Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities

The Consultant Gynaecologist will provide consultant-led assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up for patients with moderate to high-complexity benign gynaecological conditions suitable for management within a Tier 3 Community Gynaecology Service.

The post holder will:

• Assess and manage patients escalated from Tier 2 services due to persistent symptoms, treatment failure, abnormal investigation results or diagnostic uncertainty that remain suitable for ambulatory management.
• Provide specialist assessment and treatment for complex heavy menstrual bleeding and abnormal uterine bleeding, including the investigation and management of suspected fibroids, adenomyosis, endometrial polyps and other intrauterine pathology not meeting urgent cancer criteria.
• Deliver consultant-led outpatient hysteroscopy services, including endometrial biopsy and approved see-and-treat procedures such as selected polypectomy, resection or ablation of suitable intrauterine lesions where commissioned.
• Provide specialist menopause and hormone management services, including the assessment and treatment of premature ovarian insufficiency, early menopause, treatment-resistant menopausal symptoms and complex HRT management.
• Manage patients with persistent dysmenorrhoea, pelvic pain, dyspareunia and suspected endometriosis requiring consultant review and targeted investigation, where management remains appropriate within a community setting.
• Undertake specialist assessment and management of complex PCOS, amenorrhoea and endocrine-related gynaecological conditions, working collaboratively with endocrinology and fertility services where appropriate.
• Assess and manage severe or treatment-resistant PMS and PMDD, ensuring appropriate liaison with mental health and other specialist services where required.
• Provide specialist assessment of persistent benign vulval conditions and undertake vulval biopsy where clinically indicated and commissioned.
• Assess and manage patients with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse who have not responded to conservative management, including determining the need for further specialist intervention or surgery.
• Review and manage Trust waiting-list patients who have been pre-assessed as suitable for consultant-led ambulatory diagnostic and treatment pathways.
• Interpret diagnostic investigations, pathology and imaging results and formulate evidence-based management plans.
• Participate in multidisciplinary working, clinical governance, audit, service development and quality improvement activities.

Exclusions and Onward Referral

The Consultant Gynaecologist will ensure that patients whose clinical needs fall outside the commissioned Tier 3 Community Gynaecology Service are identified promptly and referred to the appropriate secondary, tertiary, urgent or specialist pathway. This includes:

• Suspected gynaecological cancer, postmenopausal bleeding requiring an urgent pathway, concerning pelvic or adnexal masses, ascites, or other urgent malignancy concerns.
• Emergency presentations including uncontrolled bleeding, severe anaemia or haemodynamic instability, acute abdomen, sepsis, pregnancy-related emergencies, or patients requiring same-day hospital assessment.
• Patients requiring major open, laparoscopic or complex hysteroscopic surgery, hysterectomy, pelvic floor surgery, inpatient admission or general anaesthesia outside the commissioned service model.
• Complex adnexal masses, deep infiltrating endometriosis, severe pelvic adhesions, fistulae, mesh complications or conditions requiring specialist multidisciplinary or tertiary care.
• Fertility treatment, recurrent miscarriage services, abortion or miscarriage management and obstetric care, unless separately commissioned.
• Complex colposcopy services or cervical dysplasia treatment outside the commissioned service scope.
• Patients requiring MRI, CT, urodynamic studies or other advanced diagnostics where no agreed pathway exists.
• Patients with significant anaesthetic, medical or safeguarding risks that make ambulatory assessment or treatment inappropriate.
• Cases requiring MDT review, persistent diagnostic uncertainty following Tier 3 assessment, pathology requiring specialist review, or findings that exceed the clinical or procedural scope of the service.
• Any patient who develops new red-flag symptoms or clinical deterioration during their care pathway requiring immediate escalation to an urgent, cancer or Tier 4 service.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• GMC registration with licence to practise
• Current GMC Specialist Registration or substantive experience working at SAS Grade level
• MRCOG or equivalent specialist qualification
• Significant experience in benign gynaecology
• Experience of ambulatory and outpatient procedures
• Strong clinical leadership and decision-making skills
• Commitment to patient-centred care and clinical excellence

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

HealthHarmonie

Address

Abercromby Health Centre

Grove Street

Edge Hill

Liverpool

L7 7HG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.healthharmonie.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting role using your unique qualities? Then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Successful completion of FRCOphth or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience in Ophthalmology
• Previous Paeds Ophthalmology experience

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

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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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-sea

SS0 0RY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The duties of this post will be subject to regular review, at least on an annual basis. The duties will reflect the requirements from the PCN DES and the GP contract in relation to prescribing and medicines management. These will include but are not limited to:

1. Clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.

2. Undertake Structured Medication Reviews to ensure patients take their medications correctly and get the best from them, reducing waste and promoting self-care.

3. Be a prescriber, or commit to completing training to become a prescriber.

4. Contribute to the delivery of effective daily processes for the transfer of care between hospitals and GPs including effective signposting, querying discrepancies and recommending appropriate medication changes.

