Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Salaried GP (NQGP)

Reports to: The Partners (Clinically)

Senior Practice Coordinator (Administratively)

Hours: 6 Sessions per week: One on call day covering 8am-6:30pm

Job summary:

We are looking for a 2 conscientious, open and approachable GPs to work 6 sessions per week. A successful applicant's working day will include variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion. Provide high quality patient care excellent communication with patients and carers effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Duties and responsibilities:

You will provide medical services to any patients of the practice and to temporary residents in accordance with the Partnership GMS Contract,

Provide a Salaried GP service working in collaboration with the Clinical Team to provide safe and effective clinical care to our patients.

Support same day and planned appointments both telephone consultation and F2F.

Assess, diagnose, treat, refer or signpost patients who attend consultations.

Provide good patient education enabling them to make informed choices about their care.

Manage a caseload.

Provide support to GP colleagues, nurses and other practice staff.

Ensure compliance with Practice Protocols and policies with regards to achieving QOF targets.

Prepare medical reports for insurance companies.

Contributing to the development of and adhering to protocols/systems for the management of common medical conditions.

Participating in clinical governance activity and contributing to the improvement in quality of health outcomes through the audit programme.

Participating in the training and development of nurses, medical students and GP Registrars in the Practice.

Supporting the staff and responding to requests for advice and assistance from the Partnership Reception, Secretarial and Nursing staff.

To maintain the Partnerships high clinical standards by using clinical governance audits and other information to review patients results, prescribing, disease etc.

To undertake those daily tasks such as results, letters, reports, repeat prescribing etc.

Prescribe safe and effective medicines management which conforms to: NICE guidance and DH directives, Good Prescribing Practice as defined by British National Formulary (BNF) guidance from Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain on safe and secure handling of medicine.

Operate safe management for all patients receiving repeat prescriptions.

Supportive of any complaints policy and procedure to ensure proper investigation and appropriate follow-up action in the event of a complaining being made about any aspect of the service provided by the Practice.

Having one on call day a week and covering in periods of staff leave/absences. Covering

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 organisation. All 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.

Health & safety:

The post-holder will implement health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness; regulatory / contractual / professional requirements; and good practice guidelines
• Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
• Responsible for hand hygiene across the practice
• Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile way, safe and free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management
• Actively identifying, reporting and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
• Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection
• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

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 that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize 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.

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Salaried GP (NQGP)

Reports to: The Partners (Clinically)

Senior Practice Coordinator (Administratively)

Hours: 6 Sessions per week: One on call day covering 8am-6:30pm

Job summary:

We are looking for a 2 conscientious, open and approachable GPs to work 6 sessions per week. A successful applicant's working day will include variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion. Provide high quality patient care excellent communication with patients and carers effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Duties and responsibilities:

You will provide medical services to any patients of the practice and to temporary residents in accordance with the Partnership GMS Contract,

Provide a Salaried GP service working in collaboration with the Clinical Team to provide safe and effective clinical care to our patients.

Support same day and planned appointments both telephone consultation and F2F.

Assess, diagnose, treat, refer or signpost patients who attend consultations.

Provide good patient education enabling them to make informed choices about their care.

Manage a caseload.

Provide support to GP colleagues, nurses and other practice staff.

Ensure compliance with Practice Protocols and policies with regards to achieving QOF targets.

Prepare medical reports for insurance companies.

Contributing to the development of and adhering to protocols/systems for the management of common medical conditions.

Participating in clinical governance activity and contributing to the improvement in quality of health outcomes through the audit programme.

Participating in the training and development of nurses, medical students and GP Registrars in the Practice.

Supporting the staff and responding to requests for advice and assistance from the Partnership Reception, Secretarial and Nursing staff.

To maintain the Partnerships high clinical standards by using clinical governance audits and other information to review patients results, prescribing, disease etc.

To undertake those daily tasks such as results, letters, reports, repeat prescribing etc.

Prescribe safe and effective medicines management which conforms to: NICE guidance and DH directives, Good Prescribing Practice as defined by British National Formulary (BNF) guidance from Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain on safe and secure handling of medicine.

Operate safe management for all patients receiving repeat prescriptions.

Supportive of any complaints policy and procedure to ensure proper investigation and appropriate follow-up action in the event of a complaining being made about any aspect of the service provided by the Practice.

Having one on call day a week and covering in periods of staff leave/absences. Covering

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 organisation. All 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.

Health & safety:

The post-holder will implement health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness; regulatory / contractual / professional requirements; and good practice guidelines
• Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
• Responsible for hand hygiene across the practice
• Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile way, safe and free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management
• Actively identifying, reporting and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
• Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection
• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

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 that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Newly Qualified GP - who has qualified in the last 2years and not had a Salaried Position previously

Qualifications

Essential

• Newly Qualified GP - who has qualified in the last 2years and not had a Salaried Position previously

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).

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood House Medical Practice

Address

Sherwood House Medical Centre

9 Sandon Road

Birmingham

B17 8DP

Employer's website

https://www.sherwoodhousemp.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)