Job responsibilities
We can be flexible on session start times, including middle
of the day working to allow easy working around school runs or other family
commitments. We also welcome applications from those who are interested in a
retainer post.
About us: we are a 13,500 patient practice situated over 2
sites in Burgess Hill, a bustling commuter town in the beautiful Mid Sussex
Countryside. We have a team of 5 partners, 6 salaried GPs, an innovative and
experienced practice manager and an extensive multi-disciplinary team
consisting of a clinical pharmacist, social prescriber, 5 care coordinators, 4 practice nurses and 3
HCAs.
We are situated 15 minutes drive from the beautiful
Brighton Coast, and less than 5 minutes drive from the beautiful South Downs
National Park for those who enjoy outdoor pursuits.
We are a training practice and currently host FY2 doctors
and medical students; we will shortly be taking ST1/ST2 GP trainees. We have a
planned merger for May 2023 due to rapid growth of houses in Burgess Hill. This
is with the Meadows Practice which will provide us with opportunities for new
premises and a larger patient list of 23,500 patients which will allow further
opportunities for partnership and opportunities for special interests.
The practice is part of the Burgess Hill Villages PCN and
enjoy excellent working relationships with our local colleagues and supported
by our GP Federation, Alliance for Better Care.
We offer the following enhanced services, minor surgery,
joint injections, sigmoidoscopies, implant and coil fitting.
We welcome all enquiries and are able to schedule informal
chats either on site or via Microsoft Teams.
JOB TITLE: SALARIED GENERAL PRACTITIONER up to 6 Sessions / Week
REPORTS TO: THE PARTNERS (Clinically)
THE PRACTICE MANAGER (Administratively)
Overall Purpose To work as part of a clinical team providing NHS personal medical services to registered patients on the Practice list
Job Summary:
The post-holder will manage a caseload 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. Open to both experienced and newly qualified GPs.
Clinical Workload
4 to 8 sessions per week over 3 or 4 days. We will consider applicants interested in a job share.
We operate an on the day system with a mix of telephone and/or face to face appointments. The GPs are supported by an administrative GP who manages all of the admin for the day, greatly reduced administrative burden.
- In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, triage, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
- Respond to medical problems presented by temporary residents as required
- 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
- To assist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions e.g. asthma, COPD
- Completion of clinically related administrative and non clinical duties need for the delivery of the service
- Providing counselling and health education
- Refer patients for further opinions and interventions according to practice protocols
- Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
- 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
- Participate in training plans of GP registrar and medical students as required
- In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Maintaining, Monitoring & Updating Computer Database and Management of Medical Records & Practice Audits
- Ensure that practice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately with information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy and for practice recording requirements under IM&T protocols, QoF, QuiPP and enhanced services
- Respond to alerts on records
- Appropriate use of read codes
- Participating in the collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation of practice reports, performance monitoring and audits
- Participation in the auditing of Practice activity
- Participation in patient satisfaction audits
Practice Organisation
Process and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence
Undertake private medicals as required
Attendance at primary health care team meetings, significant event audit meetings, annual complaint audit meeting and others as deemed necessary
Initiate and participate in the formulation and implementation of new protocols, policies and procedures to aid and improve administrative organisation and the provision of services to patients
Ensure that the Practice complaints system is adhered to at all times
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
Completion of Information Governance on line toolkit annually and provide certificate
Maintain current CPR and anaphylaxis certification
Professional Development
Participate in an annual performance review under agreed headings
Engage in appropriate educational activity to maintain clinical competence and performance
Attendance and participation in educational meetings in the Practice and externally
Support colleagues in their professional development
