Job summary
Greggs wood and Speldhurst Medical Group
3 partner owned practice with a dispensary and 2 sites. We cover a large area of Tunbridge wells with our site one the East and West boundaries of the area.
Looking for a General practitioner to cover 6 sessions on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit an experienced GP to cover 6 sessions on
a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Practice is geographically divided
across Tunbridge Wells at Greggs Wood Road and in the village of Speldhurst.
We provide general medical services
for approximately 9,500 patients living in the Speldhurst/ Southborough/
Langton Green /Rusthall/ Tunbridge Wells area. The Speldhurst surgery is
located in an idyllic countryside setting.
The clinical systems are Emis Web,
Docman 10, Accurx, Anima and Doris
We can offer a competitive salary, NHS
pension, Indemnity costs cover and 6 weeks annual leave pro rata.
About us
The practice comprises of 3 partner GPs who work 6 sessions per week each and 4 Salaried Gps. The wider team include a paramedic, HCA, 2 nurses, Dispensers, Admin team, large reception team and practice manager Mandy Cole which all cover the both sites.
We are a training practice and take in GP trainees and FY2s. We also encourage further training in our own staff and currently our paramedic is starting a prescribing course.
We work very closely with the local surgeries and are part of the Tunbridge Wells PCN. Through the PCN we employ ARRS roles including, Clinical pharmacist, paramedics, Mental health navigators and First contact physiotherapists from the local MSK team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Clinical responsibilities:
- In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing 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
- Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
- 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.
Other responsibilities within the organisation:
- Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
- 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
- Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data
- Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Clinical responsibilities:
- In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing 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
- Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
- 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.
Other responsibilities within the organisation:
- Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
- 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
- Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data
- Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality
- and Outcome Framework (QOF)
- Understand the health and social needs of a local practice patient population
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients and other healthcare professionals.
- Experience of supporting service change
- Ability to listen actively to patients in a non-judgemental manner.
- The ability to deal with criticism and work well under severe pressure.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Patience and a calm demeanour in stressful situations.
- Formulating treatment plans and evaluation of progress
- Ability to work with integrated care pathways, protocols, and patient specific directives.
- Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing primary care
- Ability to develop and deliver evidence based care.
- Experience of service improvement and quality initiatives.
- Evidence of contributing to practice development and research in clinical area.
- Ability to understand the importance of and establish own role in Clinical Governance and risk management.
- Demonstrates evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
- Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to work flexibly to meet Practice demands
- Sensitive and shows empathy in difficult situations
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, nurses, other staff and agencies (verbal, written and electronic formats)
- Caring attitude to patients
- Must value and appreciate the worth of others
- A recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion to patients and colleagues
- Progressive, forward-thinking attitude
- Commitment to continuing education and professional development
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully Qualified GP eligible to work in General Practice in the NHS
- MBBS or equivalent medical degree
- National Performers List Registration
- General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
- Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983
- Clear DBS report
- Evidence of commitment to ongoing personal & professional development
- Eligible to independently practice in the United Kingdom
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality
- and Outcome Framework (QOF)
- Understand the health and social needs of a local practice patient population
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients and other healthcare professionals.
- Experience of supporting service change
- Ability to listen actively to patients in a non-judgemental manner.
- The ability to deal with criticism and work well under severe pressure.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Patience and a calm demeanour in stressful situations.
- Formulating treatment plans and evaluation of progress
- Ability to work with integrated care pathways, protocols, and patient specific directives.
- Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing primary care
- Ability to develop and deliver evidence based care.
- Experience of service improvement and quality initiatives.
- Evidence of contributing to practice development and research in clinical area.
- Ability to understand the importance of and establish own role in Clinical Governance and risk management.
- Demonstrates evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
- Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to work flexibly to meet Practice demands
- Sensitive and shows empathy in difficult situations
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, nurses, other staff and agencies (verbal, written and electronic formats)
- Caring attitude to patients
- Must value and appreciate the worth of others
- A recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion to patients and colleagues
- Progressive, forward-thinking attitude
- Commitment to continuing education and professional development
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully Qualified GP eligible to work in General Practice in the NHS
- MBBS or equivalent medical degree
- National Performers List Registration
- General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
- Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983
- Clear DBS report
- Evidence of commitment to ongoing personal & professional development
- Eligible to independently practice in the United Kingdom
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).