Job summary
Elmwood Family Doctors is a large, modern General Practice
located across two sites in Huddersfield (Holmfirth and Meltham).
We are looking to expand our clinical team as part of our longer-term
succession planning. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated
Salaried GP to join our team which consists of 11 Partners, 1 Salaried GP, 2
ANPs plus a team of Practices nurses and Health Care Assistants supported by a
large administrative team.
We are a large, friendly and supportive team, which includes
supporting individual extended clinical interests. Were open to discussion
around a pattern of hours that allows individual work-life balance, whilst also
meeting the needs of our Practice.
Holmfirth
and Meltham are great places to live and work, with good schools. There is
plenty happening in Holmfirth and Meltham, with annual festivals for Jazz, Folk
Music, Film, and the Arts. The villages sit amongst beautiful Pennine
countryside but have good local amenities and are an easy drive to Leeds,
Manchester & Sheffield.
Main duties of the job
Our Practices are open to patients from Monday to Friday, with
our clinical and administrative staff working flexibly to provide services
throughout our opening hours.
We work with our staff to meet individual preferences
for working hours where possible and whilst ensuring appropriate levels of
cover. We will work with the successful candidate to agree a pattern of hours, which
will need to include some extended hours of work comparative to other members
of the team.
System One is operated as the main clinical system.
The main duties of the role are set out in the job description
below.
We are looking for a GP who is enthusiastic, motivated, able to work independently and as part of a team, and
interested in providing high quality clinical services to a varied population.
About us
We are a well-established Practice, split across two sites. Our Holmfirth
site is based in a modern building with excellent facilities. Our Meltham sits in the heart of the local
village community. We offer a full range of services across both
practices.
We are proud to deliver a high standard of care to all our patients and our
staff have a key role to play in this. Clinicians meet daily for informal
discussion and peer support, providing opportunity to share experience and
learning within the team, and weekly for in-house CPD. The successful candidate
will benefit from the opportunity to share and further develop their knowledge
and experience within this supportive environment.
We are an inclusive, friendly team. We have excellent business management and admin. support in place who run the operation of the Practice and
delivery of high quality services to patients.
Key Features:
- Just
under 15,000 patients.
- Modern
renovated property offering a wide range of enhanced services.
- Outstanding
CQC rating.
- Paper-free
with System One, high QOF points, EPS, online access for repeat
prescriptions, appointment booking and medical records.
- Training
practice with GP Trainees, Medical Students, Advanced Clinical
Practitioner (ACP), Physician Associate training, HCA Apprenticeship and
GPN Ready mentorship. Research Ready Practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Clinical Responsibilities
- The
post-holder will practice in accordance with accepted good medical
practice and the various clinical policies of Elmwood Family Doctors.
- The
post-holder will work to an agreed timetable and make themselves available
to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations and
visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions,
mainly online prescriptions, and dealing with queries, paperwork and
correspondence in a timely fashion.
- The
post holder will make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to
presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health
care workers within the organisation or external organisations.
- The
post holder will assess the health needs of patients with undifferentiated
and undiagnosed problems, screen patients for disease risk factors and
early signs of illness.
- The
post holder will contribute to QOF requirements and recording data appropriately
to achieve other practice quality markers.
- The
post holder, in consultation with patients and in line with current
practice disease management protocols, develop care plans for health
related illnesses.
- The
post holder will record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to
agreed standards.
- The
post holder will collect data for audit purposes and contribute to the
Practice audit programme.
- The
post holder will prescribe in accordance with the accepted prescribing
formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
- The
post holder will take responsibility for some aspects of the clinical work
within the team, for example: coordinating aspects of governance, QOF,
enhanced services, CPD and keeping clinical protocols up to date.
- In
general the post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal
duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary
care, as set by Royal College of General Practitioners, General Medical
council, all other Royal colleges and councils applicable to the staff
within the practice, Department of Health and all other regulatory and
standard setting organisations. This includes appraisal and revalidation.
- The
post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will
alert other team members to issues of quality and risk, assess own
performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or
under supervision.
- The
post holder will work effectively with individuals in other agencies to
meet patients needs and effectively manage own time, workload and
resources.
- The post holder will contribute to the teams
approach which ensures that referrals are made for patients to see other
medical service providers, ensuring that adequate information is given to
personnel to whom the patient has been referred for proper assessment to
be made.
Other Responsibilities
- Be
supportive of any complaints policy and procedure to ensure proper
investigation and appropriate follow-up action in the event of a
complaining being made about any aspect of the service provided or any
personal provider of the service
- Equality
and Diversity: The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and
rights of patients, carers and colleagues, and behave in a manner which is
welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their
circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Clinical Responsibilities
- The
post-holder will practice in accordance with accepted good medical
practice and the various clinical policies of Elmwood Family Doctors.
- The
post-holder will work to an agreed timetable and make themselves available
to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations and
visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions,
mainly online prescriptions, and dealing with queries, paperwork and
correspondence in a timely fashion.
- The
post holder will make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to
presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health
care workers within the organisation or external organisations.
- The
post holder will assess the health needs of patients with undifferentiated
and undiagnosed problems, screen patients for disease risk factors and
early signs of illness.
- The
post holder will contribute to QOF requirements and recording data appropriately
to achieve other practice quality markers.
- The
post holder, in consultation with patients and in line with current
practice disease management protocols, develop care plans for health
related illnesses.
- The
post holder will record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to
agreed standards.
- The
post holder will collect data for audit purposes and contribute to the
Practice audit programme.
- The
post holder will prescribe in accordance with the accepted prescribing
formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
- The
post holder will take responsibility for some aspects of the clinical work
within the team, for example: coordinating aspects of governance, QOF,
enhanced services, CPD and keeping clinical protocols up to date.
- In
general the post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal
duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary
care, as set by Royal College of General Practitioners, General Medical
council, all other Royal colleges and councils applicable to the staff
within the practice, Department of Health and all other regulatory and
standard setting organisations. This includes appraisal and revalidation.
- The
post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will
alert other team members to issues of quality and risk, assess own
performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or
under supervision.
- The
post holder will work effectively with individuals in other agencies to
meet patients needs and effectively manage own time, workload and
resources.
- The post holder will contribute to the teams
approach which ensures that referrals are made for patients to see other
medical service providers, ensuring that adequate information is given to
personnel to whom the patient has been referred for proper assessment to
be made.
Other Responsibilities
- Be
supportive of any complaints policy and procedure to ensure proper
investigation and appropriate follow-up action in the event of a
complaining being made about any aspect of the service provided or any
personal provider of the service
- Equality
and Diversity: The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and
rights of patients, carers and colleagues, and behave in a manner which is
welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their
circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Medical Degree
- *Current GMC registration with license to practice
- *Inclusion on the GP register
- *Experience of working in a Primary Care Environment
Desirable
- *Evidence of further qualifications and interests.
Experience
Essential
- Working in the primary care setting
- Evidence of working with undifferentiated patients
- Confidence in managing complex patients in a holistic manner
Desirable
- Evidence of quality improvement activity in primary care
- Evidence of being a valued team member
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Medical Degree
- *Current GMC registration with license to practice
- *Inclusion on the GP register
- *Experience of working in a Primary Care Environment
Desirable
- *Evidence of further qualifications and interests.
Experience
Essential
- Working in the primary care setting
- Evidence of working with undifferentiated patients
- Confidence in managing complex patients in a holistic manner
Desirable
- Evidence of quality improvement activity in primary care
- Evidence of being a valued team member
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.
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UK Registration
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