Salaried General Practitioner

Job responsibilities

General Practitioner (GP)

* To work autonomously providing general medical services for patients of Highcroft Surgery registered with us on a permanent, temporary or immediately necessary basis

* To deliver a safe, competent and acceptable standard of medical care, taking part in the day-to-day activities of Highcroft Surgery including surgery, paperwork and home visits where appropriate

* Maintaining appropriate records to ensure continuity and quality of care for patients. These must be accurate, and where possible, avoid jargon to ensure patients understand the content if viewing their clinical notes

* To collaborate with other GP Partners/employees and practice staff of Highcroft Surgery on practice development to achieve all clinical performance targets and directed or local enhanced services for Highcroft Surgery or Primary Care Network (PCN)

* To take part in Practice Team leadership and take clinical responsibility and accountability for practice population

* Working to promote Highcroft Surgery positively and engage with patients in order to improve service delivery

* To be involved in practice development, identifying service changes and developments in line with clinical needs locally. To develop these as part of the NHS Long-Term Plan and other national guidance

* Maintaining records of appointments, financial transactions and other administrative duties

* To maintain skills to the required professional level and undertake such training and development as may from time-to-time be required to maintain personal competency

* Be up to date with mandatory training and share evidence of this for compliance

* Participate in all activities required by CQC registration

* Have a zero tolerance to all forms of abuse

Location:

Highcroft Surgery, but you may be asked to travel for meetings and training or provide cover for another practice or Primary Care Network at such notice.

Working hours:

Number of sessions as agreed in your contract of employment.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Job:

* To produce and comply with a work plan developed in partnership with the Practice Manager and Partners to ensure all practice and other work is delivered appropriately and safely

* To undertake appropriate clinical risk assessments and work with the wider team to implement management strategies for risks identified

* Participate in activities required to assess compliance with CQC Fundamental Standards

* To provide high-quality medical services in the context of General Practice to the patients registered with Highcroft Surgery

* To provide a full range of services in line with the agreed requirements of the practice NHS contract including the quality and outcomes framework and any local and enhanced services

* To provide any services as required for the Primary Care Network agreement including shared QOF standards and service specifications

* To provide appropriate care and services to patients in all age ranges and levels of health care needs

Role Specific Duties:

* To respond to medical/health problems presented by patients on the registered list including history taking, diagnosis, investigation, treatment and referral as appropriate

* To provide management of long-term conditions in line with national guidelines and pathways

* To read and interpret test requests and results ordered by you and other team members taking appropriate action based on the findings

* To provide appropriate health promotion and preventative health care advice to all patients attending the practice

* To prescribe generically for patients as appropriate to need and be able to provide appropriate clinical rationale with support from the Medicines Management Team

* To carry out appropriate administrative and other duties in line with the needs of the practice including referral to other services, maintenance of records, managing registers etc.

* To maintain clinical records either written or computer based in line with professional code and requirements utilising appropriate coding

* To work in line with appropriate practice policies and procedures including human resources, safeguarding children etc.

* To provide appropriate health education and advice to patients and carers to enable self-management and choice

* To undertake appropriate audit in practice to identify clinical quality issues and markers and define processes to improve clinical outcomes

* To take part in appropriate R&D and audit processes within Highcroft Surgery as agreed in line with primary care division priorities

* Assist management with maintaining compliance with agreed standards

* Promote and implement all the practice policies and procedures

* In the course of your employment you will have access to confidential information relating to Highcroft Surgery and patients. You are required to exercise due consideration in processing such information and you should maintain confidentiality for Highcroft Surgery and patients

* The post holder will, if required to do so, obtain, process and/or use information in line with the GDPR requirements

* Participate in the assessment of the effectiveness of health care provided by the practice, such as by auditing records

* Ensure that patients rights are protected

* Promote and participate in a high standard of care within the practice

Working with Others:

* Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all other employees and contractors at Highcroft Surgery

* To manage the practice caseload in partnership with other practitioners to ensure quality outcomes for patient and carers

