Salaried GP (2-4 sessions p/w)

Job responsibilities

WEST KENSINGTON SURGERY

SALARIED GENERAL PRACTITIONER JOB DESCRIPTION

REPORTS TO:

The GP Principal (Clinically)

The Practice Manager (Administratively)

Overall Purpose to provide NHS personal medical services to registered patients on the Practice list.

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 him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties according to the GMCs principles of good practice, including:

-face-to-face, telephone and email/online consultations

-triage or first assessment contacts

-home visits

-checking and signing of repeat prescriptions and dealing with medicine-related patient queries

-paperwork and correspondence

-dealing with temporarily-registered patients

-dealing with emergencies according

-Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organization

-Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

-Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

-Taking part in the practices QOF programme and other NHS quality programmes

-In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health

-To assist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions

-Completion of clinically related administrative and non-clinical duties needed for the delivery of the service

-Providing counseling and health education

-Refer patients for further opinions and interventions according to Practice and local protocols

-Take on clinical leadership roles to be agreed

-Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes

-Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions

-Prescribe in accordance with the local prescribing guidelines

-Participate in training plans of medical students and other professionals required

In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Maintaining, monitoring and updating computer database and management of medical records and practice audits

The post-holder shall:

-Ensure that practice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately with information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy and for practice recording requirements under QOF and Enhanced Services.

-Take part in leading on various QOF areas

-Appropriate use of read codes.

-Participating in the collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation of practice reports, performance monitoring, audits and quality assurance

-Take part in practice SEAs

Practice Organisation

Process and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence

-Attendance at in-house meetings, significant event audit meetings and others as deemed necessary

-Ensure that the practice complaints system is adhered to at all times

-Awareness and compliance with all relevant guidelines e.g. data protection, confidentiality and health and safety

-Maintain current CPR and anaphylaxis certification

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organization. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorized persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy.

The post-holder will identify the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks, use appropriate infection control procedures, particularly those relating to needlestick injuries, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards and ensure that all significant incidents are reported according to Practice policies and procedures.

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues to include:

Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with current legislation

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, Carers and colleagues

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to the individual, is non-judgemental and respects an individuals circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Quality

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

- Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhanced the teams performance

-Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

-Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members

- Communicate effectively with patients and carers

-Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Clinical Workload

A clinical session shall consist of 4 hrs and 10 minutes.

Each session will in general comprise:

- Several remote first-contact appointments (by phone, email, or SMS ) which the post-holder may choose to use to complete the clinical contact, or instead may decide further face-to-face assessment is needed.

-several face-to-face consultation appointments.

-Occasional emergency appointments

-Administration time for referrals, prescriptions, review of pathology results and other administration tasks that may arise.

-Home visits if necessary would in general fall within the 4 hrs and 10 minutes session, but very occasionally may entail additional time, particular in emergencies

There shall be appropriate break time between sessions.

At times the post-holder will be asked to attend Practice Meetings and if this falls outside the paid sessional time this will be claimed as paid time.

The post-holder shall endeavor to stay up to date with clinical system tasks, prescriptions, pathology results, referrals and incoming documents assigned to the workload

The post-holder shall in general follow-up results of investigations and communications with other organizations that relate to patients dealt with in a clinical session.

The post-holder will be expected to complete examinations and reports for benefits agencies and to complete reports requested by other parties such as insurance companies, employers, and care agencies.

Essential

Essential

• Qualified GP
• MRCGP
• Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
• Eligibility
• Full GMC Registration
• National Performers List registration
• Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• Minimum of three years as a salaried GP
• Experience of medicines management
• Experience of ICB initiatives
• General understanding of the GMS contract
• Outstanding level of clinical knowledge and skills commensurate with that of a locum GP
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong IT skills
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• EMIS / Systmone / Vision user skills
• Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Problem solving & analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
• Experience with clinical risk management
• Personal QualitiesEssentialDesirable
• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Effectively utilises resources
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• Occupational Health Clearance

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).