Salaried General Practitioner

Ruby Country Medical Group

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Job summary

The duties of the post are to provide a full range of general medical services as contained within the National Health Services (Primary Care) Act 1997 and which will include domiciliary visits as deemed appropriate. There may a requirement to be on call for clinically urgent and emergency problems in accordance with the associated job plan. The post holder is expected to support the partnership of Ruby Country Medical Group in providing all services outlined in the Core Contract and also in the aims and objectives of the Practice.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is expected to support and input into the aims of the practice in areas of clinical governance, good practice, quality outcomes framework, enhanced services, practice audit, referral review and any other improvement plans as determined by the practice.

The post holder is encouraged to utilise and develop any skills for the improvement of services to patients, such as minor operations, child health surveillance, and family planning training etc, if approved by the CCG. This will be subject to presentation of the appropriate certificates and update of relevant courses.

The post holder is expected to maintain and keep good standards of computerised clinical records at all times. The post holder is expected to maintain and keep good standards of paperwork.

About us

We are Ruby Country Medical Group serving 25,000 patients.

We are a friendly, forward-looking Group who values the work-life balance our Group is able to provide allowing us to enjoy the beautiful countryside and coast.

The GP team is supported by a highly skilled Multi-Disciplinary team. We run an On-The-Day-Team for on call days; our On-The-Day-Team currently consists of GPs, Nurse Practitioners and a Clinical Pharmacist, and have a Nurse Practitioner and Emergency Care Practitioners who carry out our home visits, substantially reducing the number of visits required by out GPs.

- High QOF achievement, delivering a wide range of enhanced services

- SystmOne clinical system

- 6 weeks annual holiday plus one week study leave

- No OOH or weekend working

- Training Practice with GP Trainees (ST & F2) and medical students

- Personal list to provide continuity of care

- Competitive package including indemnity

Date posted

12 June 2020

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£54,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1550-20-5220

Job locations

Dobles Lane

Holsworthy

Devon

EX22 6GH


Hospital Road

Stratton

Bude

Cornwall

EX23 9BP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Scheduling in the Job Plan

Clinical duties: Your contracted notional sessions each week (actual number of sessions detailed in your terms and conditions) can be on any day Monday to Friday normally between the hours of 8.00 am and 18:00 hours, but these times may be varied if the practice is required by the CCG at any time to deliver early or late sessions or weekend working.

Increasingly the practice is called upon to provide telephone consultations. These may be in addition to your face-to-face sessions according to the access needs of the practice.

Appointments are scheduled at 10 minute intervals and you will provide 16 face to face or telephone consultations in the morning session and 15 in the afternoon session, plus you will take your fair share of extra consultations (fair share with partners).

You will be required to make home visits for your own patient list within the session time specified plus you will take your fair share of extra visits (with partners) in the absence of colleagues.

You will be expected to deal on a daily basis with telephone queries from patients or other health care professionals in your administrative time.

You are expected to follow up results, x-rays, correspondence that you have generated yourself (investigations and queries related to your consultations)

Clinical duties will include seeing people with acute conditions, ongoing chronic conditions which will also include reviews based on the QOF

You are expected to follow-up results, X-rays and correspondence in the absence of your (designated) buddy.

Administration/paperwork

The Partners believe that the job plan allows sufficient time in the job plan to complete all administrative duties related to your clinical work, recognising the fact that all practitioners work at different rates.

Referrals should be completed on a daily basis in line with practice policy.

Investigations and referrals should be completed and associated documentation dealt with within appropriate timescales.

Results are normally communicated either electronically or by letter, you will be expected to action these on a daily basis for your own patients. You will also be expected to deal with correspondence addressed to you.

Reports: You will be expected to complete examinations and reports for the benefits agency and those expected under the PMS contract on patients known to you. Additionally you may be expected to complete reports requested by other parties such as insurance companies, OFSTED and employers.

Computerised records: You will be expected to use appropriate processes for computerised record keeping including computerised clinical templates and protocols as well as ensuring that significant information as determined by the practice is recorded accurately e.g. all QOF domains. You will take part in reconciling information input periodically.

Primary care team meetings

Formal or informal and essential to the delivery of team based care, such meetings are held from time to time at the surgery and you will have a close working relationship with the primary care team on a daily basis. You will be expected to attend such meetings.

Practice Meeting and Personal Development

The practice is committed to the highest standards of evidence based medicine and supporting colleagues in achieving this. You will be expected to participate in discussions on clinical practice standards, developing practice protocols, mutual professional support for the individual practitioners, audit, significant event analysis, meetings with colleagues in the locality, Primary Care Trust etc. Where these occur on an ad hoc basis, adjustments to clinical workload may be required

Personal CPD (continuing professional development) time

This may include a mix of in-house meetings and events, time away from the practice, either in private study, attending educational events or time in lieu of attending educational events outside of normal working hours. All colleagues are allocated five study days per annum (pro-rata for part-time staff).

