Salaried GP

Job summary

Dr Mahbub's Surgery at Brace Street Health Centre, Walsall is a small, well established and friendly GP practice serving a patient population of approximately 3,300. We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate GP to join our supportive team.

Main duties of the job

- Provide comprehensive medical care to patients in a primary care setting.

- Conduct face-to-face, telephone and online consultations.

- Manage a range of acute and chronic conditions.

- Participate in practice meetings and contribute to the development of the surgery.

- Engage in continuous professional development and appraisal activities.

About us

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Salaried GP to work 4 sessions per week over two days. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a full range of primary care services to our mostly BAME patient population.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Summary of main responsibilities

The post-holder will manage a caseload and dealwith a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring thehighest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Supervisory Responsibilities/Positionin Structure

Will report to the GP Partner (Clinically) and tothe Practice Manager (Administratively)

Specific Duties/Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities:-

In accordance with the Practice timetable, asagreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a varietyof duties including face to face surgery consultations, e-consult and videoconsultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home,checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork,reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Making professional, autonomous decisions inrelation to presenting problems, whether self referred or referred from otherhealth care workers within the organisation.

Assessing the health care needs of patients withundifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.

Screening patients for disease risk factors andearly signs of illness.

In consultation with patients and in line withcurrent Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans forhealth.

Providing counselling and health education.

Admitting or discharging patients to and from thecaseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultationnotes to agreed standards.

Collecting data for audit purposes and complyingwith QOF requirements.

Delivering enhanced services.

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute andrepeat prescriptions

Prescribing in accordance with the Practiceprescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

In general the post-holder will be expected toundertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GPworking within primary care.

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST

Other Responsibilities within theOrganisation:-

Awareness of and compliance with all relevantPractice policies/guidelines, prescribing, confidentiality, dataprotection, health and safety.

A commitment to life-long learning and audit toensure evidence-based best practice.

Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinicalstandard setting within the organisation.

Contributing to the development of computer-basedpatient records.

Contributing to the summarising of patient recordsand Read-Coding patient data.

Attending training and events organised by thePractice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Confidentiality:-

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

In the performance of the duties outlined in thisJob Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential informationrelating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcareworkers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as abusiness organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded asstrictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers,colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may onlybe divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies andprocedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal andsensitive data.

Health and Safety:-

The post-holder will assist in promoting andmaintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in thePractice Health & Safety Policy, to include: -

Using personal security systems within theworkplace according to Practice guidelines.

Identifying the risks involved in work activitiesand undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.

Making effective use of training to updateknowledge and skills.

Using appropriate infection control procedures,maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.

Reporting potential risks identified

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 recognises the importance ofpeoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practiceprocedures and policies, and current legislation.

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefsof patients, carers and colleagues.

Behaving in a manner, which is welcoming to and ofthe individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelingspriorities and rights.

Personal/Professional Development:-

In addition to maintaining continued educationthrough attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure thatprofessional development requirements are met, the post-holder will participatein any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment,such training to include: -

Participation in an annual individual performancereview, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of ownpersonal and/or professional development.

Taking responsibility for own development, learningand performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who areundertaking similar work.

Quality:-

The post-holder will strive to maintain qualitywithin the Practice, and will: -

Alert other team members to issues of quality andrisk.

Assess own performance and take accountability forown actions, either directly or under supervision.

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team byreflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improveand enhance the teams performance.

Work effectively with individuals in other agenciesto meet patients needs.

Effectively manage own time, workload andresources.

Communication:-

The post-holder should recognise the importance ofeffective 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 ofcommunication and respond accordingly.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

- Qualified GP - MRCGP - GMC Registration - National Performers List Registration - Eligibility to Practice in the UK independently - Appropriate Defense Indemnity

Desirable

- Experience of QOF and clinical audit - General understanding of the GMS Contract

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