Job summary
Awell-established, two site training practice, which received a Good CQC rating inspection2018 and review 2019.
We arelooking to appoint a GP who is looking to work within an environment thatsupports new and innovative ways of working. Ideally working a mixture of remote work and face to face in the surgery. BMA salaried GP pay scales and model contract offered with flexibility to negotiate favourable terms.
We hope that you will look towards running a personal list with a view to working towards Partnership with us in the future. This would enable you to contribute towards continuing improvement to patient services and access to healthcare for all ourpatients.
Main duties of the job
Benefitsof the role include:
Defined workload within your sessionsthat can be timed to suit family and school needs
Face-to-face appointments withdefined triage, telephone and video consultation times
Home visiting supported byParamedic and Nursing Practitioners
Support from our experiencedreception, administration and nursing teams
EMISWeb clinical system withDocMan10, Lexacom3 digital dictation and DXS intranet
Opportunity for development ofyour role within the team, undertaking training for services such as minorprocedures, sexual health services or chronic disease management.
Indemnity payments cover for allactivity not related to the NHS Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practitioners (CNSGP) from 1st April 2019
Daily morning coffee meetings,weekly educational and business meetings
About us
You willjoin a clinical team consisting of 2 Partners, 5 salaried GPs, 2 AdvancedNurse Practitioners, 4 Practice Nurses, 2 Nurse Associates, 4 HCAs, 1 Paramedic.
We are part of the local GP federation Integrated Community Care. We were the lead Practice for the Bexhill Covid-19 Vaccination programme supporting 25,000 patients locally.
ThePractice already accommodates visiting Social Prescribing, Carers and MemoryAssessment clinics. We also have Health In Mind and Hidden Hearing clinicswithin the premises. Although non dispensing there is an on-site pharmacy atone of the surgery sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION Salaried General Practitioner
Job Title:Salaried General Practitioner
Responsible to:The Partners of Sidley Medical Practice
Place of Work:Sidley Medical Practice and Albert Road Surgery
Job Summary
To work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the provision of medical services to the practice population, delivering an excellent standard of clinical care whilst complying with the GMS contract. Furthermore, the post-holder will adhere to the GMC standards for good medical practice, contributing to the effective management of the practice, leading by example, maintaining a positive, collaborative working relationship with the multidisciplinary team.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Provide a full range of medical services as defined in the core GMS contract, additional and enhanced services where appropriate.
2. Provide other general medical services to meet identified patient need.
3. Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems whether self-referred, or referred from other healthcare works within the organisation.
4. Assess the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
5. Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
6. Develop care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice; disease management protocols, provide counselling and health education.
7. Work within current CCG policy for prescribing.
8. Be available and accessible to patients at all times as agreed.
9. Maximise the effective use of current clinical computer systems. Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to an agreed standard.
10. Compile and issue computer generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand written prescriptions whenever possible).
11. Undertake all duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care. (These duties will include reports/cremation forms. The fees for this work would be retained within the practice budget).
12. To take part in, and lead on, areas including clinical auditing and data collection.
13. Support under-graduate student training in the surgery.
14. Support GP registrar training in practice.
15. Attend team meetings and other clinical meetings as necessary
16. Provide short term emergency cover for unplanned absence of colleagues
17. Provide emergency on call cover for the practice.
Service Development
18. Be involved in developing primary care services to meet the needs of the practice population.
19. Working in close collaboration with the practice team to ensure that access targets are reached.
20. Support health development and ensure health promotion work is undertaken to allow the practice population to make informed choices.
Managerial
21. Awareness of, and compliance with, all relevant organisation policies and procedures, prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety and infection control. Apply these to all aspects of ones own work.
22. Undertake all mandatory training as determined by the practice.
23. Committed to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based practice.
24. Contribute to evaluated audit and clinical standards setting within the organisation.
Quality
Adhere to GMC Good Medical practice.
Maintain accurate and timely medical records.
