Job summary
Pelham Medical Group require a salaried GP to 6-8 sessions per week with flexible options to suit both you and the practice needs.
The successful applicant will work within a supportive environment. Clinicians usually meet at least 3 times a week to enable communication, raise concerns and collaborate. Group and individual supervision is provided.
We are looking for a committed, supportive and competent clinician who can provide good quality care to our 10,300 patients.
We can offer a competitive salary, continuous professional development with opportunities to specialise in your areas of interest. There may be opportunities to be involved with medical education.
Pelham Medical Group is based in Grimsby. We employ experienced and respected GP's whose specialties cover: substance misuse, diabetes, micro-suction, paediatrics, women's health and musculoskeletal.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will manage a caseload, dealing with a wide range of presenting health needs. The post holder will work with clinical colleagues in ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered patients. The post holder will also contribute to planning and decision making as part of the practice team.
The post holder is expected to work to the standards as detailed in the RCGP/GPC "Good Medical Practice".
The post holder will work at Church View Health Centre. Occasional home visits may be required.
About us
Pelham Medical Group is a welcoming practice in the centre of Grimsby aiming to provide high quality care in a supportive environment.
This is a busy practice serving a large and varied population and can therefore be challenging. Applicants should be approachable, friendly and able to demonstrate excellent communication and telephone skills.
We require an individual who is an excellent team player, have a proactive attitude, hardworking and motivated with a personality to complement the current team.
We strive to provide a family friendly workplace and aim to be flexible in the is regard while also maintaining effective services. We recognise for our employees this is important to be able to more easily balance family and work life.
Appointment to any position is conditional on satisfactory registration, licence and qualification checks, and that any information disclosed on the application will be checked.
Job description
Job responsibilities
REPORTS TO:
Partners
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
Partners
Practice team including clinical, nursing, reception and administrative
staff, attached staff, District Nurses, Health Visitors, Social Care staff,
Midwife and voluntary sector.
Patients and carers
ICB staff
Secondary care service
GP JOB ROLE DESCRIPTION
Main
Purpose:
The
successful candidate will manage a caseload, dealing with a wide range of
presenting health care needs. The post
holder will work with clinical colleagues in ensuring the highest standards
of care for all registered patients. The post holder will also contribute to
planning and decision making as part of the practice team; the job
description therefore covers clinical and organisational elements.
The
post holder is expected to work to the standards as detailed in the RCGP/GPC
Good Medical Practice.
Location:
The
post holder will work at Church View Health Centre. Domiciliary visits to patients in their own home, care or residential home may on occasion be required.
Clinical:
- Provides comprehensive primary medical care
services including chronic disease management, child health surveillance,
contraceptive services, maternity services, minor surgery.
- Participates in providing a range of local
national and directed enhanced services in accordance with the
Practices PMS contract.
- Makes 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
and provides appropriate treatment.
- Screens patients for disease risk factors and
early signs of illness.
- Organises tests and investigations as
required.
- Develops with the patient a care plan for
health.
- Provides counselling and health education.
- Admits or discharges patients to and from
caseload and refers them to other care providers internally or
externally as appropriate.
- Participates in Duty Doctor' to deal with queries or carry out emergency home visits, or surgery consultations as appropriate.
- Complies with relevant practice
policy/guidelines, e.g. in relation to child protection,
confidentiality issues etc., as detailed in practice policy and
procedures.
- Is
committed to lifelong learning, audit and effectiveness issues to
ensure evidence based/best practice.
Organisational:
- Contributes to the evaluation/audit and
clinical standard setting with colleagues in the Practice.
- Keeps accurate and contemporaneous
records both written and computerised.
Records data in patient records systems to agreed standards within the
organisations clinical computer system/s.
- Contributes to the development of the organisation e.g. systems / pathways / policies and guidelines.
- Attends and contributes to Practice
meetings.
- Completes medical, insurance, DSS and
other reports relating to patients primarily under your care.
Other:
- The post holder will be
encouraged to develop skills and interests in accordance with agreed
priorities.
- Be responsible for maintaining
professional development.
- Participates in annual
revalidation/appraisal processes.
- The Post holder is required to
maintain full registration with the GMC and medical indemnity insurance. Written proof and evidence of registration
and membership is required.
