Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking to appoint a Salaried GP to work three sessions per week, with flexibility around the working pattern.

The role will include

• One full day per week as Duty Doctor, providing on-call clinical cover during core practice hours of 8:00am6.30pm.
• A further two GP sessions per week, which can be worked as either morning or afternoon sessions, with flexibility to agree the most suitable arrangement with the practice.

We are happy to discuss the working pattern with the successful candidate and would welcome applications from GPs seeking a flexible role.

To provide high-quality, safe and effective general medical services to the practice population as part of our friendly and supportive team.

The successful GP will provide comprehensive clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of patients presenting with acute and chronic conditions, while maintaining a strong focus on continuity of care, patient experience and shared decision-making.

• Provide high-quality GP consultations to patients presenting with acute, urgent and routine medical problems.
• Undertake the Duty Doctor/on-call role for one full day per week, managing urgent clinical queries, same-day presentations and other clinical matters arising during core hours.
• Assess and manage patients with acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Provide appropriate diagnosis, treatment, investigation, referral and follow-up.
• Prescribe safely and effectively in accordance with current guidance and practice policies.
• Provide appropriate clinical advice and support to patients, carers and colleagues.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous and comprehensive clinical records.
• Work collaboratively with the practice's multidisciplinary team and wider healthcare services.
• Participate in clinical meetings, significant event reviews, audits, quality improvement and practice development activities as appropriate.
• Contribute to safeguarding, infection prevention and control, clinical governance and patient safety.
• Maintain professional knowledge and competence through appropriate continuing professional development.
• Work within GMC and NHS professional standards and relevant practice policies and procedures.
• Support a positive, respectful and collaborative working environment within the practice.

As Duty Doctor, the GP will be responsible for providing clinical oversight and management of urgent work arising during the day. This will include

• Responding to urgent patient presentations and clinical queries.
• Assessing and managing same-day requests according to clinical need.
• Providing appropriate telephone and face-to-face consultations.
• Reviewing urgent test results and correspondence where required.
• Liaising with other members of the clinical team and external healthcare providers.
• Ensuring appropriate escalation or referral where clinically indicated.
• Maintaining safe and effective clinical decision-making throughout the duty period.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience working as a GP in a primary care setting.
• Broad clinical experience in the assessment, diagnosis and management of patients presenting with acute and chronic conditions.
• Experience managing patients with multiple and complex health needs.
• Experience of appropriate referral, investigation and follow-up.
• Understanding of safeguarding, clinical governance, infection prevention and patient safety.
• Experience of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

• Experience in developing or leading a clinical area of interest.
• Experience of quality improvement, audit or service development.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Excellent clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage clinical risk
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing positively to a close-knit practice team.

Desirable

• Flexibility
• Knowledge of clinical system Emis.

Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC).
• Inclusion on the NHS England Medical Performers List.
• Completion of UK GP Specialty Training or equivalent.
• MRCGP or equivalent qualification.
• Evidence of satisfactory continuing professional development (CPD).

Desirable

• Additional qualifications or training relevant to general practice.
• Experience or qualifications in a particular clinical area that would complement the practice.

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

Stretton Medical Centre

Address

5 Hatton Lane

Stretton

Warrington

Cheshire

WA4 4NE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.strettonmedicalcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities underpinning the role

To develop and facilitate a good working relationship with all local providers of healthcare.

To plan and organise own workload, including audit and project work, and training sessions.

To record personally generated information and maintain a database of information relating to the work done in the practice(s). Personally generated information includes information and records relating to audit and clinical work undertaken by the post holder, reference notes relating to clinical/ technical information. The database includes maintaining up-to-date, detailed records of all work done in practices for which the post holder is accountable.

To maintain registration as a pharmacist and comply with appropriate professional codes.

As appropriate to the post, to maintain and develop professional competence and expertise, keep up to date with medical/therapeutic evidence and opinion, and local and national service, legislation and policy developments, agree objectives and a personal development plan and participate in the appraisal process.

To attend local, regional and national meetings of relevance.

To undertake any other duties commensurate with the post holders grade as agreed with the post holders line manager.

All employees should understand that it is their personal responsibility to comply with all organisational and statutory requirements (e.g. health and safety, equal treatment and diversity, confidentiality and clinical governance).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm)

Desirable

• Independent prescriber or is currently working towards gaining an independent prescribing qualification
• Clinical Diploma

Experience

Desirable

• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices
• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
• Is able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions.
• Good IT skills
• Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
• Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
• Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Produce timely and informative reports
• Work effectively independently and as a team member
• Demonstrate accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision

Desirable

• Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence / motivate / persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations / agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
• In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Produce timely and informative reports
• Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence / motivate / persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations / agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers

Other

Essential

• Self-motivation
• Adaptable
• Full driving licence

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

Quay Primary Healthcare CIC

Address

Lakeside Surgery

Lakeside Road

Lymm

Cheshire

WA13 0QE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://quayhealthcare.org/ (Opens in a new tab)