Job description

Job responsibilities

Bretton Park Healthcare -Salaried GP Job Plan

The practice is currently contracted by the NHS England to provide essential, additional and some enhanced services under the terms of the General Medical Services Contract of April 2023. All members of the practice team should work toward fulfilment of these contractual arrangements and support and fulfil subsequent contract changes as they occur.

The practice aims to maintain high standards of patient care and to assess, develop and implement programmes to support individuals toward self-care to maintain the health of themselves and their families.

You will be required to undertake all the reasonable duties of a GP including surgeries, home visits, medical examinations and all other day to day clinical duties that a doctor in the Practice undertakes. However, you are not required to be involved with other issues relating to the Practice administration such as financial planning and business matters, or any other area that does not have a direct bearing on clinical practice.

The Practice is contracted to open between 8 am and 6.30 pm, which currently includes Enhanced Access on Saturday mornings. This is subject to change based on NHSE directions and will be negotiated accordingly.

As a salaried GP your duties will include:

1. Providing medical services to patients at Bretton Park Healthcare. Appointments are normally made at 10-minute intervals.

2. Travel within the practice area for home visits when necessary.

3. Dealing with paperwork, correspondence and test results associated with patient care.

4. Undertake duty doctor role as scheduled.

5. Providing choice to the patient who is being referred for Secondary Care.

6. For the purpose of patient care and the Quality & Outcomes Framework, maintain accurate records electronically within agreed Practice procedures.

7. The practitioner is also required to participate in and operate clinical governance methods and systems approved by the Partnership or by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB, e.g. medical audit or quality assurance initiatives.

8. Liaising with other members of the Primary Care Health Team and other agencies as appropriate, to ensure good relationships are maintained at all times with patients, colleagues and other agencies.

9. Carrying out work considered outside the NHS, such as medical examinations, certificates and reports etc where the income is retained by the employer. All fees received by you, by virtue of your position in the practice, shall be paid to the Practice.

10. Maintaining a high standard of care to patients by showing a commitment to continuing professional development and by participation in practice, clinical and training meetings and quality improvement activities and occasional research.

11. Medication queries in relation to registered patients at the practice, working closely with the Practice Pharmacy Team.

12. Work within practice policies on prescribing, referral and other general clinical issues, which the Practice as a whole will from time to time agree.

13. Carrying out other duties, both clinical and administrative, as are commensurate with the position.

14. Support the provision of supervision to GP Registrars, medical students, and other learners at the practice.

15. Attend Practice Meetings whenever possible.

16. It is expected that administrative/desk top medicine related tasks (pathology, results, letters etc) and completion of reports, insurance forms, benefits, DVLA medical reports, (covered in para 9 above), will be allocated throughout the working day, but there may be some variation to this as required by the practice business needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registration and Certification:
• Hold full registration with the General Medical Council

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

Bretton Park Healthcare

Address

Rightwell East

Bretton

Peterborough

PE3 8DT

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Care Coordinator/ Executive Assistant Job Description

Job Title: Care Coordinator/Executive Assistant

Reports To: Senior Management Team

Hours: 37.5 22 hrs Exec Assistant, 15 hrs CC You will have scheduled time for both roles

Salary: 25 27 K

Location: Bretton Park Healthcare

Main Duties and Responsibilities

As a Care Coordinator / Executive Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting the senior management team acting as key point of contact for leadership support, patients and clinicians by:

Reception and Patient Services

• Welcoming patients and visitors in a professional and friendly manner.
• Answering telephone calls and responding to patient enquiries.
• Booking, amending and cancelling appointments.
• Processing online patient requests and enquiries.
• Registering new patients and updating patient records.
• Processing repeat prescription requests in accordance with practice procedures.
• Signposting patients to the most appropriate service or healthcare professional.

Care Coordination

• Supporting patients to navigate health and social care services.
• Assisting patients in managing appointments and accessing appropriate support.
• Liaising with clinicians, community services, care homes and external healthcare providers.
• Supporting vulnerable patients and those with complex health needs.
• Working alongside Social Prescribing Link Workers and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Following up patient actions and ensuring continuity of care where appropri

Provide business support as directed by the senior management team (these tasks will vary but include preparing recruitment packs, copying support information

for meetings)

Manage diaries and meetings.

Prepare agendas, supporting documents and minutes.

Draft correspondence and reports.

Monitor the management generic email box daily actioning and forwarding on as required.

Be the practice point of contact for the Bretton and Park generic email boxes.

Monitor actions from minutes of meetings chasing updates when required Keeping the practice action log updated and RAG rated, give update at business meetings.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational, administrative, and IT skills.
• Ability to manage diaries, meetings, correspondence, and action tracking.
• Excellent customer service skills with a professional and patient-focused approach.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Good understanding of GP practice operations and NHS services.

Desirable

• Previous GP practice or healthcare experience.
• Previous reception or customer service experience.
• Knowledge of SystmOne.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Bretton Park Healthcare

Address

Bretton Medical Practice, Rightwell East

Bretton

Peterborough

PE3 8DT

United Kingdom