Job summary
We are looking for a enthusiastic & motivated GP to join
our supportive & dynamic clinical team at Rock Healthcare.
The successful applicant will deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered patients on the Practice list.
As a team we have monthly clinical meetings and work
collaboratively discussing all significant events, complaints, clinical audits,
QOF, Safeguarding, EOL, targets and contracts, clinical pathways, peer review,
patient feedback.
We are a valuable and active member of our PCN and staff are
appointed via the ARRS roles. Including our GPA, who works alongside our lead
GP to support the practice to delivery high quality services and improve health
outcomes for patients.
The role is for 4 to 8 sessions per week.
Main duties of the job
The Practice has full leadership support from the lead Clinical GP
and experienced Practice Manager, Team Leaders. Our prescribing pharmacists &
Pharmacy tech team cover 5 days per week. This supports the Practice as they
process the EPS on a daily basis reducing the administration burden for our
GPs. We also have the support of our Paramedics in the Practice employed under
the ARRS roles significantly reducing the number of home visits required from
our GPs. Our acute visiting service provided by BARDOC also support the Practice.
We have a Docman hub and our pharmacy team work on the Docman on a daily basis
to reduce the Docman flow to our GPs.
Our prescribing clinical team also
have the additional support of our experience ANP who works in the Practice 5
days per week dealing with all minor ailments and ASK My GP. Clinics are also
held in the Practice by our first contact physiotherapists on a weekly basis.
We provide services in house such as joint injections, Paediatric bloods (Bury
Contract), Implants & Coil fittings.
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, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
About us
Rock Healthcare is a long established, forward thinking and dynamic GP Practice currently serving around 9,500 patients. We are based at Moorgate Primary Care Centre in Bury. The site is a modern, purpose-built premises containing a variety of primary care services to meet the needs of the local population. We are proud to be a teaching Practice for Medical Students, Nursing Students, Health Care Assistants and GP Trainees, and are committed to the continued development of our teams.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Managing a caseload and dealing with a wide range of health needs
in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all
registered and temporary patients on the Practice list.
Please see attached job description for more information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Managing a caseload and dealing with a wide range of health needs
in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all
registered and temporary patients on the Practice list.
Please see attached job description for more information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- On GMC GP Register
- On Medical Performers List
- Annual appraisal and revalidation, including training for appraisal (when appropriate)
- Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check
- UK driving license
- UK work permit (as required)
- Willing to undertake continuous personal development and ongoing mandatory training modules
Desirable
- Evidence of continued professional development
- MRCGP
- Experience of appraisal in practice or other healthcare setting
- Additional clinical skills beyond General Practice
Experience
Essential
- Chronic disease management
- Primary prevention and 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 including clinical system insight, Microsoft word and email use
Desirable
- EMIS Web
- Docman
- Patient triage systems
- Service Development experience and knowledge
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Willingness to share and collaborate across entire primary health team
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multidisciplinary and multiagency teams
- Ability to work flexibly and with a facilitative approach
- Ability to recognise 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 communication skills, recognising peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and able to respond accordingly
- Ability to deal with sensitive information in a tactful way
Desirable
- 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
- On GMC GP Register
- On Medical Performers List
- Annual appraisal and revalidation, including training for appraisal (when appropriate)
- Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check
- UK driving license
- UK work permit (as required)
- Willing to undertake continuous personal development and ongoing mandatory training modules
Desirable
- Evidence of continued professional development
- MRCGP
- Experience of appraisal in practice or other healthcare setting
- Additional clinical skills beyond General Practice
Experience
Essential
- Chronic disease management
- Primary prevention and 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 including clinical system insight, Microsoft word and email use
Desirable
- EMIS Web
- Docman
- Patient triage systems
- Service Development experience and knowledge
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Willingness to share and collaborate across entire primary health team
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multidisciplinary and multiagency teams
- Ability to work flexibly and with a facilitative approach
- Ability to recognise 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 communication skills, recognising peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and able to respond accordingly
- Ability to deal with sensitive information in a tactful way
Desirable
- 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).
