Job summary
The Pendle Medical Partnership in East Lancashire is looking to recruit an additional colleague to join our team. We are currently 10 GPs caring for 15,000 patients over two sites and we are keen to develop innovative approaches to IT and explore new ways of working. Ideally, you will have a passion for working with digital technologies and you will take a lead in developing our remote and e-consulting capability. It is likely that you have experience working in General Practice and you are looking for an opportunity to expand your leadership skills in a highly effective and quality driven team.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be an integral
member of the team and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care
setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all patients. Whilst a focus for the post-holder
may be digital, the fundamental requirement is for a team-based clinician who
cares about others.Clinical Responsibilities will include
a variety of duties including face to face and telephone consultations and visiting
patients at home. The emphasis on remote and digital consulting will be a key
feature of the post-holders responsibility, working with the wider team and
outside the practice where necessary to develop future facing access points for
patients and staff. The post holder will be expected to undertake all the
normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary
care including a share of the duty doctor rota and support of junior doctors
and allied health professionals.
About us
Team working is central to the culture of our practice and we
support each other throughout the day. We are a large modern training practice,
working from two sites in a beautiful part of the country. We are members of a
Pendle East PCN, comprising 5 GP practices and a rapidly expanding range of
additional roles.
We
have twice been awarded RCGP Quality Practice Award and we strive to maintain
high standards in everything that we do. Our team comprises 5 partners and 5
associate GPs working between 5-7 sessions each. The clinical team are actively
engaged in all aspects of clinical, teaching and research developments. We
explore dynamic progression from Associate to Partner on an individual basis.
The
wellbeing of our team is important. Holidays, rest time and time for
professional development are encouraged. Coffee catch-ups, time for lunch
together, tea (and cake) all encouraged but not compulsory!
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Available for 6 sessions/ week. The days are
likely to be fairly regular, though flexibility appreciated, depending on
Practice need and mutually agreed.
- Taking part in the additional hours rota,
which will include occasional Saturday mornings (currently 1 in10).
- 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
- In consultation with patients and in line with
current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for
health
- Providing counselling and health education
- Admitting or discharging patients to and from
the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
- 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Available for 6 sessions/ week. The days are
likely to be fairly regular, though flexibility appreciated, depending on
Practice need and mutually agreed.
- Taking part in the additional hours rota,
which will include occasional Saturday mornings (currently 1 in10).
- 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
- In consultation with patients and in line with
current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for
health
- Providing counselling and health education
- Admitting or discharging patients to and from
the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
- 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.
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in a GP practice
Qualifications
Essential
- To be a vocationally trained and accredited GP
- Medical degree
- GMC registered
- On a CCG performers list
- MRCGP
- Confidence and enthusiasm with IT and digital technologies
Desirable
- Experience of working in GP Practice
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in a GP practice
Qualifications
Essential
- To be a vocationally trained and accredited GP
- Medical degree
- GMC registered
- On a CCG performers list
- MRCGP
- Confidence and enthusiasm with IT and digital technologies
Desirable
- Experience of working in GP Practice
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).
