Locum GP (Maternity Cover)

The Rame Group Practice; Torpoint; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare practice in Torpoint is seeking a fixed term GP to join their dynamic team. This role involves providing NHS Primary Medical Services to patients, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, and engaging in continuous improvement of services. Ideal candidates are fully qualified GPs with experience in primary care and a strong commitment to patient care. Great development opportunities in a supportive environment await you.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Friday lunch at local pub

Qualifications

• Experience of working in primary care is essential.
• Knowledge of current and forthcoming national policy and its effects on clinical practice.
• Evidence of delivering QOF.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality medical care to our patient cohort.
• Work collaboratively with our multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in care planning and multi-disciplinary meetings.

Skills

Knowledge of services relevant to primary care

Telephone Triage

Experience with chronic disease management

Education

Fully qualified GP MRCGP

GMC full registration

Registered on the relevant Medical Performers List

Tools

EMIS Clinical System

Job description

The Rame Group Practice is a practice that isthriving in what for others have been difficult times. We think outsidethe box. We are looking for a Fixed term (Maternity Cover) GP to join our dynamic team. We have been running academic and commercial research for many yearsand have a strong international reputation for our work. We also run thedermatology service for Southeast Cornwall. Our GPs have opportunitiesyou will not find elsewhere. Why not come and meet us and see what weoffer. We are a supportive, cohesive team who really do get on. Weeven have lunch at the local pub on a Friday at the partner\'sexpense.

If you want to work in a fully staffed andsupportive stable practice, come and meet us. We seek to promote work lifebalance in these challenging times for general practice. The practice issituated in the Naval town of Torpoint, East Cornwall, just over the RiverTamar from Plymouth with links via road or ferry in a beautiful purpose-builtHealth Centre. (Our GP team live as far afield as Tavistock and Totnes buttravel because they value the team so much)

We are a well-established practice of 12,000patients cared for across 2 sites at Torpoint and on the stunning Ramepeninsula, with a supportive stable multidisciplinary team and rated GOODacross all domains by CQC at the last inspection.

Main duties of the job

The Post holder will provide the full range of NHS PrimaryMedical Services to the patients registered at the Rame Group practice,temporary residents and patients presenting for immediately necessary treatmentincluding clinical examination, diagnosis, treatment and referrals asappropriate.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality medical care to our patient cohort.
• Work collaboratively with our multidisciplinaryteam.
• Engage with innovative digital solutions toenhance patient care.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of ourservices.

About us

The Rame Group Practice is an innovative, forward thinking, friendly,welcoming and supportive practice, based in a modern, purpose-built healthcentre in Torpoint with a branch surgery on the RamePeninsula.

Our organisation is led by a team of 7 dedicated GP Partners,a Business Partner and supported by a multidisciplinaryteam that includes Salaried GPs, Advanced Nurse and Emergency CarePractitioners, Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, and a General PracticeAssistant. We are also supported by a pharmacy team comprisingClinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians and Physioteam all serving 12,000 patients.

The clinical team is underpinned by a highlyskilled and efficient administrative team that ensures the seamless operationof the practice. Together, our multidisciplinary team is committed to providingoutstanding care and continually improving health outcomes for the communitieswe serve.

We have a thriving and growing dermatology service as wellas a busy award-winning clinical trials team which is also expanding.We are a training practice and have GP registrars working with us, as well as anumber of medical students on a rotational basis.

Our practice culture values team members wellbeing and weseek to promote work life balance in these challenging times for generalpractice.

Job responsibilities

To provide the full range of NHS Primary Medical Services tothe patients registered at The Rame Group practice, temporary residents andpatients presenting for immediately necessary treatment including clinicalexamination, diagnosis, treatment and referral as appropriate.

• Surgery consultations ie Urgent on the day or routine appointments, triaging calls as appropriate, occasional home visiting and administration associated with patient care.
• Work as a team member with all relevant providers of primary care services.
• Ensure appropriate records are maintained at all times regarding patient care.
• Ensuring that the practice achieves the highest possible QOF outcomes.
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice practice protocols.
• Participate in care planning and multi-disciplinary meetings.
• Attend team meetings as and when required.

Other responsibilities within the Practice:

• Confidentiality:
• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust uswith, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their healthand other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect thatstaff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties, the post-holder may have access to confidential informationrelating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcareworkers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as abusiness organisation. All such information from any source is to be regardedas strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, otherhealthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged toauthorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and proceduresrelating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintainingtheir own and others health, safety and security as defined in the PracticeHealth & Safety Policy, to include:

• Using personal security systems within the workplaceaccording to Practice guidelines
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities andundertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge andskills
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintainingwork areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

Equality and Diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity andrights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoplesrights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice proceduresand policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs ofpatients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of theindividual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelingspriorities and rights.

Personal/Professional Development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programmeimplemented by the Practice.

• The post holder must insure they complete all CPD and otherupdates to maintain their professional registration:
• The successful candidate should take responsibility fortheir own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills andactivities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within thePractice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Report critical incidents when they arise
• Assess own performance and take accountability for ownactions, either directly or under supervision
• Contribute by reflecting on their own and their teamactivities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teamsperformance
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patientsneeds
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
• Approach issues with a problem-solving perspective

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effectivecommunication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods ofcommunication and respond accordingly
• Be professional, helpful and organised at all times.
• Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

The post-holder will:

• Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies,standards and guidelines will affect own work
• Participate in audit where appropriate
• All members of the practice are expected to observe safeworking practices, with respect to health and safety procedures,confidentiality and computer security. Protocols will be updated from time totime, and members of the team are expected to familiarise themselves withchanges in policy. The practice also relies on team members to record criticalincidents and assist with improving policies and protocols when necessary.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Fully qualified GP MRCGP
• GMC full registration
• Registered on the relevant Medical Performers List

Flexibility

• The post holder will be required to work across practices surgeries in Torpoint and on the Rame Peninsula and will be required to attend home visits, so must have a clean licence, be mobile and have business use motor insurance

Experience

• Knowledge and understanding of services relevant to primary care.
• Telephone Triage
• Knowledge of current and forthcoming national policy and its effects on clinical practice.
• Knowledge of GP contracts / enhanced services / QOF
• Previous experience of working in primary care
• Experience of using EMIS Clinical System
• Evidence of delivering QOF
• Experience of working with chronic disease management

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.