General Practitioner

Job summary

The post-holder will:

Assist in the delivery and provision of General Medical Services, Enhanced Services, and work with the GP Collaborative, in accordance with the GMS and other practice contracts. Continuing professional development opportunities, and regular practice meetings.

Make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, visiting patients at home and in nursing homes, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Be required to be on-call for clinically urgent and emergency problems and consequently be included in the doctors on-call- rota.

Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation

Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate

Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well as wider guidance such as that from NICE

Play a role in the practice achieving QIF/ Collaborative priorities and other key performance indicator targets.

Main duties of the job

The role of salaried GP within the practice will focus on a mix of routine sessions and on call sessions. The on call sessions are Rota'd amongst all GP's equally on a pro rata basis to ensure fairness.

The practice offers a mixed approach to appointments, including face to face appointments and telephone consultations, both available on the day for acute presentations and pre-bookable appointments for more routine matters. Daily patient contacts amount to 30.

The practice uses Engage Consult as its workflow mechansim with a dedicated care navigation team working alongside the on call GP to ensure appropriate allocation of work throughout the day to the clinicians.

We are currently a Vision practice but will shortly be transitioning to EMIS Web, bringing with it EPS capability.

We are a forward-thinking, progressive surgery engaging in new processes and focussing on efficiency gains with clinician wellbeing at the forefront of our processes, ensuring the working environment is one that is sustainable for all working within the surgery.

As a training practice we also currently have 2 registrars at the practice, and there is opportunity for all GP's to contribute to their development through hot review management and the opportunity for all to perform tutorial workshops with the trainees, with protected time assured for these sessions.

Special interest services are also welcomed and valued at the practice as agreed in line with business needs.

About us

Pontardawe Primary Care Centre is a friendly and forward thinking practice within the Upper Valleys cluster of Swansea Bay University Health Board. We are looking to recruit into our close-knit team. The practice consists of 4 GP partners, 3 salaried GPs, Practice Business Manager, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 3 practice nurses, a Pharmacist-led pharmacy team, health care support workers and a dedicated team of administrative staff. We are now looking to offer an opportunity for the right candidate to join our team in order to further improve the quality of care offered to our 13,300 strong patient population.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

A formal job plan will be designed and agreed with the successful candidate. However, the following generic duties are expected within the role:

Clinical Responsibilities:

The post-holder will:

Make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, visiting patients at home and in nursing homes, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Be required to be on-call for clinically urgent and emergency problems and consequently be included in the doctors on-call- rota.

Be required to make home visits when oncall or duty Dr within the session time specified

Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation

Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate

Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well as wider guidance such as that from NICE

Ensure appropriate follow up of patients

Record clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes to agreed standards

Collect data for audit purposes

Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions, avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible

Prescribing generically whenever appropriate and in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance, Good Prescribing Practice

Work with and support other members of the primary health care team in delivering high quality primary care

Promote the application of standards and codes of Practice set by the Royal College of General Practice, General Medical Council and Department of Health

Play a role in the practice achieving QIF/ Collaborative priorities and other key performance indicator targets.

Other Responsibilities within the Organisation:

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety

Commitment and contribution to achievement of the highest possible quality standards such as the QOF/ Cluster priorities and other agreed Key Performance Indicator targets

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

Attendance at regular in-house clinical, educational meetings and training as well as events with other agencies as appropriate

Assistance with the training of other staff members and also with the education of doctors and nurses in training as appropriate

Other duties or activities as agreed by the partners

Health & Safety:

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

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines

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

Making effective use of training to update knowledge 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 of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional Development:

The post holder will maintain continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for appraisal and revalidation are met. This may include training needed for areas of Practice Development.

Quality:

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

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

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

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective 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 of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

The post-holder will:

Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance

Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Participate in audit where appropriate.

Confidentiality:

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

The practice welcomes applicants with prior experience of salaried positions or likewise, those who are newly qualified with no experience.

Desirable

Prior experience of using Vision is desirable but not essential

Qualifications

Essential

Qualified GP GMC full registration Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent (JCPTGP) Membership of recognised defence union (MPS/MDU) MRCGP Currently on a performers list Never been removed from a performers list for a detrimental reason

Desirable

Evidence of recent self-directed learning or development Recognised qualifications for GP registrar training Listing of any specifically qualified training of specialist interests

Skills/Other

Essential

We are seeking a candidate who has the ability to: Work as part of a multidisciplinary team Use initiative and work autonomously Be pleasant and articulate to both patients and staff Is able to work well under pressure Is Self motivated and positive Is Empathetic, honest and caring Adaptable and forward thinking Above all else, we are looking for an individual who is able to embed themselves into the culture of the practice, helping not only our patients but each other to achieve our common goals through teamwork.

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