Salaried GP
Job Description
Job summary
St. Johns Group Practice currently have a vacancy for a salaried GP. You would work 6 sessions per week, over Monday, Tuesday and Thursday with our patient list of just over 8,800. The sessions would be in core hours only.
The ideal candidate will be committed to providing high standards of care, excellent communication skills and who will contribute to the development of the practice. Involvement with GP training is encouraged as well as personal development and special interests within primary care.
Job Purpose
To use professional skills and knowledge to provide a high standard of medical care to patients
Contribute to the delivery of the service in line with the service specification for the service/clinic specification
Respond to escalated clinical matters from the service team and provide complex case support
Effective clinical administration, audit and management, appropriate to the role
Contribute to the service team by being an effective team member
Main duties of the job
Undertake all the duties associated with the role of General Practitioner. This should take into account physical, psychological and social factors when diagnosing illness, treating diseases and recommending treatment. Collect, record and maintain patient information. Information is recorded into the patients registered Practice record and this information should be recorded accurately, using templates and read codes if necessary
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About us
The practice is in the village of Balby, Doncaster. We are part of Doncaster Central PCN. We offer access to the NHS pension scheme, free staff parking and a generous annual leave entitlement. We are a long-established training practice, including GP registrars and medical students. We have good transport links with access to the A1 motorway (less than 2 miles) and the M18 (less than 3 miles).
Our team consists of; 3 GP partners and 2 salaried GPs. Practice Manager. Finance Manager. Nurse Manager, 3 nurses, 1 nurse associate and 2 healthcare assistants. Admin Supervisor, 3 administrators, 1 medical secretary. Reception Supervisor, 1 prescription lead, 8 receptionists. We also have in-house clinical pharmacists and physiotherapists that work alongside our team.
Job responsibilities
General Duties and Responsibilities
Undertake all the duties associated with the role of General Practitioner. This should take into account physical, psychological and social factors when diagnosing illness, treating diseases and recommending treatment
Collect, record and maintain patient information. Information is recorded into the patients registered Practice record and this information should be recorded accurately, using templates and read codes if necessary
Work in accordance with the Service clinical procedures and protocols alongside any other additional requirements from outside organisations including GMC, ICB etc.
Request, perform and/or interpret tests, records, reports and examination information
Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication and other appropriate medical care
Promote health education in conjunction with other health care professionals and have an awareness of the local health and social issues impacting the cohort of patients seen within the Service
Refer patients for further opinions and interventions
Compile and issue computer generate and hand written acute and repeat prescriptions
Prescribe in accordance with the Doncaster Prescribing Formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate
Carry out clinical audits as appropriate
Liaise with other health care professionals when required
Recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and communicate effectively with team members, patients, carers and other colleagues and health care professionals
Maintain medical knowledge and skill level in line with your Personal Development Plan and for the safe delivery of clinical care within the Service
Attend training sessions as appropriate and required
Undertake any other duties requested by the clinic and company within professional and general competence
Personal/Professional development
Participate in any training programme implemented by the company as part of this employment
participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work
attendance at TARGET
Confidentiality
In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and clients, their carers, and staff from a number of organisations. They may also have access to business organisational information. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the organisations within the neighbourhood may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the relevant organisations policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
Equality and Diversity
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include -
Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with current legislation
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Health and Safety
To work in accordance with health and safety policies and procedures including reporting and recording any health and safety incident or accident
Adhere to host employers adult and children safeguarding policies and procedures
All employees have a responsibility to
Take reasonable care for their own Health and Safety and that of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions, including members of the public, visitors and contractors
Cooperate with PCD and its managers to enable compliance with statutory duties and objectives and target
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical degree
- Qualified GP MRCGP general practitioner certificate of completion of training CCT
- Full GMC registration
Desirable
- Worked in General Practice
- Understanding of Patient Demand in deprived areas
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and quality issues
- Understanding of the role of teamwork in providing quality services
- Experience in Chronic Disease Management
- Experience in maintaining patients records at an acceptable standard for audit purposes
- To understand the patients perspective in developing and delivering quality services
Disposition and Attitudes
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure to tight and often changing deadlines
- Able to work on own initiative
- Flexible approach to work and able to adapt to change and uncertainty
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Good time keeping
Experience
Essential
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to analyse and interpret information
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills
- Clear communicator with good writing
- skills
- Excellent organisational skills, able to plan and manage demanding workload with competing priorities
- Ability to follow policy and procedure
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
St Johns Group Practice
Address
Greenfield Lane
Balby
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN4 0TH
