Salaried GP

Newlands Medical Centre; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health practice in Tees Valley is seeking a talented salaried GP to join their supportive team. The ideal candidate will cover between 4 to 6 sessions, providing consultations and managing patients’ health needs. You will work alongside experienced colleagues, ensuring high standards in patient care and contributing to the overall health of the community. This role emphasizes a work-life balance in a friendly and organized environment.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Work-life balance

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Commitment to ongoing personal & professional development.
• Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF).
• Ability to listen actively to patients.

Responsibilities

• Undertake all normal duties and responsibilities of a GP.
• Make professional, autonomous decisions regarding patient care.
• Assess healthcare needs and develop care plans.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplined team

Experience in patient care

Calm demeanor in stressful situations

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical degree

Full registration with GMC

Job description

We are looking to recruit a salaried GP, ideally to cover 6 sessions but would consider 4 sessions, tojoin our existing team of 4 GP Partners and 4 Salaried GP's. Alongside theclinical team, we have a fantastic nursing and admin team, to assist with thepatient's journey in the practice.

We are a well organised team who believe in a healthy worklife balance, whilst ensuring the patient care is of a high standard. Thesuccessful applicant will work alongside our experienced team, managing theircaseload in dealing with a wide range of health needs.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be expected to undertake all of thenormal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working in primarycare. In accordance with the practice timetable the post-holder will makethemselves available, as agreed, to undertake a variety of duties, includingsurgery consultations, telephone and online consultations and queries, visitingpatients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, resolvingmedication queries, and completion of paperwork and correspondence in a timelyfashion. The on-call rota is proportionately distributed.

About us

Newlands Medical Centre is a friendly GP practice based in Middlesbroughwith a registered list size of 9700 patients.We achieve highly in QOF and have a CQC rating of good. We are a busypractice but believe in ensuring our staff are supported during the busyworking week. We have numerous social events both onsite and a social eveningat Christmas. We have Investors inPeople Gold Award and are committed to developing our team to provide quality.

We are a member of Greater Middlesbrough PCN and workclosely with our other 7 member practices.

Our Primary Care multidisciplinary team currently consistsof 4 GP Partners, 4 Salaried GPs, 3 Practice Nurses, 1 Nurse Associate, 2 HealthCare Assistants, Clinical Pharmacist, and Pharmacy Technician. We also haveallocated ARRS roles via our PCN which included an FCP, a Dietician, socialprescribers, mental health workers. Attached staff include midwife, healthvisitors and district nursing team.

Job responsibilities

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, thepost-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties andresponsibilities typical of working in Primary Care.

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation topresenting problems, whether -self referred or referred from other health careworkers within the organisation.

Assessing the healthcare needs of patients withundifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signsof illness.

Developing care plans for health in consultation withpatients and in line with current practice disease protocols.

Providing counselling and health education.

Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseloadand referring to other care providers as appropriate.

Recording clear and concise consultation notes toagreed standards.

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeatprescriptions (avoiding handwritten prescriptions whenever possible).

Other responsibilities within the organisation include butare not limited to:

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practicepolicies / guidelines, e.g., prescribing, confidentiality, data protection,health and safety.

A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensureevidence based best practice.

Contributing to evaluation / audit and clinical standardsetting within the organisation.

Contributing to the development of computer-based patientrecords.

Contributing to the summarising of patient records andcoding patient data.

Attending training and events organised by the practice orother agencies where appropriate.

In addition to maintaining continued education throughattendance at any courses and/or study days necessary the post-holder willparticipate in any training programmes implemented by the practice as part ofthis employment, such training to include;

Participation in annual individual appraisal, includingtaking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and / orprofessional development.

Taking responsibility for own development, learning andperformance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who areundertaking similar work.

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practiceand will; Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.

Assess own performance and take accountability for ownactions, either directly or under supervision.

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting onown team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance theteam's performance.

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meetpatients' needs.

Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources.

Communication

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

Communicate effectively with other team members.

Communicate effectively with patients and carers.

Recognise people'sneeds for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

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.

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 ofthe duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access toconfidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staffand other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relatingto the practice as a business organisation. All such information from anysource is to be regarded as strictly confidential. Information relating topatients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of thepractice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with thepractice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protectionof personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range ofpromotion and management, their own and others' health and safety and infectioncontrol as defined in the practice health and safety policy, the practicehealth and safety manual, and the practice infection control policy andpublished procedures.

This will include (but will not be limited to):

Ensuring a good clinical working environment where lack offacilities is to be escalated as appropriate to the responsible manager.

Safe management of sharps use, storage and disposal.

Maintenance of own clean working environment.

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintainingwork areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards.

Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed orescalation to responsible management.

Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of healthand safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised Keepingown work areas and general / patient areas clean, sterile, identifying issuesand hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, andassuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanlinessacross the business in consultation (where appropriate) with responsiblemanagers.

Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimumtwice annually).

Correct waste and instrument management including handling,segregation, and container use.

Maintenance of sterile environments.

Equality and diversity:

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

Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people'srights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with the practiceprocedures and 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, feelings,priorities, and rights.

Person Specification

Experience

• Evidence of a commitment to ongoing personal & professional development
• Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients and other healthcare professionals
• Ability to listen actively to patients in a non-judgmental manner
• 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
• Ability to develop and deliver evidence-based care
• Demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
• Demonstrate awareness of the importance of working as part of a multi-disciplined team
• Ability to work flexibly to meet Practice demands
• Must value and appreciate the worth of others.
• A recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion to patients and colleagues
• Progressive and forward-thinking attitude
• Commitment to continuing education and professional development
• Understand the health and social needs of the local practice population
• Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing Primary Care
• Experience of supporting service changes
• Experience of service improvement and quality initiatives

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree
• Full registration with GMC
• Certification of Completion of Training
• Inclusion on Performers List
• Specialist interest and appropriate qualification

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.