Job summary
We
are a friendly, forward looking and enthusiastic PMS practice of 18,500
patients. The practice has easy access from the A19 and Durham. We are a
training practice and host GP Registrars and also support with supervision and
mentoring of Foundation Doctors , Medical Students and various ARRS roles
including Physician Associates, Pharmacists, FCP and other inhouse development
roles.
10-20 min appointments depending on complexity Fabulous ANP team and PA's who do the
majority of home visits Work shared equally between all GPs On call day
supported by trainees and other development roles Coffee and lunchtime with colleagues Weekly
clinical meetings as a clinicians peer group Monthly protected learning afternoon Exclusive
GPs only and a wider clinicians WhatsApp group allowing peer support and
communication on the go Supportive community nursing team Funded
practice night outs and team events Birthdays and other significant
achievements, celebratory lunches Quarterly excellence awards and more. We are
committed to offering ongoing investment and support in professional
development creating a natural career path and would also support GP
Fellowship, Career Start and Retainer programmes. With an outstanding CQC grading our ethos
is to deliver high quality person centred medical care through our
comprehensive highly skilled team members.
Main duties of the job
As
a key member of the Primary Care Team, the GP will manage a case load, dealing
with a wide range of presenting health care needs in a primary care setting.
The post holder will work with clinical colleagues to ensure the highest
standards of care are provided for all registered and temporary patients. The
post holder will also contribute to planning and decision making as a part of
the wider practice team.
About us
As
any of our current GPs would say :-
10-20 min appointments depending on complexity
Fabulous ANP team and PA's who do the majority of home
visits
Work shared equally between all GPs
On call day supported by trainees and other development
roles
Coffee and lunchtime with colleagues
Weekly clinical meetings as a clinicians peer group
Monthly protected learning afternoon
Exclusive GPs only and a wider clinicians WhatsApp group
allowing peer support and communication on the go
Supportive community nursing team
Funded practice night outs and team events
Birthdays and other significant achievements, celebratory
lunches
Quarterly excellence awards and more
We are committed to offering ongoing
investment and support in professional development creating a natural career
path and would also support GP Fellowship, Career Start and Retainer
programmes.
We
are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all areas of
the community.
Despite
being a multi- site practice each clinician will have 1-2 base sites as their
home sites. With an outstanding CQC
grading our ethos is to deliver high quality person centred medical care
through our comprehensive highly skilled team members.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In general the post holder will be expected to undertake all
the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within
primary care including;
• Making
professionally autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether
self-referred or referred internally within the practice
• Receive
patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and make assessments of
their health care needs
• Consult
with patients in the surgery, at home visits and via telephone or on line
consultations as agreed internally between the practice GP’s
• Undertakes
triage calls, triage visits, checking and signing of repeat prescriptions and
dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion as
required.
• Screen
patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• In
consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management
protocols, develops care plans for health
• Provide
counselling and health education as necessary
• Admit or
discharge patients to and from caseload and refer them to other care providers
internally and externally as appropriate and in line with practice protocols.
• Comply
with all relevant clinical Governance and Practice policies and protocols.
• Assist in
the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical
conditions.
• Complete
clinically related administrative and non-clinical duties required for the
delivery of the service.
• Record
clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Demonstrate
commitment to lifelong learning, and audit and effectiveness to ensure evidence
based best practice.
• Provide
active input to the wider Primary healthcare team in the process of health
needs research/ base line data collection/clinical audit.
• Compile
and issue computer generated acute and repeat prescriptions, prescribing in
accordance with practice/DDES CCG prescribing formulary whenever this is
clinically appropriate.
• Network
with other agencies (both statutory and voluntary) and develop appropriate links
to further the work of the practice with the CCG and Federation
• Meet
professional learning and CPD requirements.
• Develop
effective relationships with clinical supervisor/mentors and other colleagues.
PRACTICE RESPONSIBILITIES
• Contribute
to the evaluation/ audit and clinical standard setting with colleagues.
• Record
data in patient records systems promptly and accurately and to agreed
standards.
• Ensure
appropriate use of read codes.
• Participate
in the collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation of
practice reports, performance monitoring and audits.
• Participate
in the auditing of practice activity as required.
• Contribute
to the strategic management and development of the practice.
• Provide
reports to both NHS and non-NHS agencies as required.
• Responsible
for health and safety of themselves and others and for reporting and actively
co-operating in Alliance and Practice Health and Safety Policies and
procedures.
• Process
and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence.
• Attend in
house meetings, significant event audit meetings and other meeting as deemed
necessary.
• Ensure
that the practice complaints system is adhered to at all times.
• Awareness
and compliance with all relevant guidelines e.g. data protection,
confidentiality, and health and safety.
• Maintain
current CPR and anaphylaxis certification and child/adult safeguarding training
in line with local policies.
• Maintain
mandatory training and revalidation certification
The above is not an exhaustive list and in addition to the
above duties, you may be required to perform other duties as the needs of our
business change. We reserve the right to amend the above duties as deemed
necessary for the needs of the business.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
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 .
Employer details
Employer name
East Durham Medical Group
Address
The Caradoc Surgery
Front Street West
Wingate
County Durham
TS285PZ