- Maintains excellent
communication and working relationships with colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
REPORTS TO:
Partners
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
Partners
Practice team including clinical, nursing, reception and administrative
staff, attached staff, District Nurses, Health Visitors, Social Care staff,
Midwife and voluntary sector.
Patients and carers
ICB staff
Secondary care service
GP JOB ROLE DESCRIPTION
Main
Purpose:
The
successful candidate will manage a caseload, dealing with a wide range of
presenting health care needs. The post
holder will work with clinical colleagues in ensuring the highest standards
of care for all registered patients. The post holder will also contribute to
planning and decision making as part of the practice team; the job
description therefore covers clinical and organisational elements.
The
post holder is expected to work to the standards as detailed in the RCGP/GPC
Good Medical Practice.
Location:
The
post holder will work at Church View Health Centre. Domiciliary visits to patients in their own home, care or residential home may on occasion be required.
Clinical:
- Provides comprehensive primary medical care
services including chronic disease management, child health surveillance,
contraceptive services, maternity services, minor surgery.
- Participates in providing a range of local
national and directed enhanced services in accordance with the
Practices PMS contract.
- Makes 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
and provides appropriate treatment.
- Screens patients for disease risk factors and
early signs of illness.
- Organises tests and investigations as
required.
- Develops with the patient a care plan for
health.
- Provides counselling and health education.
- Admits or discharges patients to and from
caseload and refers them to other care providers internally or
externally as appropriate.
- Participates in Duty Doctor' to deal with queries or carry out emergency home visits, or surgery consultations as appropriate.
- Complies with relevant practice
policy/guidelines, e.g. in relation to child protection,
confidentiality issues etc., as detailed in practice policy and
procedures.
- Is
committed to lifelong learning, audit and effectiveness issues to
ensure evidence based/best practice.
Organisational:
- Contributes to the evaluation/audit and
clinical standard setting with colleagues in the Practice.
- Keeps accurate and contemporaneous
records both written and computerised.
Records data in patient records systems to agreed standards within the
organisations clinical computer system/s.
- Contributes to the development of the organisation e.g. systems / pathways / policies and guidelines.
- Attends and contributes to Practice
meetings.
- Completes medical, insurance, DSS and
other reports relating to patients primarily under your care.
Other:
- The post holder will be
encouraged to develop skills and interests in accordance with agreed
priorities.
- Be responsible for maintaining
professional development.
- Participates in annual
revalidation/appraisal processes.
- The Post holder is required to
maintain full registration with the GMC and medical indemnity insurance. Written proof and evidence of registration
and membership is required.
- Maintains excellent
communication and working relationships with colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Holds recognised primary medical qualification
- - GMC registration
- - Commitment to learning - evidence of developing existing skills/
- evidence of developing new skills
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- - On primary care performers list
- - Appropriate level of experience for application
- - Experience of managing complex medical problems
Desirable
- - Working with vulnerable / difficult client groups
- - Chronic Disease Management
Personal Qualities, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- - Ability to take a share of the overall practice workload
- - Ability to meet all clinical commitments in relation to the post
- - Enthusiasm
- - Professional integrity (non discriminatory)
- - Punctuality/good attendance record
- - Personal organisation and administrative skills/good record keeping
- - Professional integrity maintains trust of patients
- - Empathy able to develop effective relationships with patients
- - Personal attribute commitment to general practice
- - Seeks help appropriately
- - Commitment to learning
- - Works well as part of a team
- - Excellent communication skills
- - Adaptable to change
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Holds recognised primary medical qualification
- - GMC registration
- - Commitment to learning - evidence of developing existing skills/
- evidence of developing new skills
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- - On primary care performers list
- - Appropriate level of experience for application
- - Experience of managing complex medical problems
Desirable
- - Working with vulnerable / difficult client groups
- - Chronic Disease Management
Personal Qualities, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- - Ability to take a share of the overall practice workload
- - Ability to meet all clinical commitments in relation to the post
- - Enthusiasm
- - Professional integrity (non discriminatory)
- - Punctuality/good attendance record
- - Personal organisation and administrative skills/good record keeping
- - Professional integrity maintains trust of patients
- - Empathy able to develop effective relationships with patients
- - Personal attribute commitment to general practice
- - Seeks help appropriately
- - Commitment to learning
- - Works well as part of a team
- - Excellent communication skills
- - Adaptable to change
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).
