Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Salaried GP (4 or 6 sessions per week) with a view to partnership.

Reports to: The Severn Fields Medical Practice Partners and the Practice Manager

Job Summary:

To be familiar with Good Medical Practice and follow the guidance it contains as directed by the General Medical Council.

To work as a member of the multidisciplinary Practice team to provide general medical services. The post holder will manage a busy caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting.

To help ensure the Practice provides the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

To contribute to the operational and strategic management of the Practice; taking responsibility for leading agreed areas of clinical and corporate performance/service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities: The post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care. The following list is not exhaustive:

In accordance with the Practice consulting schedule, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, taking part in the GP duty rota (minimum 1 session duty per week) telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations (e.g. insurance companies) on behalf of the Practice.

Making professional autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers.

Recording clear and contemporaneous IT based consultation notes to agreed standards.

Collecting data for audit purposes.

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).

Making referrals to other health care providers (NHS and private) in line with national and local guidelines and pathways.

Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines.

Assist with the clinical supervision and training of Practice staff and others as agreed.

The Practice participates in Extended Access and there will at times need to be flexibility on timing of sessions. To facilitate communication, clinical update and management tasks, you will also be required to attend occasional evening meetings and other events that fall outside normal working hours as part of your core duties

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 recognizes 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

Continuous Personal and Professional Development

Ensure that professional updating and development needs are met through participating in and maintaining a record of appropriate training and educational programmes. Participate in the Practice appraisal programme and GP appraisal.

Confidentiality and Data Security

Awareness of and compliance with Practice confidentiality, IT and data security policies.

Health and Safety

To work in a safe manner at all times and to comply with the organisations operational health and safety policies and procedures including those relating to infection control.

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Salaried GP (4 or 6 sessions per week) with a view to partnership.

Reports to: The Severn Fields Medical Practice Partners and the Practice Manager

Job Summary:

To be familiar with Good Medical Practice and follow the guidance it contains as directed by the General Medical Council.

To work as a member of the multidisciplinary Practice team to provide general medical services. The post holder will manage a busy caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting.

To help ensure the Practice provides the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

To contribute to the operational and strategic management of the Practice; taking responsibility for leading agreed areas of clinical and corporate performance/service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities: The post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care. The following list is not exhaustive:

In accordance with the Practice consulting schedule, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, taking part in the GP duty rota (minimum 1 session duty per week) telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations (e.g. insurance companies) on behalf of the Practice.

Making professional autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers.

Recording clear and contemporaneous IT based consultation notes to agreed standards.

Collecting data for audit purposes.

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).

Making referrals to other health care providers (NHS and private) in line with national and local guidelines and pathways.

Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines.

Assist with the clinical supervision and training of Practice staff and others as agreed.

The Practice participates in Extended Access and there will at times need to be flexibility on timing of sessions. To facilitate communication, clinical update and management tasks, you will also be required to attend occasional evening meetings and other events that fall outside normal working hours as part of your core duties

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 recognizes 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

Continuous Personal and Professional Development

Ensure that professional updating and development needs are met through participating in and maintaining a record of appropriate training and educational programmes. Participate in the Practice appraisal programme and GP appraisal.

Confidentiality and Data Security

Awareness of and compliance with Practice confidentiality, IT and data security policies.

Health and Safety

To work in a safe manner at all times and to comply with the organisations operational health and safety policies and procedures including those relating to infection control.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A degree in medicine recognised by the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Specialist training in General Practice with Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent reciognised by the GMC.
• GMC Full Registration
• Membership of a recognized defence union (MPS/MDU/MDDUS)
• Currently on a performers list and never been removed from a performers list for a detrimental reason
• Understands the importance of evidence-based practice and clinical effectiveness
• Evidence of recent self-directed learning or development
• A good understanding of Clinical Governance and quality issues as well as current health and social policy
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Self-motivated and hardworking with the ability to stay calm under pressure
• Empathetic, honest, caring
• Experience of GP clinical IT systems
• Full, clean driving licence
• Personal circumstances that allow for occasional flexibility outside normal working hours

Desirable

• MRCGP
• Recognised qualifications for GP registrar training or teaching
• DRCOG
• DSRH
• DCH
• Experience of EMIS Web clinical system

Qualifications

Essential

• A degree in medicine recognised by the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Specialist training in General Practice with Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent reciognised by the GMC.
• GMC Full Registration
• Membership of a recognized defence union (MPS/MDU/MDDUS)
• Currently on a performers list and never been removed from a performers list for a detrimental reason
• Understands the importance of evidence-based practice and clinical effectiveness
• Evidence of recent self-directed learning or development
• A good understanding of Clinical Governance and quality issues as well as current health and social policy
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Self-motivated and hardworking with the ability to stay calm under pressure
• Empathetic, honest, caring
• Experience of GP clinical IT systems
• Full, clean driving licence
• Personal circumstances that allow for occasional flexibility outside normal working hours

Desirable

• MRCGP
• Recognised qualifications for GP registrar training or teaching
• DRCOG
• DSRH
• DCH
• Experience of EMIS Web clinical system

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

Severn Fields Medical Practice

Address

Sundorne Road

Harlescott

Shrewsbury

Shropshire

SY1 4RQ

Employer's website

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