Fixed Term Salaried GP

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Radcliffe; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd in England seeks a salaried GP to provide medical care to the practice population, manage a clinical caseload and deliver a range of services including surgery and telephone consultations, home visits, administration, and compliance with GMS/PMS/enhanced services contracts.

You will work under the GP Partner, participate in duty rosters and out-of-hours, and contribute to teaching and training of junior clinicians while maintaining high standards of care and patient

Qualifications

• Provide medical care to the practice population as a salaried GP.
• Manage a clinical caseload and deliver a range of health services including surgery and telephone consultations.
• Undertake duty and out-of-hours consultations as required on a rota basis.
• Prescribe in line with local and national guidelines; refer to secondary/urgent care as appropriate.
• Manage long-term conditions and patients with complex needs; promote healthy living strategies.

Responsibilities

• Caring for patients and applying evidence-based medicine in line with guidelines.
• Conduct patient consultations during clinical hours and triage patients in person and by telephone.
• Carry out home visits and manage repeat prescriptions and test results.
• Participate in clinical governance, audits and continuing professional development.
• Mentor junior/trainee clinical staff and contribute to education and training activities.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with professional codes of conduct.

Job description

Job summary and scope

The salaried GP is responsible for providing medical care and services to the practice population, managing a clinical caseload and dealing with a diverse range of health needs. This will include, but is not limited to, surgery and telephone consultations, home visits, administration, complying with the practices contracts (GMS/PMS/enhanced services), and the education and training of junior/trainee clinical staff. Line manager is GP Partner.

Key responsibilities (clinical)

• Caring for patients
• Practice evidence-based medicine, in line with national and locally agreed guidelines
• Conduct patient consultations during the practices clinical appointment hours
• Undertake duty and out-of-hours consultations as required, on a rota basis
• Triage patients presenting to the practice in person and by telephone
• Conduct telephone consultations and home visits as appropriate
• Check and sign repeat prescription requests
• Check, manage and process patient test results
• Prescribe in line with local and national guidelines
• Refer patients to secondary/urgent care and additional interventions as appropriate
• Manage long-term conditions and patients with complex problems
• Promote healthy living strategies and give health and wellbeing advice, generally encouraging patients to follow a healthy lifestyle
• Carry out patient testing and screening as required
• Make autonomous clinical decisions relating to patients health needs
• Communication with patients
• Use communication that is appropriate to the situation, including:
• Communicating sensitively with patients and carers when delivering bad news
• Establishing appropriate communication methods to suit patients and carers level of understanding, cultural/language needs, and preferred communication method
• Anticipating and overcoming barriers to communication, seeking support from other staff members where necessary
• Use appropriate communication skills and style to make patients aware of risk, to obtain consent where necessary, and to ensure patients comply with treatment
• Delivering high-quality services
• Provide services to the practices patient population to the highest possible standard, in line with competencies and professional code of conduct
• Monitor and maintain the standard of care provided, taking appropriate action if standards are not met, through self- and peer-review, benchmarking and evaluation
• Undertake clinical governance and clinical audit activities to ensure the continual improvement of service delivery
• Participate in reviewing and responding to complaints, significant events, and other shared learning activities within a structured framework
• Support and mentor staff in training to ensure they deliver the highest standards of care
• Support the performance of team members and collaborate in improving the quality of healthcare and service provision, in line with local and national policy and strategy
• Work within the practices legal framework for identifying vulnerable patients and applying policies relating to treatment of vulnerable patients

Key responsibilities (non-clinical)

• Process medical reports, referrals and correspondence
• Record and collect data for audit purposes
• Make timely, clear, computer-based records of consultations and contact with patients
• Maintain administrative records relating to the practice contract, enhanced services and QOF
• Contribute to providing a supportive environment for other staff through informal catch-ups and contact
• Attend and contribute to in-house meetings, including clinical, educational/training-related and administrative meetings
• Attend meetings and events held by external agencies and stakeholders
• Contribute to teaching and training clinical staff as appropriate

Personal and professional development

• Comply with the GMC Code of Conduct
• Prepare for and complete annual external appraisals
• Prepare for and complete revalidation process
• Act as a mentor and positive role model to students and junior members of staff, sharing information and good practice
• Prioritise own workload and collaborate effectively with others to prioritise team and practice workload
• Keep a portfolio and potentially develop a special interest
• Undertake training as required to ensure competencies for delivering all responsibilities, to meet personal, statutory and practice education and learning needs, including keeping records of learning, reflection, complaints and feedback
• Keep up to date with current evidence-based approaches to patient care and service delivery, in line with NICE and the National Service Framework
• Undertake and contribute to education activities, such as reviewing significant events, clinical audit, protected learning time, video analysis of consultations, etc
• Contribute to education and training of trainee clinical staff and students

Other important aspects of the role

• Maintaining confidentiality

Equality and diversity

• Recognising the rights of patients, carers, family members and colleagues, and respecting their needs, beliefs, privacy and dignity
• Not discriminating against patients, carers, family members or colleagues on the grounds of any of the protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010 (or its amendments or later legislation)
• Supporting people who need help understanding and exercising their rights
• Acting as a role model in relation to promoting equality, diversity and non-discriminatory practices
• Identifying discriminatory practices and patterns of discrimination, taking appropriate action to tackle it, and instead promoting equality
• Complying with, promoting and evaluating chaperoning policies
• Recognising and promoting the right of patients to choose their care provider, and to participate in or refuse care