Adhere to National and local guidelines ( NICE)
Engage with local quality frameworks QoF, Quality Improvement, Prescribing Incentive Schemes
Reflect on personal practice through SEA, NHS appraisal, patient complaints
Confidentiality
25. All patients have the right to expect that all practice staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately at all times.
26. In the performance of duties, 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 business organisations. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
27. Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the organisations policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Communication
28. The post-holder must recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to communicate effectively with other team members, patients, carers and recognise peoples needs to alternativemethods of communication and respond accordingly.
Equality and Diversity
A good attitude and positive action creating an environment where all individuals are able to achieve their full potential. Creating such an environment is important for three reasons: it improves operational effectiveness, it is morally the right thing to do, and it is required by law.
Patients and their families have the right to be treated fairly and be routinely involved in decisions about their treatment and care. They can expect to be treated with dignity and respect and will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Patients have a responsibility to treat other patients and our staff with dignity and respect.
Staff have the right to be treated fairly in recruitment and career progression. Staff can expect to work in an environment where diversity is valued and equality of opportunity is promoted. Staff will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Staff have a responsibility to ensure that you treat our patients and their colleagues with dignity and respect.
Health and Safety
The Salaried General Medical Practitioner has a duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to themselves or to others and to co-operate with the practice in meeting its statutory requirements, by:
29. Assisting in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the organisations Health & Safety Policy.
30. Use of personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.
31. Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaken such activities in a way that manages those risks.
32. as far as is reasonably practicable, you minimising the risk of infection to themselves and others and in doing so must:-
33. be familiar with and adhere to, the organisations policies and guidance on infection prevention and control
34. attend statutory education programmes in infection, prevention and control.
35. Include infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal and professional development.
36. Take responsibility, so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of healthcare acquired infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently by themselves and their colleagues.
37. Report potential risks identified.
Personal and Professional Development
Maintain continued education through attendance at courses and/or study days as necessary and as identified within clinical and organisation appraisals (Personal Development Plan).
Ensure appropriate professional registration and licensing are met through continued professional development.
Participate in all training programmes implemented by the practice/organisation as part of this employment. This training would include:
38. Participation in an annual performance review. Maintaining a log of all personal and/or professional development.
39. take responsibilities for own development, learning and performance.
40. demonstrate skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
41. Active involvement in the Annual NHS Appraisal process
42. Active involvement in the GMC Revalidation and Licensing procedures
Collaborative Working
All staff are to recognise the significance of collaborative working. Teamwork is essential in multidisciplinary environments. Effective communication is essential and all staff must ensure they communicate in a manner which enables the sharing of information in an appropriate manner.
Security
The security of the practice is the responsibility of all personnel. Staff must ensure they remain vigilant at all times and report any suspicious activity immediately to their line manager. Under no circumstances are staff to share the codes for the door locks to anyone and are to ensure that restricted areas remain effectively secured.
You should understand that this is a description of the job as it is presently constituted. Whilst this job description sets out the duties which such a job normally entails, you should appreciate that this is not to be regarded as exhaustive. You should further understand that job titles and job descriptions may be amended by the employer, and that employees may be called upon to carry out additional or other duties as may reasonably be required by the employer. Furthermore, it is the practice of the employer periodically to examine and review job descriptions to ensure that they continue to relate to the job which is being performed. In addition, the employer, during such examination or review, may consider that changed must be made to the job descriptions. Whilst there will be consultation on such issues, employees should understand that, if agreement cannot be reached, then the employer reserves the right to make changes to job descriptions where it considers such necessary.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
43. Experience of working in a primary care environment
44. Experience of continued professional development
45. Experience of QOF and clinical audit
46. Experience of medicines management
47. Experience of CCG initiatives
48. General understanding of the GMS contract
Qualifications
Essential
49. Qualified GP
50. MRCGP
51. Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
52. General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
53. Full GMC Registration
54. Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
Desirable
55. National Performers List registration
56. Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)