Exciting opportunity to join an enthusiastic and good-humoured Primary Care Network looking for a like-minded GP to join our PCN Additional Roles team.
Following the announcement of the new ARRS GP role available to Primary Care Networks, North Cotswold PCN are looking for an enthusiastic, newly qualified GP to join their team on a fixed term basis until 31st March 2025. The role will be part of the PCN additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) and will have the potential to be extended beyond March, pending NHS funding arrangements and guidance.
To be eligible for this role, you must have qualified within 2 years
Main duties of the job
1. In accordance with the practice timetable, you will make yourself available to 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.
2. Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers.
3. Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems, screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
4. Developing care plans for health in consultations with patients and in line with current PCN and practice disease management protocols.
5. Providing counselling and health education.
6. Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
7. Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
8. Collecting data for audit purposes as requested for support.
9. Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
10. Prescribing in accordance with the PCN and practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
11. In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
About us
North Cotswold Primary Care Network is an NHS collaboration between 5 GP Practices, all with a CQC overall good rating: Chipping Campden Surgery, Cotswold Medical Practice, Mann Cottage Surgery, Stow Surgery and The White House Surgery. Our surgery teams are working closely with each other, enjoying the ability to share expertise and resources, to develop new services. Our vision is to continue to improve the quality of care that we provide in alignment with the need of our patient population. As part of a PCN, we are able to take advantage of additional staff roles that are now available to support all of our patients. These additional roles help us to provide the right care at the right time, from the right professional.
Job responsibilities
1. Awareness of and compliance with all relevant PCN and practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
2. A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
3. As requested, supporting/contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting.
4. Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records.
5. Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data.
6. Attending training and events organised by the PCN, practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
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 employees will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, you may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, PCN and practice employees and other healthcare workers. You may also have access to information relating to the PCN and practices 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 PCN or the practices may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Health & safety
You will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the PCN and practices health & safety policy/manual, and the infection control policy and published procedures.
Equality and Diversity
You will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
1. Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with PCN and practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
2. Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
3. Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Person Specification
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients and other healthcare professionals.
* Understand the health and social needs of a local practice patient population.
* Strong attention to detail.
* Patience and a calm demeanour in stressful situations.
Qualifications
* Fully Qualified GP eligible to work in General Practice in the NHS.
* Must have qualified under two years before employment.
* MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
* National Performers List Registration.
* General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003.
* Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983.
* Clear DBS report.
* Evidence of commitment to ongoing personal & professional development.
* Eligible to independently practice in the United Kingdom.
* Have an understanding of the needs of the vulnerable groups of patients that are registered.
Experience
* Ability to listen actively to patients in a non-judgemental manner.
* The ability to deal with criticism and work well under severe pressure.
* Formulating treatment plans and evaluation of progress.
* Ability to work with integrated care pathways, protocols, and patient specific directives.
* Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing primary care.
* Ability to develop and deliver evidence-based care.
* Experience of service improvement and quality initiatives.
* Evidence of contributing to practice development and research in clinical area.
* Ability to understand the importance of and establish own role in Clinical Governance and risk management.
* Demonstrates evidence of continuous professional development (CPD).
* Experience with clinical IT systems e.g. SystmOne and EMIS.
Work related Personal Qualities
* Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Ability to work flexibly to meet Practice demands.
* Sensitive and shows empathy in difficult situations.
* Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, nurses, other staff and agencies (verbal, written and electronic formats).
* Caring attitude to patients.
* Must value and appreciate the worth of others.
* A recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion to patients and colleagues.
* Progressive, forward-thinking attitude.
* Commitment to continuing education and professional development.
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.
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