General Practitioner - Havering Liberty PCN
Havering Liberty PCN are looking to expand our team by seeking to employ a General Practitioner within 2 years of qualification, to work alongside our practices and PCN staff. Our PCN staff currently includes Clinical Pharmacists, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Dieticians, Social Prescribers, Physiotherapists, Care Coordinators, Nursing Associates and Pharmacy Technicians.
Main duties of the job
This role is ideal for an enthusiastic, newly qualified GP with an interest in medical education. For part of your working week, you would be required to perform as an autonomous general practitioner working independently, and with other health care professionals, to assess, diagnose and treat patients attending within a primary care setting. You will provide professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues and ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence. For the remainder of your week, you will lead the provision of education and training to Medical Students from Queen Mary and Westfield University who are assigned to the PCN. Appropriate training and support will be provided for this element of the role.
About us
Havering Liberty PCN is located at St Georges Health and Wellbeing Hub; an impressive new healthcare facility housing primary care, community care and a dedicated ageing well suite with access to secondary care frailty teams. Havering Liberty PCN is an accredited training PCN and you will have access to expert guidance from our GP and Undergraduate trainers. This is a unique opportunity to develop skills in medical education early in your career in a fully supportive training environment.
Job responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities:
1. In accordance with the PCN rota, as agreed, the post-holder will make themself available to undertake a variety of duties including GP face to face consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting (may include nursing home as well as patients home), checking and signing/authorising repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, correspondence and investigation results in a timely fashion.
2. Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
3. Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
4. Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
5. In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
6. Providing counselling and health education.
7. Referring to other health and care providers as appropriate.
8. Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
9. Compiling and issuing computer-generated (or paper where necessary) acute and repeat prescriptions Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
10. The post-holder will be required to visit patients during surgery time in an emergency if clinically indicated.
11. The post-holder will undertake fair share of home visiting sessions per week as allocated.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
* Polite and confident
* Flexible and cooperative
* Motivated, forward thinker
* Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
* High levels of integrity and loyalty
* Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
* Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
* Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
* Commitment to ongoing professional development
* Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
Qualifications
* Qualified GP
* MRCGP
* Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
* General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
* Full GMC registration
* National Performers List registration (England)
* Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
* Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
General Skill
* Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
* Clear, polite telephone manner
* Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
* Effective time management (planning and organising)
* Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Problem solving and analytical skills
Experience
* Experience of working in a primary care environment
* Experience of continued professional development
* Experience of QOF and clinical audit
* Newly Qualified General Practitioner (less than 2 years from qualification)
* Not previously been substantively employed as a GP
* Experience of medicines management
* Experience of teaching undergraduate students
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.
£73,112 a year Plus NHS pension offered employer will contribute 14.38%
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