Trainees

You will be expected to provide support for any students or trainees in the practice.

Practice development

You may be expected to become responsible for particular areas of practice development.

QOF/Enhanced Services

You may be expected to be responsible for an area of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF).

Job description

Job responsibilities

Scheduling in the Job Plan

Clinical duties: Your contracted notional sessions each week (actual number of sessions detailed in your terms and conditions) can be on any day Monday to Friday normally between the hours of 8.00 am and 18:00 hours, but these times may be varied if the practice is required by the CCG at any time to deliver early or late sessions or weekend working.

Increasingly the practice is called upon to provide telephone consultations. These may be in addition to your face-to-face sessions according to the access needs of the practice.

Appointments are scheduled at 10 minute intervals and you will provide 16 face to face or telephone consultations in the morning session and 15 in the afternoon session, plus you will take your fair share of extra consultations (fair share with partners).

You will be required to make home visits for your own patient list within the session time specified plus you will take your fair share of extra visits (with partners) in the absence of colleagues.

You will be expected to deal on a daily basis with telephone queries from patients or other health care professionals in your administrative time.

You are expected to follow up results, x-rays, correspondence that you have generated yourself (investigations and queries related to your consultations)

Clinical duties will include seeing people with acute conditions, ongoing chronic conditions which will also include reviews based on the QOF

You are expected to follow-up results, X-rays and correspondence in the absence of your (designated) buddy.

Administration/paperwork

The Partners believe that the job plan allows sufficient time in the job plan to complete all administrative duties related to your clinical work, recognising the fact that all practitioners work at different rates.

Referrals should be completed on a daily basis in line with practice policy.

Investigations and referrals should be completed and associated documentation dealt with within appropriate timescales.

Results are normally communicated either electronically or by letter, you will be expected to action these on a daily basis for your own patients. You will also be expected to deal with correspondence addressed to you.

Reports: You will be expected to complete examinations and reports for the benefits agency and those expected under the PMS contract on patients known to you. Additionally you may be expected to complete reports requested by other parties such as insurance companies, OFSTED and employers.

Computerised records: You will be expected to use appropriate processes for computerised record keeping including computerised clinical templates and protocols as well as ensuring that significant information as determined by the practice is recorded accurately e.g. all QOF domains. You will take part in reconciling information input periodically.

Primary care team meetings

Formal or informal and essential to the delivery of team based care, such meetings are held from time to time at the surgery and you will have a close working relationship with the primary care team on a daily basis. You will be expected to attend such meetings.

Practice Meeting and Personal Development

The practice is committed to the highest standards of evidence based medicine and supporting colleagues in achieving this. You will be expected to participate in discussions on clinical practice standards, developing practice protocols, mutual professional support for the individual practitioners, audit, significant event analysis, meetings with colleagues in the locality, Primary Care Trust etc. Where these occur on an ad hoc basis, adjustments to clinical workload may be required

Personal CPD (continuing professional development) time

This may include a mix of in-house meetings and events, time away from the practice, either in private study, attending educational events or time in lieu of attending educational events outside of normal working hours. All colleagues are allocated five study days per annum (pro-rata for part-time staff).

Trainees

You will be expected to provide support for any students or trainees in the practice.

Practice development

You may be expected to become responsible for particular areas of practice development.

QOF/Enhanced Services

You may be expected to be responsible for an area of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF).

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • - Experience of working in General Practice
  • - Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients

Desirable

  • - Teaching of GP Reg/F/Medical students

Qualifications

Essential

  • - Medical Practitioner on the GMC Register
  • - Currently on National Performers List
  • - Revalidation up to date
  • - Qualified GP with Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

Desirable

  • - Specialist subjects/interests
  • - Evidence of CPD
  • - Accredited Medical Student/GP Registrar trainer or F" Supervisor
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • - Experience of working in General Practice
  • - Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients

Desirable

  • - Teaching of GP Reg/F/Medical students

Qualifications

Essential

  • - Medical Practitioner on the GMC Register
  • - Currently on National Performers List
  • - Revalidation up to date
  • - Qualified GP with Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

Desirable

  • - Specialist subjects/interests
  • - Evidence of CPD
  • - Accredited Medical Student/GP Registrar trainer or F" Supervisor

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 (opens in a new window).

Additional information

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Ruby Country Medical Group

Address

Dobles Lane

Holsworthy

Devon

EX22 6GH


Employer's website

https://www.rubycountrymedicalgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Ruby Country Medical Group

Address

Dobles Lane

Holsworthy

Devon

EX22 6GH


Employer's website

https://www.rubycountrymedicalgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Zoe Short

z.short@nhs.net

01409253692

Date posted

12 June 2020

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£54,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1550-20-5220

Job locations

Dobles Lane

Holsworthy

Devon

EX22 6GH


Hospital Road

Stratton

Bude

Cornwall

EX23 9BP


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