Job summary
SALARIED GP VACANCY
FIXED TERM CONTRACT FOR 3
MONTHS
EMPLOYED UNDER THE ADDITONAL
ROLES REIMBURSEMENT SCHEME (ARRS0
We
currently have a vacancy for a salaried General Practitioner up to 6 sessions
per week on a Fixed Term Contract (FTC) for 3 months, starting either December
2024 or January 2025.
To
be eligible for this role, you must be within two years of certificate of
completion of training at the start date of employment, i.e. completed prior to
October 2022.
We can offer:
Sessional rate of
£10,500
NHS Pension
Medical Indemnity
costs covered
6 sessions per
week (days to be agreed)
30 days annual
leave + bank holidays + 37.5 hours study leave (Pro rata)
BMA model
contract
Role available immediately
Main duties of the job
Respond to medical problems presented by patients, including triage, history taking, examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment and referral
Consultations will be undertaken in a variety of forms, i.e. face-to-face, online, telephone, digital
Adhering to the practice, local and national prescribing formulary
Checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
Attending education meetings held on days when you are working.
Contributing to the development of and adhering to protocols/systems for the management of common medical conditions.
Participating in clinical governance activity and contributing to the improvement in quality of health outcomes through the practices audit programme
Clinically related administrative and non-clinical duties necessary for the delivery of GMS
Participating in the training and development of medical students and GP registrars in the practice
In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care
About us
Practice
Profile:
The successful candidate will join our existing
practice clinical team of 3 Partners, 3 salaried GPs, 2 Advanced Nurse
Practitioners, 2 Practice Nurses, 2 Health Care Assistants, a Practice
Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician. In
addition to our practice clinical team, we also work as part of the wider
Primary Care Network and have support from FCP Paramedics, FCP Physios, Care
Home Team and PCN Pharmacy Team.
We are also supported by a well established and
highly functioning management and support service team.
Our practice overview:
Training
Practice
High
QOF achievers
3 Partners
GMS
with approx. 10,000 patients and growing
Fully
computerised EMIS web
Electronic
Prescription Service
Paper
light practice
Located
in the heart of Chorley
Refurbished
building, incorporating wider Health and Wellbeing Services
Our
Partners have diverse portfolios:
*PCN Clinical Lead
*ICB Associate Medical Director
*PCN Health Inequalities Lead
Excellent collaborative working with Community
Nursing Team and wider partners
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will manage 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.
Clinical responsibilities:
- In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including face-to-face, digital, online and telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
- Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
- Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
- Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
- Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
- Providing counselling and health education
- Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
- Collecting data for audit purposes
- Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
- Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
- In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Other responsibilities within the organisation:
- Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
- A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice
- Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
- Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Personal/professional development:
In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with such training to include:
- Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
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 enhance 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 recognise 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.
Contribution to the implementation of services:
The post-holder will:
- Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
- Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
- Participate in audit where appropriate.
- Participate in practice meetings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will manage 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.
Clinical responsibilities:
- In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including face-to-face, digital, online and telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
- Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
- Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
- Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
- Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
- Providing counselling and health education
- Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
- Collecting data for audit purposes
- Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
- Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
- In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Other responsibilities within the organisation:
- Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
- A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice
- Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
- Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Personal/professional development:
In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with such training to include:
- Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
- Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
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 enhance 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 recognise 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.
Contribution to the implementation of services:
The post-holder will:
- Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
- Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
- Participate in audit where appropriate.
- Participate in practice meetings.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Newly qualified GP (less than 2 years of certificate)
- General understanding of the primary care contract
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- High motivation and adaptability
- Ability to work effectively independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work in a changing environment
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCGP Qualification
- Full registration with the General Medical Council
- Membership of a recognised medical defence organisation
- Registration on the Primary Medical Service Performers List
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Newly qualified GP (less than 2 years of certificate)
- General understanding of the primary care contract
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- High motivation and adaptability
- Ability to work effectively independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work in a changing environment
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCGP Qualification
- Full registration with the General Medical Council
- Membership of a recognised medical defence organisation
- Registration on the Primary Medical Service Performers List
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
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).
