Job summary
To complement our friendly and supportive team, we are looking for an enthusiastic
and caring GP to work between 4-8 sessions per week. A competitive salary is offered to reflect experience.
Heartwood Medical Practice is a well-established and highly regarded GP
Practice, supporting 10,000 patients from our modern premises in the centre of
Swadlincote. CQC rated "Good" at our last review.
We are an innovative practice, continuously seeking improvements in
delivering high quality patient care.
We would welcome and support applications from GPs who wish to take an
active role in the future development of General Practice, together with a
desire to continue their own professional development and clinical interests.
If you feel you have the qualities and skills to succeed in this new and exciting role, we would love to hear from you.
Please email heartwood.medical@nhs.net
FAO of Michelle Hurley, Practice Manager. Informal discussions and visits are welcomed. Interviews will be held by Senior Partner, Dr Mark Rooney and partners.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
All GPs have a share of routine consultations, duty days, home visits,
workflow admin and tasks.
Patient consultations are either in-person at the surgery, or remote by
telephone or video. Home visits are shared between GPs and the new Home
Visiting Service.
We are also a Teaching Practice for medical students from the University
of Nottingham and share the mentoring across our GP team.
About us
About us
Friendly and supportive team
with high levels of experience. Consisting of 4 GPs, 3 ANPs, Pharmacist,
Practice Nurses, TNA, HCAs, Health coach, Social Prescriber, Care Co-ordinators
and reception/admin team.
Practice population circa 10,000 and
growing
GOOD CQC report
Practice IT: SystmOne, AccuRx, Ardens, MS
Teams
GMS contract
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description
- GP Salaried
- Reports to Partners (Clinically)
and Practice Manager (HR & Admin)
- Competitive salary and benefits
Job
Purpose
The
GP 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 patients
according to their individual needs. They will be part of a multi-disciplinary
team and will be expected to set an example to others, be involved in liaison
with external agencies; assist in education / training and to play a full role
in target achievement and service development.
Clinical
Responsibilities
The
GP will undertake a variety of duties including Practice consultations, both
telephone, video and face to face. Handling patient 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.
- In consultation with patients and
in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing
care plans for health.
- 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, using the clinical computer
system.
- Participating in QOF/IIF related
work.
- Compiling and issuing computer
generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
- Prescribing in accordance with the
Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is
clinically appropriate.
- Perform appropriate skilled
examinations with consideration for the patient.
- Respect patients right to
confidentiality and provide information to colleagues
- Respond rapidly to emergencies.
- Ensure up to date emergency
equipment and drugs used if required.
- Ensure up to date with developments
in clinical practice and regularly review knowledge and performance.
- Use reviews to develop Personal
Development plan.
- Be aware and comply with practice
clinical policies and protocols.
- Offer and provide, as appropriate to
individual patient needs, all immunisations that are currently available
as part of GMS.
Other
Responsibilities
- Working within Primary Care
Networks: Heartwood Medical Practice is part of Swadlincote PCN and
collaborative working is expected.
- 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 with the practice.
- Contributing to the summarising of
patients records and read coding patient data
- Attending training and events
organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description
- GP Salaried
- Reports to Partners (Clinically)
and Practice Manager (HR & Admin)
- Competitive salary and benefits
Job
Purpose
The
GP 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 patients
according to their individual needs. They will be part of a multi-disciplinary
team and will be expected to set an example to others, be involved in liaison
with external agencies; assist in education / training and to play a full role
in target achievement and service development.
Clinical
Responsibilities
The
GP will undertake a variety of duties including Practice consultations, both
telephone, video and face to face. Handling patient 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.
- In consultation with patients and
in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing
care plans for health.
- 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, using the clinical computer
system.
- Participating in QOF/IIF related
work.
- Compiling and issuing computer
generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
- Prescribing in accordance with the
Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is
clinically appropriate.
- Perform appropriate skilled
examinations with consideration for the patient.
- Respect patients right to
confidentiality and provide information to colleagues
- Respond rapidly to emergencies.
- Ensure up to date emergency
equipment and drugs used if required.
- Ensure up to date with developments
in clinical practice and regularly review knowledge and performance.
- Use reviews to develop Personal
Development plan.
- Be aware and comply with practice
clinical policies and protocols.
- Offer and provide, as appropriate to
individual patient needs, all immunisations that are currently available
as part of GMS.
Other
Responsibilities
- Working within Primary Care
Networks: Heartwood Medical Practice is part of Swadlincote PCN and
collaborative working is expected.
- 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 with the practice.
- Contributing to the summarising of
patients records and read coding patient data
- Attending training and events
organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Person Specification
Full job description attached
Essential
- Full job description attached
Desirable
- Full job description attached
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications
- Essential
- Qualified GP
- MRCGP
- Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
- General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
- Full GMC Registration
- National Performers List registration
- Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
- Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
Experience
Essential
- 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 GMS contract
Person Specification
Full job description attached
Essential
- Full job description attached
Desirable
- Full job description attached
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications
- Essential
- Qualified GP
- MRCGP
- Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
- General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
- Full GMC Registration
- National Performers List registration
- Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
- Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
Experience
Essential
- 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 GMS contract
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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