We are a busy GP surgery looking for a Minor Illness Practitioner to join our team. Our Minor Illness team are an integral part of the practice providing urgent, on the day care for our patients.
The ideal candidate will have experience in a GP or other clinical setting with the qualifications, experience and aptitude to work within a primary care team of GPs and Allied Healthcare Professionals and may come from a range of backgrounds from paramedic, pharmacy or ANP. Alongside GPs, our clinical team includes Paramedics, Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Mental Health Workers, a Bicester wide frailty team, Nurses and Healthcare Assistants.
Main duties of the job
Core Responsibilities:
* Assessing and triaging patients, including same day triage both on the telephone and face to face
* Managing a patient list each day
* Covering triage on designated days
* Providing treatment (including prescribing medications following policy, patient group directives, NICE and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways) or making necessary referrals
* Managing undifferentiated undiagnosed conditions
* Identifying red flags, underlying serious pathology and taking appropriate action
* Using complex decision making to inform diagnosis, investigation, and complete management of care within the broad scope of practice
* Working as part of our multi-disciplinary team
* Advising patients on general healthcare and promoting self-management
The successful candidate must be able to:
* Perform investigatory procedures as required
* Confidently collect pathological specimens
* Perform and interpret ECGs
* Chaperoning duties as needed
* Advise GPs of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
* Ensure information on the system is recorded accurately and in a timely way
* Maintain equipment in accordance with infection control best practice
* Communicate effectively with patients and where appropriate, family members and carers, complex and sensitive information regarding their physical health needs, results and treatment choices
About us
We provide care to over 17,000 patients in Bicester and surrounding areas, as the town grows, so do we.
Job responsibilities
This is an ARRS funded role and the successful candidate will need to meet specific criteria as either an FCP or ACP.
Core Responsibilities:
* Assessing and triaging patients, including same day triage both on the telephone and face to face
* Managing a patient list each day
* Covering triage on designated days
* Providing treatment (including prescribing medications following policy, patient group directives, NICE and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways) or making necessary referrals
* Managing undifferentiated undiagnosed conditions
* Identifying red flags, underlying serious pathology and taking appropriate action
* Using complex decision making to inform diagnosis, investigation, and complete management of care within the broad scope of practice
* Working as part of our multi-disciplinary team
* Advising patients on general healthcare and promoting self-management
The successful candidate must be able to:
* Perform investigatory procedures as required
* Confidently collect pathological specimens
* Perform and interpret ECGs
* Chaperoning duties as needed
* Advise GPs of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
* Ensure information on the system is recorded accurately and in a timely way
* Maintain equipment in accordance with infection control best practice
* Communicate effectively with patients and where appropriate, family members and carers, complex and sensitive information regarding their physical health needs, results and treatment choices
Relevant qualifications are required, as determined by the ARRS criteria.
In-house training will be provided for the right candidate who will:
* Enjoy dealing with our patients
* Be organised and able to prioritise a busy workload
* Have excellent attention to detail
* Enjoy working as part of a busy team
Pay is dependent on experience. There is no weekend working, a generous pension scheme and five weeks paid holiday in addition to Bank Holidays.
Montgomery-House Surgery is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation. We are an inclusive organisation who actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential. Selection will be based on individual merit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* This is an ARRS funded role and the successful candidate will need to meet specific criteria as either an FCP or ACP.
Experience
* Experience in a GP or other clinical setting alongside an aptitude for working within a primary care team with GPs and other Allied Healthcare Professionals.
* Experience of EMIS.
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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