GP - South Wight Medical Practice

NHS; Ventnor; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

A local medical practice on the Isle of Wight seeks a salaried GP to join their team. This role involves managing a diverse caseload while ensuring high standards of care. Candidates should be fully qualified and eligible to practice in the NHS. The position offers an idyllic work environment in primary care with competitive pay of £12,000 to £12,500 per session based on experience.

Qualifications

• Fully Qualified GP eligible to work in General Practice in the NHS.
• Experience of working in a general practice/primary care environment.
• Demonstrates evidence of continuous professional development (CPD).

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting.
• Assess health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Develop care plans for health and provide counselling and health education.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work flexibly

Experience in primary care

Strong attention to detail

Education

BM / MBBS or equivalent medical degree

General Practitioner Register

National Performers List Registration

Tools

Clinical IT system (TPP - SystmOne)

Job description

This vacancy is being advertised by One Wight Health - GP Federation on behalf on South Wight Medical Practice.

Please note, applicants will be contacted following submission of application, and this position will be closed as soon as a suitable candidate has been identified.

We're looking for a salaried GP to join our dispensing practice in the beautiful surroundings of the Isle of Wight for 6 sessions per week.

Based in an idyllic rural setting, South Wight Medical Practice isbased in the heart of the community, offering traditional patient focusedGP-led care. We operate from threepractice bases in the scenic villages of Brighstone, Godshill and Niton.

Main duties of the job

As part of our team, you will manage a caseload and deal with awide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the higheststandards and quality of care for all registered and temporary patients.

The post-holder will undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients, signing prescriptions, dealing with queries, paperwork, and correspondence in a timely fashion

Making professional, autonomous decisions, 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

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

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.

About us

South Wight Medical Practice is a unique and profitable practicebeing the only dispensing practice on the Isle of Wight. We are also a teaching practice with a strongfocus on personal development.

Our friendly, efficient and supportive team comprises three GPPartners, a salaried GP, ANP, Clinical Pharmacist, Wellbeing Coach and SocialPrescriber.

We work in close partnership with other services in the localcommunity and with other practices in our Primary Care Network to serve ourpopulation of around 6,000 people.

Job responsibilities

The Isle of Wight offers the very best environment in which tolive and work. An idyllic, location withbeautiful beaches and tranquil countryside on your doorstep and affordablehouse prices ideal for family life. Its also home to cultural and sporting opportunitiesfrom heritage sites to sailing and cycling events and world renowned musicfestivals. Plus, you can also reach the mainland from the Island in as littleas 10 minutes by hovercraft.

Main duties of the job

As part of our team, you will manage a caseload and deal with awide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the higheststandards and quality of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Clinical responsibilities:

• Inaccordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder willmake him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties includingsurgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visitingpatients at home, checking, and signing prescriptions and dealing withqueries, paperwork, and correspondence in a timely fashion
• Makingprofessional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems,whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers withinthe organisation
• Assessingthe health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosedproblems
• Screeningpatients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• Inconsultation with patients and in line with current practice diseasemanagement protocols, developing care plans for health
• Providingcounselling and health education
• Admittingor discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to othercare providers as appropriate
• Recordingclear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Collectingdata for audit purposes
• Compilingand issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
• Prescribingin 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 andresponsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Other responsibilities

• Thepost-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion andmanagement of their own and others health and safety and infectioncontrol as defined in the practice health & safety policy, thepractice health & safety manual, and the practice infection controlpolicy and published procedures.
• Contributeto the implementation of services applying practice policies, standards,and guidance, discussing with other members of the team how the policies,standards and guidelines will affect your own work and supporting thePractices achievement of QOF requirements by taking appropriate actionsas highlighted and requested.
• Compliancewith all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g., prescribing,confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, safeguarding
• Thepost-holder will be expected to have a commitment to life-long learningand audit to ensure evidence-based best practice
• Contributeto evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
• Contributeto the development of computer-based patient records

The post-holder will also support theequality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues and respectthe strict confidentiality of information provided to them by patients, colleagues,and other professionals.

In addition to maintaining continued educationthrough attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure thatprofessional development requirements for PREP are met, the postholder willattend training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, whereappropriate.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality
• and Outcome Framework (QOF)
• Understand the health and social needs of a local practice patient population
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients and other healthcare professionals.
• Experience of supporting service change
• Ability to listen actively to patients in a non-judgemental manner.
• The ability to deal with criticism and work well under severe pressure.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Patience and a calm demeanour in stressful situations.
• Formulating treatment plans and evaluation of progress
• Ability to work with integrated care pathways, protocols, and patient specific directives.
• Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing primary care
• Ability to develop and deliver evidence based care.
• Experience of service improvement and quality initiatives.
• Evidence of contributing to practice development and research in clinical area.
• Ability to understand the importance of and establish own role in Clinical Governance and risk management.
• Demonstrates evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
• Experience with clinical IT system, TPP - SystmOne
• Have an understanding of the needs of the vulnerable groups of patients that are registered with the practice.
• Experience of telephone triage.

Personal Attributes

• Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet Practice demands
• Sensitive and shows empathy in difficult situations
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, nurses, other staff and agencies (verbal, written and electronic formats)
• Caring attitude to patients
• Must value and appreciate the worth of others
• A recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion to patients and colleagues
• Progressive, forward-thinking attitude
• Commitment to continuing education and professional development

Qualifications

• Fully Qualified GP eligible to work in General Practice in the NHS.
• BM / MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
• National Performers List Registration.
• General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills (written and verbal)
• Knowledge of the NHS and understanding of clinical governance.
• Evidence of ability to maintain and monitor high standards of care.
• Evidence of ability to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care working autonomously and collaboratively.
• Clear DBS report.
• Evidence of commitment to ongoing personal & professional development.
• Eligible to independently practice in the United Kingdom.
• Experience of working in a general practice/primary care environment.

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.

GP Partner - South Wight Medical Practice

£12,000 to £12,500 a sessionPer GP session, per annum depending on experience