaching for doctors in training in the practice and other health professionals in training.
GENERAL
Successful Candidate will:
- Take a share of clinical and administrative workload when covering for any absences (planned and unplanned).
- Take on any role as required in a crisis, in a flexible manner.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registration
- Working with a GP clinical system
- Use of Read Codes
- Working in a team
- IT skills (MS Office, Internet etc)
- Interpersonal skills
- Time Management
- Pleasant and supportive personality
- Ability to perform under pressure
- Smart appearance
- Resourceful
- Flexible & Adaptable
- Available to cover for colleagues on days not worked (occasional)Current valid driving licence
Desirable
- MRCGP
- Care of the elderly, child health, community hospital work
- Working in a training practice and supporting trainees
- Patient demand
- A good understanding of QOF
- An understanding of GP cluster working
- An understanding of practice management
- IT skills (Clinical system)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registration
- Working with a GP clinical system
- Use of Read Codes
- Working in a team
- IT skills (MS Office, Internet etc)
- Interpersonal skills
- Time Management
- Pleasant and supportive personality
- Ability to perform under pressure
- Smart appearance
- Resourceful
- Flexible & Adaptable
- Available to cover for colleagues on days not worked (occasional)Current valid driving licence
Desirable
- MRCGP
- Care of the elderly, child health, community hospital work
- Working in a training practice and supporting trainees
- Patient demand
- A good understanding of QOF
- An understanding of GP cluster working
- An understanding of practice management
- IT skills (Clinical system)
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
