Salaried GP

Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities:

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, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions in paper or electronically and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations (e.g. DSS Reports) on behalf of the Practice, paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner;

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the Practice;

Recording clear and contemporaneous I.T. based 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 locally agreed or national guidelines;

In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within Primary Care.

Expectations of the Partnership for your role:

Take fair share of reds to help with the demands of patients whose Doctors are absent and/or other workloads allocated on a pro rata basis

Participate in the Urgent Care Clinic (UCC)/ Immediate Access Clinic rota (IAC) Nurse cover, as your patients will be accessing this service on a daily basis.

You will be expected to participate in the Practice lunchtime education meetings and attend protected learning time events. You will be expected to take part in audits. You will be expected to comply with any mandatory/CQC workloads.

You will be expected to take part in the training programmes of all Nurses, Students, Medical Students and Doctors.

As part of the General Practice workforce, you will work with the Partnership to work towards any new governmental directions/roles/White Papers, which might require a change in your working pattern to ensure compliance with new regulations.

Absence from the building will be by agreement of the Practice. This is to ensure services can be offered to patients throughout the year. Holidays will be organised via an annual holiday meeting, to enable a fair allocation amongst the all GPs.

Salaried Doctors will be expected to maintain their skills or achieve new skills as directed by the Partnership through their continuing professional development. The Practice operates an internal peer review system which salaried GPs take part in.

Salaried Doctors will take part in the appraisal system, as required and appraisals will be organised during your working week.

Quality

Alert colleagues 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.

Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards.

Communication

To be aware of data protection issues.

To liaise effectively with other health professionals both inside and outside the organisation, with regard to accepting and making clinical referrals.

Communicate effectively with patients and relatives, considering differences in language, literacy and culture.

Training & Personal Development

To undertake all personal training required to fulfil the current job role, and all future requirements relevant to this job description.

To provide training to any identified personnel requiring instruction as identified by the Practice.

Manage own time effectively, plan and meet personal and Practice targets.

Ensure own personal development through reflection and feedback from Partners and colleagues.

Ensure that personal continuing training needs are identified and met.

Take part in a personal annual appraisal with one of the Partners.

Computers

To maintain patient confidentiality at all times.

To ensure timely and accurate data is maintained on the Practices database.

To comply with all information management and information technology protocols and systems.

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder will have access to confidential information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice Policies and Procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety

The post-holder will support, promote and maintain the Practices Health & Safety Policy and Procedures and the Practices Infection Control Policy and Procedures.

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support, promote and maintain the Practices Equality & Diversity Policy.

Other responsibilities with the Practice:

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, annual QOF Assessment of the Practice;

Participate in any internal or external inspections or audit processes;

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;

Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records;

Attending training, Practice Meetings and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate;

Meet all tight timescales/deadlines for audits and written returns to ensure that the Practice meets quality standards and receives the designated funding (e.g. Quarterly Enhanced Services returns, annual QOF audit etc.)

Experience

Essential

• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload
• Proficient in the use of MS Office, Word, Excel, SystmOne and or other Clinical Software
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team;
• Ability to work with limited supervision;
• Understanding of the pressures faced by GPs and healthcare teams;
• Willingness to contribute to and participate in a peer support group;
• Current registration with the GMC and appropriate representation with a recognised medical defence organisation;
• Current DBS check (undertaken less than 6 months before the date of appointment);
• Strong levels of IT proficiency and familiarity with primary care clinical systems (the Practice currently uses Vision). Experience in using the Microsoft suite of programmes;
• Proven ability to offer support within a clinical team and share learning points in Practice meetings;
• Ability to draft cogent, error-free letters and reports in a timely manner;
• A good understanding of GMS contracting requirements and the operation of the Quality Outcomes Framework process(QOF and QMAS);
• A specialist interest in e.g. family planning, paediatrics, minor surgery
• Fitting / removal of IUCDs
• Experience of delivering QOF objectives
• Experience of service redesign

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Commitment to continuing professional development of self and others.
• Able to maintain the consistent delivery of high quality services.
• Satisfactory completion of an enhanced check through the Vetting and Barring Service (this will be taken up if offered the post).
• Legal Right to work in the UK
• A commitment to anti-discriminatory practices in employment, training and service delivery.
• An understanding of Health and Safety responsibilities.
• Flexibility in working hours.
• Vaccinated or willing to be vaccinated for Hep B/MMR and other relevant employment vaccinations programmes.

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully trained GP with JCTGP Vocational Training Certificate.
• Current and full driving licence

Desirable

• Higher post graduate membership, for example, MRCGP / nMRCGP, MRCP, DRCOG, DCH
• Family Planning to include LARC (Long Acting Reversible Contraception) fitting and removal of IUCDs
• Minor surgery / joint injections.

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).