Clinical Lead General Practitioner

Job responsibilities

This list is intended to summarise the key responsibilities and is not intended to cover every task that may be required of the role: -

Clinical Care

To provide clinical care to patients, this will include consultation sessions, telephone triage, correspondence, results, medication reviews and prescription signing and other clinical administration, safeguarding lead, medicals, reports, home visits and surgery meetings.

Participate in the On Call rota in practice hours.

To adhere to the highest personal and professional standards as set out by the GMC and to put individual patient care as your priority.

Operations

Working with the Practice Manager to support the development, delivery and review of the practice action plan.

Attend regular meetings with the Practice Manager to discuss over-arching Practice issues and service provision, ideally weekly.

Provide clinical leadership for the primary health care team in the delivery of clinical care and recruitment of clinical team members.

Offer support for referrals and be available to offer prescribing and clinical advice.

Clinical Leadership

To provide clinical leadership and support to the practices GPs and nurses.

Create a strong sense of working as a team, promoting multi-disciplinary team work and clinical excellence by motivating and developing each clinician individually and as part of a team.

To be a key team player and the go to person for clinical issues at practice level for all including reception/admin team members.

Work with the Health Board to ensure the practice offers high quality care and meet its agreed budget including revenue opportunities.

Deliver regular clinical practice meetings ideally weekly, but at least monthly, with minutes and action points and support at general practice meetings.

Support the Practice Manager with clinical performance management issues.

To provide input with regard to development: clinical protocols/procedures, evidence-based practice, medicines management, audit and utilising local pathways via Health Pathways.

Please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification for more information.

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise and entry on the GP Register
• Post graduate qualification in General Practice e.g. MRCGP/MRCP
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Practice/Certificate Confirming Eligibility for General Practice Registration (CEGPR), or equivalent
• Included on a Medical Performers List eligible
• Record of on-going CPD and learning

Desirable

• Academic excellence (prizes, merits, distinctions etc.)
• GP trainer or trainer in training

Other Requirements

Essential

• Eligible to work in the UK
• Satisfactory Health Clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure Check

Experience

Essential

• An experienced trainer, or have the desire to train, mentor and guide other GPs
• Considerable knowledge and understanding of GMS and contract framework.
• Knowledge and participation in CPD
• Experience of working within a GP practice

Desirable

• Previous experience in a clinical leadership role
• Previous experience in managing & supporting staff

Skills, Knoweledge, Ability

Essential

• Exellent management and leadership skills with the ability to influence and negotiate
• Proven ability to handle a busy and varied primary care caseload and respond flexibly to workload fluctuations
• Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek advice from others as appropriate
• Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
• Effective counselling and communication skills
• Demonstrable experience of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• Commitment to participating and understanding of the management process
• Good organisational and IT skills
• Ability to develop and sustain relationships with a wide range of individuals and within groups
• Understanding of the political agenda and drivers influencing primary care provision
• Ability to work across organisations to deliver a common objective

Desirable

• Teaching/training experience

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Motivated and proactive
• Decisive, confident working style with the ability to cope with competing priorities
• Commitment to learn and best practice
• Flexible and co-operative
• Good listening skills

Desirable

• Person centred and committed to delivering high quality care
• Open minded with a pragmatic, inclusive approach to problem solving
• Ability to deal with conflict and challenging behaviours in a measured and constructive manner
• Evidence of leadership attributes

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).