Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical care

Provide a full range of general medical services to registered patients, including face-to-face, telephone and remote consultations, palliative care, and home visits where clinically appropriate.

Assess, diagnose and manage acute and long-term conditions, including prescribing, ordering and acting on investigations, and making appropriate referrals.

Review and action clinical correspondence, test results and prescribing tasks in a timely manner.

Participate in an on call /duty doctor rota within standard working hours, approximately 1 day per week pro rata.

Contribute to the care of patients with long-term conditions, preventive care and health promotion in line with national guidance.

Work with the multidisciplinary team, including nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, allied health professionals and administrative staff, to ensure continuity of care.

Fulfil safeguarding responsibilities for children and adults at risk, in line with Trust and practice policy.

Education and supervision

• Support the education and clinical supervision of FY2 and GP trainees and other members within the wider work force.
• Contribute to a positive learning environment and to the teaching culture of the practice and Trust.

Quality, safety and clinical governance

• Participate in clinical audit, quality improvement and, where possible, clinical research, and advocate evidence-based practice.
• Take part in significant event analysis, complaints review and learning from incidents, and help implement the resulting changes.
• Contribute to practice performance against clinical targets and KPIs, including QOF and other contractual requirements, and support the practice in meeting CQC standards.
• Follow infection prevention and control, information governance, confidentiality and health and safety policies.
• Prescribe safely and cost-effectively, in line with local formulary and medicines optimisation guidance.

Teamwork and service development

• Work with practice managers, Directorate colleagues and the wider team towards shared goals.
• Contribute to team and clinical meetings, and help to maintain good working relationships and effective communication across the practice.
• Take part in service improvement initiatives to improve productivity, access and patient experience.

Professional development and support

• Comply with existing appraisal, job planning and revalidation procedures, and maintain registration with the GMC.
• The Trust supports continuing professional development as set out by the Royal College of General Practitioners and is committed to allocating time and financial support for this.

Person Specification

Our Values

Essential

• We are Kind
• We are Open
• We are Inclusive

Qualifications

Essential

• Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of application
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualifications
• Employed at substantive consultant level, working in the acute hospital environment and registered with GMC or qualified doctor employed in medical management
• Satisfactory record of continuous professional development
• Evidence of participation in management development opportunities

Desirable

• Management Qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Sound knowledge of clinical governance and effective systems of medical management such as job planning, appraisal and clinical assessment
• Medical and clinical education in primary care
• Understanding of Primary Care work as GP and important areas of essential services and performance improvements
• Demonstrates good strategic awareness of wider NHS issues and the implication of NHS drivers on Trust services
• Previous involvement in management roles
• Credible to medical colleagues

Desirable

• Experience in clinical leadership roles

Skills

Essential

• Excellent organisational leadership skills
• Able to manage conflict in work environment
• Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels and with colleagues within and external to the Trust
• Effective motivator with strong influencing skills and personal credibility
• Ability to analyse complex issues and identify potential solutions
• Focused on delivering objectives and improvements to patient services
• Understands other functional perspective e.g. Finance, HR
• Take a corporate approach to key issues
• Inclusive leadership and management style

Desirable

• Effective media communication skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

St Helens Hospital

Marshalls Cross Road

St Helens

WA9 3DA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)