Salaried GP – Jessop Medical Practice
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Salaried GP
Closing date 31st July 2022
Job summary
We are looking to increase our GP capacity. You would be joining an excellent team of 9 Partners, 5 Salaried GPs, 2 ACPs, 2 NPs 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
Jessop Medical Practice serves approx. 17,000 patients in the rural heart of Amber Valley in Derbyshire covering a varied demographic.
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 Outstanding. We have a strong focus on learning together, with registrars and medical students and weekly educational meetings.
Our clinical system is SystmOne, and we use AccuRx and eConsult as part of our access/appointment system.
We play a full part in ARCH PCN, as one of 9 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.
- As a training practice we are committed to an ethos for all our staff including medical students and registrars
- We have 3 experienced and qualified trainers but 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
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- 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
- Commitment to be an active member of the Jessop team
- Excellent time management
- Knowledge
- Knowledge of NHS
- Have an understanding of the needs of the vulnerable groups of patients that are registered
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
Jessop Medical Practice
Address
Greenhill Lane
Leabrooks
DE55 1LU
Employer's website
https://jessopmedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
For questions about the job, contact:
Dr Andrew Mott
01773602707
Date posted
31 July 2022
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
