Job summary
Fantastic GP opportunity in St Ives,
Cornwall
NEW SALARIED GP
ROLE IN A DREAM LOCATION
12 patients per session
+/- 1 visit per day
Restricted Duty Doc
sessions
Limited paperwork responsibility
Suitable for newly qualified and experienced GPs alike
£11k-£12k per session per annum.
We would like to welcome an enthusiastic,
committed, and forward-thinking salaried GP into our friendly
team. We have recently re-designed our templates to limit GP workload and are
offering:
4 to 8 sessions per week
Defined workload
Mentorship and support available for newly
qualified GP's including the "New to practice fellowships" via Kernow
CIC
Opportunities to develop a range of special
interests and to expand your role
6 weeks holiday plus 1 week study leave pro-rata
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
We are a progressive practice providing an
extended range of high-quality services, working from our inspiring Victorian
grade 2 listed premises in this picturesque seaside town.
Outstanding CQC Rating on all inspections to date
5 partners and 6 salaried GPs, 4 Nurse
Practitioners and large Nursing/HCA team
A diverse & harmonious supporting team
including Clinical Pharmacist, Social Prescriber, First
Contact Physiotherapist and Clinical Admin Team who are committed to
reducing GP workload
12,000+ patients
QOF targets achieved & committed to high quality patient care
Strong commitment to postgraduate (F2 and GP) and undergraduate training
Extensive range of services on site: MIU,
minor surgery and womens health clinics, shared care
substance misuse and anticoagulation monitoring
We have on site parking for staff
Job description
Job responsibilities
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
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
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications and Training:
- On GMC GP Register
- On Medical Performers List
- Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
- Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check and on update scheme
- UK driving licence
- UK work permit (if required)
- Skills and Experience:
- Chronic disease management
- Primary prevention & screening services
- Clinical Governance
- Delivery of QoF targets
- Self-audit and reflection
- Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork
- Time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure
- Computer literacy
- Aptitude and Abilities:
- Willingness to share and collaborate across entire primary health team
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to recognize own limitations and act upon them appropriately
- Willingness to learn new skills and to problem solve on a daily basis
- An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
- Ability to work within the changing structures of the NHS and work to the requirements of other regulatory bodies
- Excellent communicator
Desirable
- Evidence of continued professional development
- MRCGP
- EMIS Web
- Lexacom
- Accurx
- Adaptability to change
- Service Development
- Ability to input to strategic and practice development requirements
- Ability to challenge traditional models of working and to suggest improvements for change in a positive and inclusive manner
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications and Training:
- On GMC GP Register
- On Medical Performers List
- Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
- Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check and on update scheme
- UK driving licence
- UK work permit (if required)
- Skills and Experience:
- Chronic disease management
- Primary prevention & screening services
- Clinical Governance
- Delivery of QoF targets
- Self-audit and reflection
- Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork
- Time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure
- Computer literacy
- Aptitude and Abilities:
- Willingness to share and collaborate across entire primary health team
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to recognize own limitations and act upon them appropriately
- Willingness to learn new skills and to problem solve on a daily basis
- An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
- Ability to work within the changing structures of the NHS and work to the requirements of other regulatory bodies
- Excellent communicator
Desirable
- Evidence of continued professional development
- MRCGP
- EMIS Web
- Lexacom
- Accurx
- Adaptability to change
- Service Development
- Ability to input to strategic and practice development requirements
- Ability to challenge traditional models of working and to suggest improvements for change in a positive and inclusive manner
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).
