This post is for a Locum consultant GP in Primary Care. This is a part time fixed term post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated GP to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
Working 20 Hours per week Monday's and Thursday's 8:30am to 6:30pm
5 PAs per week.
Applicants are required to hold Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (UK or equivalent qualifications), to be fully registered with the General Medical Council, and to be on the GP Register.
Main duties of the job
* In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post holder will undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations and emergencies, telephone consultations and queries, triaging, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, patients medical reports and examinations (e.g. insurance companies) on behalf of the Practice referral letters NHS/private, paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner.
* Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers with the organisation.
* Recording clear and contemporaneous IT based consultation notes to be agreed standards.
* Collecting data for audit purposes.
* Compiling and issuing computer-generated repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
* Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines.
* In general, the post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within Primary Care.
* Managing clinical systems, including medical reviews.
About us
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
* CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate.
* SAFETY that is of the highest standards.
* COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful.
* SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable.
* PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients.
Our achievements include:
* Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018.
* Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal).
* Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.
Job description
Job responsibilities
* To observe the provisions of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.
* To actively participate in annual performance review to identify personal development needs.
* To attend Trust Statutory and Mandatory training sessions as required and any other training courses relevant to the post.
* To fully comply with the relevant sections of the Health and Safety at Work Act. The post holder must also understand and implement Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust's Statement of Policy on Health and Safety at Work and the Trust's corporate Health and Safety Policies and Procedures.
* To be aware of the confidential aspects of the post and to keep up to date with the requirements of information governance.
* To ensure that when creating, managing and sharing information records, it is done in an appropriate way, subject to statutory requirements and agreed security and confidentiality policies, procedures and guidelines.
* All employees will be treated with respect by managers, colleagues, patients and visitors and equally employees will treat managers, colleagues, patients and visitors with the same level of respect.
* To be responsible for the prevention and control of infection within their own area.
* To adhere to relevant Code of Practice of Professional body (if appropriate).
* The duties contained in this job description are not intended to be exhaustive. The duties and responsibilities of this post are likely to evolve in line with the Trust's continued organisational development.
* The post holder must be flexible in the duties performed and it is expected that similar duties, not specifically listed above, will be carried out as required and may be across sites.
For more information regarding the main responsibilities and requirements essential for this role please refer to the supporting documents heading and review the job description and person specification which will outline the duties of the role including a proposed job plan.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* GMC Registered.
* MRCGP/Summative Assessment.
* Any other relevant professional qualifications.
* MPS/MDU membership.
Knowledge & Experience
* Experience in practicing evidence based approach to medicine.
* Experience of working to prescribing budgets and referral pathways.
* Knowledge and delivery of the Quality Outcome Framework (QOF) Local and National Enhanced Services.
* Experience of using general practice clinical systems such as EMIS, Systm One.
* Knowledge of current General Practice environment.
Skills
* Innovative and keen to explore new ways of delivering care.
* Patient sensitivity.
Other
* Willingness to work on a rota basis to provide telephone advice to out of hours service in the event of a query.
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