Job summary
We are seeking a passionate and experienced GP to join our GP Practice in Bromley on a Permanent basis.
Working 2 sessions sessions per week.
Bromleag Care Practice has been awarded an APMS contract to deliver Primary Care to all residents of Nursing, Residential and Extra Care Sheltered accommodation in Bromley.
We have a patient list size of 1,800 and use EMIS software.
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.
Please see the Job Description for full details of the role.
About us
BGPA
is a federation of all 43 Bromley practices working collaboratively to enhance
the health and wellbeing of Bromley residents, covering over 350,000 patients,
100% of the Bromley population.
BGPAs
partner organisation is Bromley Education and Training Hub (BETH). BETH
supports education, training and professional development across primary care
in Bromley and beyond.
Organisational
Values / Objectives
BGPAs goals are to work strategically with Bromley practices to help secure the best
services for patients whilst working together to support member practices in
the challenges of a changing NHS.
BGPA aims to improve the morale of general practice in
Bromley by sharing expertise, services and supporting its workforce.
BGPA
will make a positive impact on medical services in Bromley by working closely
with One Bromley Partners including NHS SEL ICB, local NHS trusts, local
providers and patient groups, to improve the delivery of healthcare to the
local population
At
BGPA we truly believe that diversity fosters creativity and
innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive,
and to being a place where all belong.
We
want a workplace culture that truly reflects our values. We particularly
encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in
the Bromley GP Alliance workforce.
These
include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled
people and LGBTQI+ people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB TITLE: Salaried GP Bromleag Care Practice
Rate of pay: £12,000 per session per annum
Duties and Responsibilities
In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including visiting of homes, telephone & Video consultations, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner.
Provide proactive care, supporting and improving the health and wellbeing of the population.
Provide accessible care: providing a personalised, responsive, timely, flexible and accessible service.
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
Provide clinical care using expert knowledge and developed clinical skills in assessing, implementing and monitoring patients to ensure that the quality of patient care is maintained at the highest standard.
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
Undertake clinical letters / summary dictation.
Ensure the principles of clinical governance and risk management are applied to clinical practice.
Other responsibilities within the organisation:
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. KPIs, 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.
Ensuring death certificates are completed in a timely manner and in line with the Medical Examiner & Registrars legal requirements.
Signing of death certificates and cremation documentation. Should the post holder leave the employ of the practice and a patient dies within 2 weeks of the post holders departure, should the post holder be the last person who has seen the patient they will be required to complete the necessary paperwork within a week of such request.
Personal/Professional Development
Participate in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintain a record of own personal and/or professional development.
Participate in any training / education programme as required to ensure skills are maintained.
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
Assess own performance and development and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
Communication
Liaise with relevant colleagues, services users and external organisations where relevant with regard to dermatological issues.
Liaise with care homes, Secondary Care and community colleagues.
Work with all members of the practice team, acting as a role model and ambassador for Bromleag Care Practice.
Confidentiality / Data Protection / Freedom of Information
Post holders must maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and other health service business in accordance with the Data Protection Act of 1998. Post holders must not, without prior permission, disclose any information regarding patients or staff. If any member of staff has communicated any such information to an unauthorised person those staff will be liable to dismissal. Moreover, the Data Protection Act 1998 also renders an individual liable for prosecution in the event of unauthorised disclosure of information. Following the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2005, post holders must apply the BGPAs FOI procedure if they receive a written request for information.
Equal Opportunities
Post holders must at all times fulfil their responsibilities with regard to the BGPA Equal Opportunities Policy and Equality laws.
Health and Safety
All post holders have a responsibility, under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and subsequently published regulations, to ensure that the health and safety policies and procedures are complied with to maintain a safe working environment for patients, visitors and employees.
Infection Control
All post holders have a personal obligation to act to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). They must attend mandatory training in Infection Control and be compliant with all measures required by the Practice to reduce HCAIs. All post holders must comply with the BGPA Alliance infection screening and immunisation policies as well as be familiar with the Infection Control Policies, including those that apply to their duties, such as Hand Decontamination Policy, Personal Protective Equipment Policy, safe procedures for using aseptic techniques and safe disposal of sharps.
Risk Management
All post holders have a responsibility to report risks such as clinical and non-clinical accidents or incidents promptly. They are expected to be familiar with the use of risk assessments to predict and control risk, as well as the incident reporting system for learning from mistakes and near misses in order to improve services. Post holders must also attend training identified by their manager, or stated by BGPA to be mandatory.
Safeguarding vulnerable adults
Post holders have a general responsibility for safeguarding vulnerable adults in the course of their daily duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Smoking Policy
It is the Practices policy to promote health. Smoking, therefore, is actively discouraged. It is illegal within Practice buildings and vehicles.
Review of this Job Description
This job description is intended as an outline of the general areas of activity and will be amended in the light of the changing needs of the organisation. To be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB TITLE: Salaried GP Bromleag Care Practice
Rate of pay: £12,000 per session per annum
Duties and Responsibilities
In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including visiting of homes, telephone & Video consultations, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner.
Provide proactive care, supporting and improving the health and wellbeing of the population.
Provide accessible care: providing a personalised, responsive, timely, flexible and accessible service.
