Job summary
An Exciting Opportunity to join a friendly high
achieving Primary Care Team
Haven Health Practice is an inclusive, high achieving, friendly,
flexible, forward thinking, multi-disciplinary primary care team. As a training practice we will support, train
and professionally develop the right individual who can help us meet our
patients needs.
Haven Health, part of Suffolk Primary Care looks after 9000 patients. Based in Felixstowe on the east coast, with
close travel links to the beautiful Suffolk countryside and leading towns.
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. This will
include being duty GP as part of the On The Day rota
The role is for 6 sessions with a view to partnership
Salary starting from £11,500 per session
Informal coffee-time visits are
encouraged, for more information please contact either of the below
Dr Paul Driscoll, Senior Partner, paul.driscoll@nhs.net
Sally Fairbanks, Practice Manager, sally.fairbanks@nhs.net
Website: https://suffolkprimarycare.uk/haven-health
Main duties of the job
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 and dealing with queries, patient test results,
reports and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or
referred from other health care workers within the organisation
Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
Screen 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
About us
SPC is an innovative partnership with likeminded
Suffolk GP surgeries covering 130,000 patients.
Doctors and practice staff share resources and work
together to ensure patients continue to receive high quality healthcare.
Suffolk Primary Care is committed to a policy of
equal opportunities in employment. Applicants will ideally be fully vaccinated
against Covid.
Benefits of working for SPC include:
NHS Pension Scheme
- The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined
benefits scheme
- Life insurance
- Family benefits including an adult
dependents pension and childrens pension
- Ill health benefits
- 20%
employer contribution
Electric
Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- No deposit
- No credit check
- Fully comprehensive insurance
- Servicing and tyres
- Breakdown cover
- Up
to £2,000 contribution from SPC subject to conditions
Proper
Pay
- Living
Wage Foundation Accredited
GP Remote Working
Eye Care Vouchers
Health Service Discounts
Annual Leave - Minimum 33 days FTE with enhancements for long service
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity terms
Job description
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 and dealing with queries, patient test results,
reports and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or
referred from other health care workers within the organisation
Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
Screen 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
Provide counselling and health education
Admit or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
Collect data for audit purposes and complying with QOF
Compile and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
Prescribe in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically
appropriate
Participate in teaching and supporting medical students
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
Commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice
Contribution to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
Contribution to the development of computer-based patient records
Contribution to the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data
Attendance at training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Job description
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 and dealing with queries, patient test results,
reports and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or
referred from other health care workers within the organisation
Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
Screen 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
Provide counselling and health education
Admit or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
Collect data for audit purposes and complying with QOF
Compile and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
Prescribe in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically
appropriate
Participate in teaching and supporting medical students
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
Commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice
Contribution to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
Contribution to the development of computer-based patient records
Contribution to the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data
Attendance at training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration On the Medical Performers List
Desirable
- MRCGP Family Plan. Cert or DFFP / DFSRH
Experience
Essential
- Well-developed IT skills Excellent interpersonal skills Experience of a primary care clinical system (SystmOne)
Desirable
- Interest in service development Experience of audit work/cycle
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration On the Medical Performers List
Desirable
- MRCGP Family Plan. Cert or DFFP / DFSRH
Experience
Essential
- Well-developed IT skills Excellent interpersonal skills Experience of a primary care clinical system (SystmOne)
Desirable
- Interest in service development Experience of audit work/cycle
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).
