Job summary
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We have an exciting opportunity for recently qualified
and experienced General Practionaires to come
and work for the Confederation providing high quality patient focused health
care in the Hillingdon Borough. We are looking for salaried and self-employed
GPs to join our team and support the delivery of our Extended Access Hubs
service. You will also have the opportunity to work in a variety of other
services that the Confederation deliver including specialist services
such as Coil and Pessary through to our other essential service Primary
Care surge service.
We are looking for enthusiastic and committed GPs and in
return we will support you in continuing your professional development whilst
you work for us. As a key member of the team, you will work collaboratively
with clinical and non-clinical colleagues to dealing with a wide range of
primary care presenting health care needs. With the opportunity to work across
multiple locations you will ensuring the highest standards of care for all
presenting patients whether they attend in person or via telephone consolation
If you are looking for an enjoyable and rewarding role
supporting Hillingdon deliver its primary care needs this is the opportunity
for you.
Main duties of the job
Foster and maintain
strong links with all services across the PCN and neighbouring networks.
Explores the
potential for collaborative working and takes opportunities to initiate and
sustain such relationships.
Demonstrates
use of appropriate communication to gain the co-operation of relevant
stakeholders (including patients, senior and peer colleagues, and other
professionals, other NHS/private organisations e.g. CCGs).
Can recognise
personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when necessary.
Liaises with
other stakeholders as needed for the collective benefit of patients.
About us
The Confederation, Hillingdon CIC works in partnership with general
practice and other healthcare providers in Hillingdon to deliver high quality
clinical services to our patients. Our
aim is to improve care for patients by working collaboratively across primary
care and our partners as part of the Integrated Care Partnership. The
Confederation team also work proactively to develop and support individual GP
practices, PCNs and Neighbourhoods and their changing needs. We are of the
NHS but independent, innovative, agile and transformational.
General capacity across primary care is being expanded
rapidly. The Confederation is determined to develop as an attractive place to
work that provides rewarding roles and opportunities to grow in order to
attract and retain great staff that in turn provides the highest quality care.
Our Values:
- We work together to make a difference
- We care enough to go the extra mile
- We support, trust, and empower
- We sincerely value each other
- We support Primary Care to own its destiny
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
In
accordance with the services needs the post-holder will make him/her-self
available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations,
telephone/video 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 practice or
external organisations.
-
Assessing
the health needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
-
Screening
patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
-
Contributing
to QOF requirements and recording data appropriately.
-
Contributing
to PCN requirements and recording data appropriately.
-
In
consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management
protocols, developing care plans for health related illnesses.
-
Screening
patients for health education.
-
Admitting
and 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 and contributing to the practice audit programme as
required.
-
Compiling and issuing
computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions using ESP (avoiding physical
or hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
-
Prescribing in accordance with the
accepted prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically
appropriate.
-
Take
responsibility for some aspects of the clinical work within the team, for
example: coordinating aspects of governance, QOF, enhanced services, CPD and
keeping clinical protocols up to date.
-
In general, the post holder will be
expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated
with a GP working within primary care, as set by Royal College of General
Practitioners, General Medical council, all other Royal colleges and councils
applicable to the staff within the practice, Department of Health, Clinical
Commissioning Groups and all other regulatory and standard setting
organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
In
accordance with the services needs the post-holder will make him/her-self
available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations,
telephone/video 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 practice or
external organisations.
-
Assessing
the health needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
-
Screening
patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
-
Contributing
to QOF requirements and recording data appropriately.
-
Contributing
to PCN requirements and recording data appropriately.
-
In
consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management
protocols, developing care plans for health related illnesses.
-
Screening
patients for health education.
-
Admitting
and 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 and contributing to the practice audit programme as
required.
-
Compiling and issuing
computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions using ESP (avoiding physical
or hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
-
Prescribing in accordance with the
accepted prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically
appropriate.
-
Take
responsibility for some aspects of the clinical work within the team, for
example: coordinating aspects of governance, QOF, enhanced services, CPD and
keeping clinical protocols up to date.
-
In general, the post holder will be
expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated
with a GP working within primary care, as set by Royal College of General
Practitioners, General Medical council, all other Royal colleges and councils
applicable to the staff within the practice, Department of Health, Clinical
Commissioning Groups and all other regulatory and standard setting
organisations.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within the NHS, with general public & team working
- Well developed IT skills and an enthusiasm for new applications and software
- Good time management and highly organised
- Ability to use initiative, judgement, resourcefulness, common sense and local knowledge
- Interest in quality improvement work
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors when appropriate
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Gain acceptance for Recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course action where there may be significant barriers.
- Work effectively independently and as a team member
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible to work in UK
- Able to carry out duties with or without premises adaptation
- GMC registration
Desirable
- Other postgraduate qualifications (Minor Surgery, Education, Family planning etc)
Other
Essential
- Self-Motivation
- Adaptable
- Full Driving Licence
- Immunisation status - Hep B / MMR
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within the NHS, with general public & team working
- Well developed IT skills and an enthusiasm for new applications and software
- Good time management and highly organised
- Ability to use initiative, judgement, resourcefulness, common sense and local knowledge
- Interest in quality improvement work
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors when appropriate
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Gain acceptance for Recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course action where there may be significant barriers.
- Work effectively independently and as a team member
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible to work in UK
- Able to carry out duties with or without premises adaptation
- GMC registration
Desirable
- Other postgraduate qualifications (Minor Surgery, Education, Family planning etc)
Other
Essential
- Self-Motivation
- Adaptable
- Full Driving Licence
- Immunisation status - Hep B / MMR
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).