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
Provide clinical care using expert knowledge and developed clinical skills in assessing, implementing and monitoring patients to ensure that the quality of patient care is maintained at the highest standard.
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
Undertake clinical letters / summary dictation.
Ensure the principles of clinical governance and risk management are applied to clinical practice.
Other responsibilities within the organisation:
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. KPIs, 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.
Ensuring death certificates are completed in a timely manner and in line with the Medical Examiner & Registrars legal requirements.
Signing of death certificates and cremation documentation. Should the post holder leave the employ of the practice and a patient dies within 2 weeks of the post holders departure, should the post holder be the last person who has seen the patient they will be required to complete the necessary paperwork within a week of such request.
Personal/Professional Development
Participate in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintain a record of own personal and/or professional development.
Participate in any training / education programme as required to ensure skills are maintained.
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
Assess own performance and development and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
Communication
Liaise with relevant colleagues, services users and external organisations where relevant with regard to dermatological issues.
Liaise with care homes, Secondary Care and community colleagues.
Work with all members of the practice team, acting as a role model and ambassador for Bromleag Care Practice.
Confidentiality / Data Protection / Freedom of Information
Post holders must maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and other health service business in accordance with the Data Protection Act of 1998. Post holders must not, without prior permission, disclose any information regarding patients or staff. If any member of staff has communicated any such information to an unauthorised person those staff will be liable to dismissal. Moreover, the Data Protection Act 1998 also renders an individual liable for prosecution in the event of unauthorised disclosure of information. Following the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2005, post holders must apply the BGPAs FOI procedure if they receive a written request for information.
Equal Opportunities
Post holders must at all times fulfil their responsibilities with regard to the BGPA Equal Opportunities Policy and Equality laws.
Health and Safety
All post holders have a responsibility, under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and subsequently published regulations, to ensure that the health and safety policies and procedures are complied with to maintain a safe working environment for patients, visitors and employees.
Infection Control
All post holders have a personal obligation to act to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). They must attend mandatory training in Infection Control and be compliant with all measures required by the Practice to reduce HCAIs. All post holders must comply with the BGPA Alliance infection screening and immunisation policies as well as be familiar with the Infection Control Policies, including those that apply to their duties, such as Hand Decontamination Policy, Personal Protective Equipment Policy, safe procedures for using aseptic techniques and safe disposal of sharps.
Risk Management
All post holders have a responsibility to report risks such as clinical and non-clinical accidents or incidents promptly. They are expected to be familiar with the use of risk assessments to predict and control risk, as well as the incident reporting system for learning from mistakes and near misses in order to improve services. Post holders must also attend training identified by their manager, or stated by BGPA to be mandatory.
Safeguarding vulnerable adults
Post holders have a general responsibility for safeguarding vulnerable adults in the course of their daily duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Smoking Policy
It is the Practices policy to promote health. Smoking, therefore, is actively discouraged. It is illegal within Practice buildings and vehicles.
Review of this Job Description
This job description is intended as an outline of the general areas of activity and will be amended in the light of the changing needs of the organisation. To be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registered
- MBBS or equivalent Medical degree
- MRCGP
- Inclusion on the Performers List
- MPS/MDUS/MDDUS membership
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of general Practice in the UK
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
- Ability to safely oversee and share care of patients with nursing and other staff
- Ability to work with non-career grade staff, registrars and specialist nurses
- To have a broad understanding of all elements of, and a commitment to the principles of Clinical Governance
- Good IT skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of EMIS
- Working in Primary Care in an area with significant health problems.
Communication & Skills
Essential
- Caring attitude to patients
- Good personal interactive communications skills: clarity of expression and purpose
- The ability to work as a team member and on own initiative
- Acceptance of management and administrative duties by working within a structured team
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance
- Flexible working attitude
Organisational Skills
Essential
- Maintaining confidentiality around confidential information
- Keeping work areas safe & secure
- Reporting of security breaches
- Involvement in investigation of security breaches (as applicable)
- Reporting any changes to records/Information assets to the manager
Specialist knowledge/ skills
Essential
- An excellent knowledge of NHS mechanisms and processes
- Full UK Driving Licence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registered
- MBBS or equivalent Medical degree
- MRCGP
- Inclusion on the Performers List
- MPS/MDUS/MDDUS membership
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of general Practice in the UK
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
- Ability to safely oversee and share care of patients with nursing and other staff
- Ability to work with non-career grade staff, registrars and specialist nurses
- To have a broad understanding of all elements of, and a commitment to the principles of Clinical Governance
- Good IT skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of EMIS
- Working in Primary Care in an area with significant health problems.
Communication & Skills
Essential
- Caring attitude to patients
- Good personal interactive communications skills: clarity of expression and purpose
- The ability to work as a team member and on own initiative
- Acceptance of management and administrative duties by working within a structured team
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance
- Flexible working attitude
Organisational Skills
Essential
- Maintaining confidentiality around confidential information
- Keeping work areas safe & secure
- Reporting of security breaches
- Involvement in investigation of security breaches (as applicable)
- Reporting any changes to records/Information assets to the manager
Specialist knowledge/ skills
Essential
- An excellent knowledge of NHS mechanisms and processes
- Full UK Driving Licence
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).
