Job summary
Teams Medical Practice has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking GP to join our friendly and committed team as a GP Partner for 4-6 sessions per week in Spring 2023.
We are an established, high-achieving practice serving a socio-economically deprived population of approximately 5,500 patients in the Inner West PCN area of Gateshead.
We are keen to hear from GPs at any stage in their career and are happy to support career development for all staff.
We have a strong focus on staff wellbeing and hold regular clinical meetings. The Clinical team also meet for a daily catch up and strive to ensure that, as a group, we maintain a good work life balance.
An overview of the position is as follows:
Partnership preferred / Salaried with a view to Partnership
Start date: April 2023
Interview date:w/c 23 January 2023
Competitive salary
4 - 6 Sessions per week
Working patterns flexible
Leadership opportunities
Main duties of the job
The main duties will include undertaking surgeries with a
mix of telephone triage/consultations, eConsultations, face-to-face
appointments, and home visits when necessary.
You will undertake a share of duty /on-call sessions. In addition you will:
Action Repeat prescription queries & sign scripts
Action
clinical correspondence, pathology results and general queries
Referrals as per practice procedure
Liaise with relevant health & care services including hospital trust, community
trust & 3rd sector
Keep records to a recognised standard
Take responsibility
for continuing & on-going care of patients
Contribute
to supervision of trainees and medical students
Provide
clinical support to the wider team during duty sessions
Work
as part of the practice team to ensure continuous quality improvement, audit,
the improvement of systems & care management
Participate
in practice meetings
Produce medical
reports as required
Maintain a record of personal CPD as required for ongoing GP appraisal
About us
We are a GMS practice with a list size
of ~5,500 patients. The team
comprises 6 GPs, a Practice Manager, an Assistant Practice Manager, an established nursing team, and a reception team
of 10.
Our aim
is to provide high quality care at the point of need to our patients, many of whom live in areas of high deprivation. We endeavour to anticipate needs and intervene with preventative
strategies where possible.
We have a
strong team ethos which we maintain by
investing in training and mentorship. Our staff take pride in their work, enjoy
building their skills, and have forged good relationships with patients. We support people with external roles,
childcare responsibilities, and are keen to ensure everyone has a good
work-life balance.
EMIS
web, EPS presribing
Low
home visiting rate
Training and teaching practice
Research active
Substance
misuse specialism
Supported
by allied health professionals via the PCN
Highly
skilled and responsive administrative team led by practice manager/assistant practice manager.
Close
working relationships with community colleagues
Opportunities to be involved with research
Health
champions / weekly walking group
Weekly practice meetings / daily clinical support meetings
On-call finishes at 6pm
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
Making
professionally autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether
self-referred or referred internally within the Practice.
Receives
patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and makes assessment of
their health care needs.
Consults
with patients in the surgery, at home visits and via telephone or on-line
mechanisms as agreed between the practice GPs.
Undertakes
telephone calls, home visits, checking and signing of repeat prescriptions and
dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion as
required.
Screens
patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
In
consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management
protocols, develops care plans for health.
Provides
counselling and health education as necessary.
Admits
or discharges patients and refers them to other care providers internally and
externally as appropriate and in line with practice protocols.
Complies
with all relevant clinical governance and Practice polices and protocols.
Assists
in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical
conditions.
Completes
clinically related administrative and non-clinical duties needed for the
delivery of the service.
Records
clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
Contributes
to the supervision of both GP trainees and Medical students.
Demonstrates
commitment to lifelong learning, and audit and effectiveness to ensure evidence
based best practice.
Provides
active input to the wider Primary healthcare team in the process of health
needs research/base line data collection/clinical audit.
Compiles
and issues computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions, prescribing in
accordance with the Practice/ CCG prescribing formulary whenever this is
clinically appropriate.
Meets
professional learning and CPD requirements.
Develops
effective relationships with other colleagues.
Person specification
Essential:
- A
medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner
Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice
Order 2003
- Not
subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983
- Qualified
General Practitioner (completed certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
- Currently
on a PCT performers list and not suspended from that list or from the
medical register
- DBS
clearance
Desirable:
Interest in / experience
of teaching to medical students
Interest in /
experience of delivering GP training
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
Making
professionally autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether
self-referred or referred internally within the Practice.
Receives
patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and makes assessment of
their health care needs.
Consults
with patients in the surgery, at home visits and via telephone or on-line
mechanisms as agreed between the practice GPs.
Undertakes
telephone calls, home visits, checking and signing of repeat prescriptions and
dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion as
required.
Screens
patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
In
consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management
protocols, develops care plans for health.
Provides
counselling and health education as necessary.
Admits
or discharges patients and refers them to other care providers internally and
externally as appropriate and in line with practice protocols.
Complies
with all relevant clinical governance and Practice polices and protocols.
Assists
in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical
conditions.
Completes
clinically related administrative and non-clinical duties needed for the
delivery of the service.
Records
clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
Contributes
to the supervision of both GP trainees and Medical students.
Demonstrates
commitment to lifelong learning, and audit and effectiveness to ensure evidence
based best practice.
Provides
active input to the wider Primary healthcare team in the process of health
needs research/base line data collection/clinical audit.
Compiles
and issues computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions, prescribing in
accordance with the Practice/ CCG prescribing formulary whenever this is
clinically appropriate.
Meets
professional learning and CPD requirements.
Develops
effective relationships with other colleagues.
Person specification
Essential:
- A
medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner
Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice
Order 2003
- Not
subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983
- Qualified
General Practitioner (completed certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
- Currently
on a PCT performers list and not suspended from that list or from the
medical register
- DBS
clearance
Desirable:
Interest in / experience
of teaching to medical students
Interest in /
experience of delivering GP training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
- Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983
- Qualified General Practitioner (completed certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
- Currently on a PCT performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register
- DBS clearance
Experience
Essential
Desirable
- Interest in / experience of teaching to medical students
- Interest in / experience of delivering GP training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
- Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983
- Qualified General Practitioner (completed certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
- Currently on a PCT performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register
- DBS clearance
Experience
Essential
Desirable
- Interest in / experience of teaching to medical students
- Interest in / experience of delivering GP training
Additional information
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
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