* To be actively involved in innovation

* To develop positive collaborative working relationships across all areas of the Care Team (Primary, Secondary and Social Care) and with carers

* To be actively involved and engaged in Highcroft Surgery and wider team meetings and forums to promote communication and development

* To provide on the day/triage for patient and other services as agreed

* To liaise with all relevant agencies and services to promote knowledge and awareness of services in practice and local community

* To work with colleagues to identify ways to ease the burden of demand

* To identify ways to promote opportunities for patient involvement in service development and evaluation

* To work flexibly in order to help cover leave, including holidays and short-term leave during sickness

* To deliver practice development projects for Highcroft Surgery as agreed with practice staff, Managers and Partners or Business Owners

* To share and disseminate acquired knowledge with all Practice Team members through in-practice developmental sessions and clinical governance meetings or significant event analysis (SEA)

* To work collaboratively to ensure that effective clinical governance is incorporatedin the day-to-day practice

* To promote effective communication processes between all team members to enable good working practices

* To maintain communication processes with acute and other colleagues and partners in care to ensure care delivery

* To actively engage in effective communication with the CCG to ensure equity of service delivery and target achievement

* Co-operate in the effective resolution of team conflicts

Leading by Example:

* To provide appropriate medical leadership as appropriate to practice requirements

* To identify and utilise best practice through benchmarking and clinical guidelines

* To take ownership and provide leadership to the practice Team in specified clinical areas as part of practice development programme

* To promote through leadership the use of end of life strategies to deliver high-quality palliative care

* To develop and implement as appropriate guidelines, policies and procedures as required

* To utilise the latest available evidence to shape and organise services to reflect needs of practice population

* Co-operate in maintaining a staffing roster for providing adequate levels of care within the practice

* Participate in developing the philosophy, goals and objectives for health care provided by the practice

* Inform the provider of any reported or suspected failings in the provision of care within the practice using the significant event process

Personal Responsibilities:

* To have knowledge of and always act within the boundaries of Health and Safety legislation, Data Protection Acts and Care Quality Commission compliance requirements

* Work within the GMC code of conduct

* Support and uphold an open, positive and honest working culture

* To undertake and complete appraisal process on yearly basis

* To undertake and complete GP personal appraisal to ensure revalidation is achieved

* To undertake appropriate training to meet personal and mandatory educational needs and practice development needs

* To undertake practice/personal development, in line with CPD objectives and record activity

* Give agreed notice of periods of absence and leave

* Attend Practice Meetings as required

* Provide information for a DBS check, and inform the practice of any incident that may change the DBS status

* Participate in taking care of your own Health & Safety. Ensure that you do not do anything to compromise the health and safety of either your colleagues or yourself

Qualifications

Essential

• Medical degree
• Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (or equivalent in training if approved by the Royal College of General Practitioners)
• Certificate of MRCGP or working towards this qualification
• Full GMC Registration
• Eligibility for Specialist Registration
• CCG Performers List
• Demonstrable ability to relate well to challenging patients, carers, relatives and staff
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to identify and assess complex and multiple needs
• Awareness of safety issues
• Ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team
• Training and research skills
• Stress management and counselling skills
• Creative thinker
• Confident and professional
• Self-directed learning
• Open-minded approach to profession and life in general
• Willingness to represent practice and as an organisation at CCG and PCN wide meetings and at other organisational meetings
• Full driving license
• Availability to cover for absent colleagues when necessary
• General Practice experience
• Experience of General Practice Clinical Systems
• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort

Desirable

• Membership of a Medical Defence Organisation
• Management Skills
• Available additional sessions and extended hours
• Demonstrate an understanding of changes in General Practice including working with colleagues in PCNs
• Knowledge of adherence to CQC Outcomes
• Understanding of contracting, finance, service delivery and activity monitoring
• Experience of working with:
• Socially deprived groups
• Nursing home patients
• Chronic medical condition
• Mental health and HIV positive patients
• Minor Surgery, Sexual Health and Family Planning
• GP with Specialist Interest (GPSI)
• Experience of developing services in a constantly changing environment and to tight budgetary constraints

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).