Salaried GP

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a SalariedGP position within our Practice.

We are seeking a salaried to work 4 to 5 sessions per week.

We are a GMS Practice, consistent high QOF Achievements,Paper light, EMIS Web, GP Training practice including medical students, activeinvolvement in local PCN, multidisciplinary team with skill mix, Comprehensiverange of enhanced services

Weare rated GOOD across all domains under CQC inspection.

HighQOF achiever

Excellentskill mix of practitioners, nursing, pharmacist and admin teams.

TrainingPractice for Medical Students, Foundation Doctors and GP Trainees

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who can complement ourteam, flexible, forward thinking, and we are willing to wait for the rightcandidate. Applications are welcomed from current ST3s, newly qualified andexperienced GPs.

Main duties of the job

To provide NHS personal medical services to registered patients on the practice list. In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

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

In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, on-line consultations, triage calls, home visits, on call duties, checking and signing of repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner.

About us

We are a friendly, innovative and progressive training practice, in Wolverhampton serving a diverse population of around 13,500 Practice has recently relocated to a purpose-built medical centre in Bushbury and practice comprises of 6 Partners, 3 salaried GPs and a large supporting team of clinical and administrative staff.

Benefits:

NHSPension

FreeCar Parking

Providea staff uniform

6weeks annual leave and 8 days Bank Holiday (pro-rata for part time employees)

Trainingand development for staff

CPDtime allocation

Job description

Job responsibilities

RESPONSIBLE TO: The GP Partners

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term Contract 12 months

Overall Purpose to provide NHS personal medical services to registered patients on the practice list. In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Job Summary:

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

Clinical Responsibilities:

In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, on-line consultations, triage calls, home visits, on call duties, checking and signing of repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner. Respond to medical problems presented by temporary residents as required. Making professional decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation. Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems. Check, read and interpret pathological results for patients. Refer patients to secondary care or other external medical service. Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness. In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for the appropriate groups. To assist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions. Completion of clinically related administrative and non-clinical duties needed for the delivery of the service. Provide health education to colleagues, audits, participation in educational meetings. Refer patients for further opinions and interventions according to practice protocols. Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards. Checking, compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions wherever possible). Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.

Maintaining, monitoring and updating computer database and management of medical records and practice audits

Ensure that practice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately with information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy and for practice recording requirements under QOF and enhanced services. Appropriate use of read codes.

Personal/Professional Development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development. Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work. Maintain current and annual certification, CPR, Fire Safety, Information Governance. Ensure training and development is up-to-date using various training methods, on-line, group, conference. Ensure study leave allocation is utilised and planned accordingly.

Practice Organisation

Process and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence. Attendance at in-house meetings, significant event audit meetings and others as deemed necessary. Ensure that the practice complaints system is adhered to at all times. Awareness and compliance with all relevant guidelines data protection, confidentiality and health and safety.

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.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

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.

To ensure the safety and security of patient records or data by storing them in a lockable cabinet or cupboard when no longer required or at the end of your working day.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Medically qualified Registration for GMC Work experience in general practice Have sound knowledge of clinical governance The post holder will work as a practitioner and be responsible for the provision of primary care services to the practice population

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