Salaried GP - Killamarsh Medical Practice

Job summary

We are looking to cover 6 sessions. You would be joining an excellent team of 2 Partners, 2Salaried GPs, ACP, NP and pharmacy team. We are seeking someone to enhance our team and who shares our ethos.

We fully recognise the need for work/life balance and support from colleagues.

We promote flexible working schedules.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as a GP using their professional skills and knowledge to provide a high standard of care to our very supportive, well trained friendly and multi-disciplinary team.

The post holder will provide effective clinical admin, audit and manage as appropriate to the role.

The post holder will be an active team member, participating in update meetings, clinical meeting and education sessions.

About us

Killamarsh Medical Practice serves approx. 8500 patients in North East Derbyshire and we have great transport links being close to the M1 and M18. We serve a very settled community and border with Sheffield and Rotherham.

We pride ourselves on providing a high quality service covering a full range of primary care - we are well-regarded locally and delighted to be rated CQC Good. We have a strong focus on learning together, with an established meeting structure across all areas of work.

Our clinical system is SystmOne, and we use AccuRx and eConsult as part of our access/appointment system.

We play a full part in the North East Derbyshire PCN, as one of 4 practices who work well together. There are exciting plans underway with additional roles, as well as local system redesign to help us thrive into the future.

Job description

Job responsibilities

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will undertake a 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

Making professional, autonomous 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

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols

Providing counselling and health education

Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate

Recording clear and contemporaneous 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)

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

In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Undertake an equitable share in prescription management and other administrative duties.

Undertake Duty Doctor sessions as agreed after initial induction period.

Other responsibilities within the organisation:

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety

Training

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

Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records

Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data

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

All our clinicians are encouraged to take an active role in training within the practice

Health & Safety

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

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines

Identifying the risks involved in work 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

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.

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:

In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with 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.

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 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.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current GMC registration

• Listed on a local performers list

• Covered by a medical defence organisation

• Be eligible to work in the UK

• DBS Checked

• Applicants must meet professional health requirements (in line with GMC)

• Sound knowledge of the principles and values that support good medical practice

• Good Organisational skills

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

• Clear commitment to delivering quality and patient focused services

• Record of continuous professional development

• Commit to being an active member of the Killamarsh Medical Practice team

• Excellent time management

• Knowledge of NHS

• Have an understanding of the needs of the vulnerable groups of patients that are registered

Desirable

• Experience of working within primary care.

• Experience of working with S1, AccurX and Econsult.

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

Killamarsh Medical Practice

Address

209 Sheffield Road

Killamarsh

Sheffield

S21 1DX

Employer's website

http://www.killamarshmedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)