Job summary
Salaried General Practitioner (GP) Home Visiting Team
SESSIONS: Negotiable (Various
Roles)
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Clinical Director Dr T Douglas (Clinically)
PCN
Manager Katie Smith (Administratively)
HOSTED BY: Rother Valley South Primary Care Network
PLACE OF WORK: Rother Valley South PCN GP
Practices
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our multi-disciplinary PCN team.
We are a dynamic, forward thinking PCN
team who are passionate about developing and delivering excellent quality local
services to meet the needs of our patients.
The PCN has been successful in becoming
part of a national pilot scheme which will look at ways to make General
Practice Sustainable. The PCN is mobilising a Home Visiting team to support the
practices with home visits.
We are therefore looking to expand our
team by employing Salaried General Practitioners to work alongside our
practices and PCN staff within the home visiting provision.
Our PCN staff currently includes Clinical
Pharmacists, Physicians Associates, Social Prescribers, Paramedics, Physiotherapists,
Care Coordinators, Nurse Associates and Pharmacist Technicians.
Main duties of the job
To perform as an autonomous
general practitioner working independently and with other health care
professionals to assess, diagnose and treat the conditions of patients
attending within a primary care setting. Provide expert professional advice to
patients, carers and colleagues and ensure the maintenance of clinical
excellence. To be involved in the provision of education and training to GP
Registrars and other staff. To be
professionally accountable and responsible for all elements of clinical
practice in accordance with the GMC code of conduct ensuring the safety of
patients and quality of their care is primary.
The post holder will need to be capable of
independent travel across the Rother Valley South area to provide home visits and
work flexibly to meet the needs of the Business.
About us
Rother Valley South PCN is made up of four GP Practices with
a weighted list size of 57,000. Based in South Yorkshire ICB the Network covers
a large suburban area of Rotherham.
The PCN formed in 2019 with no changes to its original
members to date. The PCN incorporated as an LTD Company in 2023 to further
support development within the network.
Rother Valley South is a PCN Practices are:
- Dinnington Group Practice
- Swallownest Health Centre
- Kiveton Park medical Practice
- The Village Surgery
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
responsibilities
The post-holders main duty will be to conduct
home visits to undertake consultations with patients.
In accordance with the practice rota, as
agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety
of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries,
visiting patients at home, checking and signing/authorising 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
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
Prescribing in accordance with the practice
prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
The post-holder will be required
to visit patients during surgery time in an emergency if clinically indicated.
The post-holder will undertake a fair % of On
Call sessions per week as allocated on the practice rota and participate in the
extended hours enhanced service.
The post-holder will undertake fair share of
home visiting sessions per week as allocated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
responsibilities
The post-holders main duty will be to conduct
home visits to undertake consultations with patients.
In accordance with the practice rota, as
agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety
of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries,
visiting patients at home, checking and signing/authorising 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
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
Prescribing in accordance with the practice
prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
The post-holder will be required
to visit patients during surgery time in an emergency if clinically indicated.
The post-holder will undertake a fair % of On
Call sessions per week as allocated on the practice rota and participate in the
extended hours enhanced service.
The post-holder will undertake fair share of
home visiting sessions per week as allocated.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of continued professional development
- Experience of QOF and clinical audit
- General understanding of the primary care contract
Desirable
- Minimum of two years as a salaried GP
- Experience of medicines management
- Experience of ICB initiatives
Eligibility
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- National Performers List registration (England), noting that confirmation on this list is adequate for DBS confirmation
- Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
- Evidence of current validation
- Evidence of last appraisal
- Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified GP
- MRCGP
- Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
- General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS/Systmone user skills
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of continued professional development
- Experience of QOF and clinical audit
- General understanding of the primary care contract
Desirable
- Minimum of two years as a salaried GP
- Experience of medicines management
- Experience of ICB initiatives
Eligibility
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- National Performers List registration (England), noting that confirmation on this list is adequate for DBS confirmation
- Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
- Evidence of current validation
- Evidence of last appraisal
- Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified GP
- MRCGP
- Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
- General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS/Systmone user skills
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
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).
