Salaried GP

Edenfield Road Surgery; North West Leicestershire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Edenfield Road Surgery in Rochdale invites an enthusiastic GP to join our friendly, supportive team. We welcome flexible sessions per week and are committed to transforming patient care within the NHS framework.

With a growing list of patients, a dedicated team, and emphasis on evidence-based care, you will provide high-quality GP services, participate in audits and health initiatives, and contribute to continuous improvement in a busy practice.

Qualifications

• Fully Qualified GP eligible to work in NHS.
• MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
• Experience of primary care and knowledge of GMS contract / QOF.
• Experience of National and Local Enhanced Services.
• PCN DES Requirements.
• Experience of using EMIS.
• Experience of supporting FY2 doctors and medical students.
• Experience of BeCCoR incentive scheme.

Responsibilities

• Provide GP services to patients in line with the job description.
• Attend triage, surgery consultations, telephone consultations and home visits as required.
• Sign and review repeat prescriptions and manage patient queries.
• Contribute to audits, CPD and clinical governance within the practice.

Skills

Excellent communication

Teamwork

CPD

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical degree

Fully Qualified GP eligible to work in NHS

Job description

Edenfield Road Surgery is looking for an enthusiastic, caring and experienced GP to join our friendly and supportive team in Rochdale. We are open to discussing sessions in total per week and welcome enquires including your availability.

We pride ourselves on our transformative approach to care and services, with excellent patient feedback and recent 'Good' CQC inspection our patient population are at the heart of everything we do.

We have a patient list of 10.5 thousand, with a supportive team of Nurses, ANP, GP's and administrators'. Our Patient numbers are growing and so we are looking to increase our capacity and welcome a new GP into our NHS family.

Main duties of the job

Provide a General Practitioner service to our patients as per the Job description and person specification.

About us

We are a family doctor Practice based in Rochdale, our reputation has grown and our patients numbers with it. We offer all General Medical Services in line with a GMS contract and also enhanced plus national services.

For more information on our Practice please visit:

https://www.edenfieldroadsurgery.nhs.uk/

Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities:

Salaried GPIn accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available toundertake a variety of duties, including triage, surgery consultations, telephone consultations andqueries, visiting patients at home, taking part in the on-call rota, checking and signing repeatprescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashionMaking professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred orreferred from other health care workers within the organisationAssessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problemsScreening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illnessDeveloping care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice diseasemanagement protocolsProviding counselling and health educationAdmitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers asappropriateRecording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standardsCollecting data for audit purposesCompiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-writtenprescriptions whenever possible)Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this isclinically appropriateIn general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilitiesassociated with a GP working within primary care.

Other responsibilities within the organisation:Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing,confidentiality, data protection, health and safetyA commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practiceContributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisationContributing to the development of computer-based patient recordsContributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient dataAttending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.Confidentiality:In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information inrelation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staffwill respect their privacy and act appropriatelyIn the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access toconfidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers.They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All suchinformation from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidentialInformation relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of thepractice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies andprocedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & safety:The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own andothers health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, thepractice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. Thiswill include (but will not be limited to):Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelinesAwareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual /professional requirements, and good practice guidelinesProviding advice on the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection,labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangementsCorrect personal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use of PPE by others,advising on appropriate circumstances for use by clinicians, staff and patients.Management of the full range of infection control procedures in both routine and extraordinarycircumstances (e.g. pandemic or individual infectious circumstances)Hand hygiene standards for self and othersManaging directly all incidents of accidental exposureManagement and advice relating to infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, andimplementation of those protocols across the practiceActive observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control,cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses/training needsare identified, escalating issues as appropriate to the responsible personIdentifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that managesthose risks across clinical and patient processMaking effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training ofothers across the full range of infection control and patient processesMonitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that proper use ismade of hand-cleansing facilities, wipes etc., and that these are sufficient to ensure a good clinicalworking environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate to the responsible managerSafe management of sharps use, storage and disposalMaintenance of own clean working environmentUsing appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile andsafe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation toresponsible managementActively identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazardsimmediately when recognisedKeeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues andhazards/risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in themaintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate)with responsible managersUndertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)Correct waste and instrument management, including handling, segregation, and container useMaintenance of sterile environmentsDemonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Equality and diversity:The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, toinclude:Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that isconsistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislationRespecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleaguesBehaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects theircircumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/professional development:In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study daysnecessary to ensure that professional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder willparticipate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with suchtraining to include:Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility formaintaining a record of own personal and/or professional developmentTaking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skillsand activities to others who are undertaking similar workQuality:The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:Alert other team members to issues of quality and riskAssess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervisionContribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and makingsuggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performanceWork effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needsEffectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and willstrive to:Communicate effectively with other team membersCommunicate effectively with patients and Carers. Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.Contribution to the implementation of services:The post-holder will:Apply practice policies, standards and guidanceDiscuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own workParticipate in audit where appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualifications
• Fully Qualified GP eligible to work in General Practice in the NHS
• MBBS or equivalent medical degree
• Experience
• Knowledge
• Experience of primary care and knowledge of GMS contract / QOF
• Experience of National and Local Enhanced Services
• PCN DES Requirements
• Experience of supporting service change
• Experience of using EMIS
• Experience of supporting FY2 doctors and medical students
• Experience of BeCCoR incentive scheme

Experience

• Skills, knowledge and personal attributes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients and other healthcare professionals
• Formulating treatment plans and evaluation of progress
• Ability to listen actively to patients in a non-judgemental manner
• The ability to deal with criticism and work well under severe pressure
• Patience and a calm demeanour in stressful situations
• Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing primary care
• Ability to develop and deliver evidence-based care
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Flexibility to adapt to the Business and Practice needs
• Willingness to partake in self-reflection and personal development
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Demonstrates evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
• Ability to work flexibly to meet Practice demands
• Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• As per outlined person specification

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.