Salaried General Practitioner (ARRS funded)
Please be aware this advertisement may close early if we receive a sufficient number of applicants.
Job Purpose:
The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
Working Arrangements:
You will have a base at Middlestown Medical Centre (which will also be used for the purposes of claiming mileage) but will be required to work flexibly across the PCN GP practices and premises and potentially across the Wakefield District.
As the role requires you to commute across the Wakefield District, applicants should either hold a full driving licence, which is valid in the UK, and hold the relevant car insurance to cover travel for business purposes or have the ability to be mobile by using other modes of transport for which reasonable expenses will be payable.
Hours of work are 37.5 hours per week (full time) to be worked flexibly between 8am and 6.30pm Monday to Friday. Where you may be required to support clinical services outside of these hours, time off in lieu will be made available.
We are advertising this role as a fixed term contract ending on 31st March 2025. However, subject to funding allocations tbc this role may become permanent.
Main Duties of the Job:
In accordance with the PCN/General Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themself 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, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for details of the role.
Job Responsibilities:
In accordance with the PCN/General Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themself 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, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
Providing counselling and health education.
Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
Delivering enhanced services.
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Other Responsibilities within the Organisation:
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant PCN and Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records.
Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data.
Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Other duties may be required to meet the responsibilities of the post and the requirements of the organisation. Conexus reserves the right to vary your duties and responsibilities at any time and from time to time according to the needs of the business.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.
Person Specification:
Experience:
* Experience of working in primary care in an area with significant health problems
* Experience of providing primary care in and out of hours
* Development of areas of clinical expertise
* Experience of audit and improving care for patients
Important Eligibility Criteria:
* Must not have been substantively employed as a GP in general practice previously; or
* Is not employed in a temporary capacity as a locum; and/or
* Upon commencement of employment is less than 2 years beyond their certificate of completion of training being issued by the GMC.
Qualifications:
* MBBS or equivalent medical degree
* Full registration with GMC
* Certification of Completion of Training (JCPTGP/PMETB)
* Inclusion on Performers List
* MRCGP
* Evidence of a commitment to ongoing personal & professional development
Other:
* Committed to working as part of a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency primary care team
* Openness to explore alternative working practices
Personal Qualities:
* Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, both written and verbally.
* Good organisational skills
* Able to work under pressure
* Working on own initiative
* IT skills (including word processing and database work) as relevant to General Practice
* Committed to quality and patient satisfaction
* Committed to equal opportunities
Knowledge and Skills:
* Understanding the role of medical services in a wider public health agenda
* Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the area
* Understanding current NHS policies
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.
Depending on experience, salary is negotiable.
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