Job summary
Derby Road Health Centre have an exciting opportunity for a GP to join to join the practice on a 9 month fixed term, with the potential for extension or a permanent position.
The opportunity is for 4-6 sessions, Wednesday to Friday with one on-call session per week. Start date as soon as possible.
Derby Road is a long established training practice with a list size in excess of 12,500 patients. The GP role benefits from ANP triage support 3 days a week and the support of an experienced clinical and admin practice team.
We are looking for a dynamic and motivated GP to join us to support Derby Road in continuing to provide an excellent healthcare experience for all of our patients.
If you have a specialist area of interest please also include this within your application.
Main duties of the job
Salaried GP Job Description
Fulfil their share of Routine and Urgent appointments both face to face and over the telephone / video call. Prescribe as per local & national guidelines
1. Accept a share of visits routine and emergency;
2. Accept responsibility and time-manage completion of administration: letter, results, referrals, telephone calls and home visits;
3. Accept and manage a share of queries relating to patients;
4. Take responsibility for appropriate referrals (following local guidance and good medical practice) and administration pertaining to them,
5. Meet targets for QOF as part of day to day role;
6. Sign a share of repeat prescriptions each day ;
7. Complete a share of child protection, insurance & DWP reports & medicals;
8. Attend Mental Health Sections. This would be ideally carried out by the GP who knows the patient best, where possible, otherwise responsibility lies with the On Call doctor at the time when the call is received;
9. Attend Child Protection reviews where appropriate (sessions will be backfilled with locum cover as necessary);
10. Complete cremation forms and death certificates,
11. Cover for colleagues in exceptional circumstances such as sudden illness, taking into account the individual doctors external commitments such as childcare.
12. On call sessions once per week
About us
Derby Road are committed to providing a supportive environment for all of our staff, where staff are actively encouraged to develop and grow. The Derby Road team benefit from an array of experienced clinicians, managers and GP partners who are open, supportive and make for a fantastic team environment.
Derby Road are active with the local PCN and are forwarding thinking in terms of developing new initiatives to offer enhanced services to our patients.
The practice is a teaching practice and also active in the field of research.
If you have a specialist interest we are keen to encourage development within this area in line with the demands associated with our practice demographic.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Salaried GP Job Description
The GP will be expected to:
13. Fulfil their share of Routine and Urgent appointments. Prescribe as per local & national guidelines
14. Accept a share of visits routine and emergency;
15. Accept responsibility and time-manage completion of administration: letter, results, referrals, telephone calls and home visits;
16. Accept and manage a share of queries relating to patients;
17. Take responsibility for appropriate referrals (following local guidance and good medical practice) and administration pertaining to them,
18. Meet targets for QOF as part of day to day role;
19. Sign a share of repeat prescriptions each day ;
20. Complete a share of child protection, insurance & DWP reports & medicals;
21. Attend Mental Health Sections. This would be ideally carried out by the GP who knows the patient best, where possible, otherwise responsibility lies with the On Call doctor at the time when the call is received;
22. Attend Child Protection reviews where appropriate (sessions will be backfilled with locum cover as necessary);
23. Complete cremation forms and death certificates, bearing in mind that some GPs may not yet be able to complete Part 2 of the cremation form;
24. Cover for colleagues in exceptional circumstances such as sudden illness, taking into account the individual doctors external commitments such as childcare.
25. Be responsible for at least one online consultation list per week (1 session). Including triage of patient appointments and completion of administrative requests.
Therole of the On Call Doctor
All doctors will be expected tofulfil their routine responsibilities as detailed above during an On Callsession.
The On Call doctor should beprepared to:
26. Field & manage urgent queries from outside agency health professionals, reception, admin & nursing staff/healthcare assistants on an ad hoc basis.
27. See face to face and/or contact by telephone patients in both pre-booked and on the day/urgent appointments.
28. Responsibility for managing extension to fit note requests received via PKB (Patient Knows Best)
29. Contact patients for scheduled telephone appointments and take urgent telephone calls from patients and liaise with other healthcare professionals as required.
30. Visits before twelve are routine & to be shared between all doctors. Visit requests after triaged by the on-call GP as urgent for that day or as routine for the following day.
31. Be present in the building unless on a visit, when you should be contactable by mobile phone in the event of an emergency. The individual doctors should be responsible for having a mobile phone fully charged.
ESSENTIAL
DESIRABLE
Education /Qualification
GMC Registration
Previous Experience
Evidence of involvement in Clinical Audit
In depth knowledge and understanding of primary and community health care
Good understanding of General Practice Procedures
Sound understanding of clinical governance
Adherence & awareness of confidentiality
Good patient rapport
Experience of change management
Experience of MDT & PCN working
ESSENTIAL
DESIRABLE
Interpersonal Skills / Aptitude and Personal Qualities
Able to work autonomously or as part of a team
Confident and able to effectively communicate with members of the public; colleagues and management
Excellent time management & organisational skills
Proven patient care skills
Adaptable to organisational change
Flexibility
EFFORT REQUIRED WITHIN THE ROLE & THE WORKING ENVIRNMENT
Physical
Emotional
Mental
Working Environment
Combination of standing and sitting.
Frequent data inputting and use of wide range of appropriate software systems.
Limited moving and handling.
Occasional verbal abuse (public / patients)
Requirement to deal with sensitive issues
Concentration required during processing patient information.
Potential occasional requirement to diffuse difficult and emotive situations.
Ability to work under pressure to effectively deal with high level of patient contacts
Purpose built facility and work area.
Access to staff parking
Exposure to human body fluids
Frequent VDU / Telephone use
May be required to drive to different venues or sites to attend any relevant training or meetings
Health & Safety
In addition to the responsibilities of the Employer under Health and Safety legislation you are reminded of your responsibilities for health and safety at work under the Health and Safety At Work Act 1974 as amended and associated legislation. These include the duty to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and of others in your work activities or omissions, and to co-operate with your employer in the discharge of its statutory duties. You must adhere strictly to the policies and procedures on health and safety, and report all accidents, dangerous occurrences, unsafe practices or damage to your manager promptly using the Practices incident reporting system. You must make use of appropriate training, safety equipment, protective clothing and footwear and attend training. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in disciplinary action.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
32. GMC
33. Experience of working within Primary Care
34. Experience of remote consultation
35. Experience of multi disciplinary working
36. Experience of PCN engagement
37. To participate in the on call GP rota
Qualifications
Essential
38. GMC Registration
39. Performers List
Desirable
40. Experience of delivering high quality primary care GP services.
41. Experience of MDT working
42. PCN engagement