5. To take a lead on the reconciliation of medicines following hospital discharge, working with secondary care colleagues, practice colleagues, patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the correct medicines post-discharge. Provide clinical expertise in medicines advice and addressing both the public and social care needs of patient

6. Support colleagues and patients with medication queries and drug monitoring especially with high risk drugs.

7. Take responsibility for the medicines management of some patients with complex chronic diseases.

8. Undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy.

9. To work with patients who need support reducing long term prescribed Opiates and Gabapentinoids.

10. To help tackle local inequalities and review the use of medicines most commonly associated with unplanned hospital admissions and readmissions through audit, individual patient reviews and action planning.

11. Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal aspects (e.g. advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets).

12. Contribute to the General Practice Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and enhanced services.

13. Work with general practice teams to ensure that practices are compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved.

14. Take a lead role in supporting further integration of General Practice with other healthcare teams to help improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload.

15. Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaison with specialist, community and anticoagulation pharmacists.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Undergraduate degree in Pharmacy
• Registration with the GPhC

Desirable

• Independent Prescriber

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 5 years post registration experience as a Pharmacist

Desirable

• More than 5 years post registration experience as a Pharmacist
• Experience of working in a GP practice

Knowledge, skills and Qualities

Essential

• Experience of common acute and long-term conditions
• Strong problem solver
• Works efficiently independently
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
• Rigorous in following legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies and codes of conduct
• Committed to continuous professional development
• Ability to apply research evidence base into the workplace
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• IT Literate
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of medication reviews in practice
• Track record of improving work processed
• Up-to-date knowledge of CQC regulations in General practice
• Good understanding and history of quality improvement work through audit.
• Use of EMIS Web

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

Pendle East Primary Care Network

Address

Pendle East Community Hub

Colne Health Centre

Colne

Lancashire

BB8 0JZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description Medical Receptionist / Administrator

The Medical Receptionist/Administrator will be responsible for providing a professional, efficient and welcoming service to patients, visitors and colleagues. The post holder will support the smooth day-to-day running of the practice and work closely with both clinical and non-clinical members of the team.

The duties and responsibilities of the role will include:

• Answer incoming telephone calls promptly and professionally, dealing with patient enquiries appropriately and transferring calls when required.

• Process face-to-face, telephone and online/electronic requests from patients.

• Maintain and monitor the practice appointment system, booking, cancelling and amending appointments as appropriate.

• Signpost patients to the most appropriate healthcare professional, service or source of support.

• Respond to enquiries and requests from patients, colleagues and external organisations in a professional and timely manner.

• Provide a welcoming and helpful reception service to patients and visitors attending the practice.

• Accurately update and maintain patient healthcare records using SystmOne.

• Read code information onto patient records where appropriate.

• Process new patient and temporary patient registrations and ensure relevant information is recorded accurately.

• Undertake general data entry and administrative duties as required.

• Process incoming correspondence and direct requests such as Subject Access Requests (SARs), insurance reports, solicitor requests and DVLA forms to the appropriate administrative team.

• Photocopy, scan and process documentation as required.

• Manage general patient and practice queries efficiently and appropriately.

• Support clinical and non-clinical colleagues with general administrative tasks as required.

• Maintain a clean, tidy and effective reception and working environment.

• Monitor and maintain the reception area and patient notice boards.

• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with information governance and data protection requirements at all times.

• Follow practice policies, procedures and protocols and contribute to maintaining a safe working environment.

• Work collaboratively as part of the wider practice team and provide support and cover to colleagues when required.

• Attend practice meetings and undertake relevant training as required.

• Provide cover at other practice sites when required due to operational needs, staff absence or sickness.

The post holder will be expected to demonstrate flexibility and undertake other reasonable duties appropriate to the role as required by the Practice Manager or Partners.

This job description is intended as a guide to the main responsibilities of the post and may be reviewed and amended from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential
• Good standard of general education, including English and Maths.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable

• Desirable
• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Business Administration, Customer Service, Healthcare or a similar relevant qualification.
• Relevant IT or administrative qualification.

Flexible

Essential

• Essential
• Flexible approach to working hours and able to work across practice opening hours, including early morning starts and late finishes up to 18:30.
• Willingness to provide cover at other practice sites when required.
• Reliable, punctual and able to adapt to changing service needs.
• Able to remain calm and professional when working under pressure.
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Friendly, professional and patient-focused approach.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Understanding of the importance of patient confidentiality and data protection.
• Willingness to undertake training and continued development relevant to the role.

Experience

Essential

• Essential
• Previous experience working in a reception, administrative or customer-facing role.
• Experience of dealing with members of the public in a professional and courteous manner.
• Experience of working as part of a team.
• Good IT skills and experience using computer-based systems.

Desirable

• Desirable
• Previous experience working within a GP practice, NHS or other healthcare setting.
• Experience using SystmOne.
• Experience of managing appointments, patient enquiries and telephone calls within a busy environment.
• Experience of handling confidential and sensitive information.

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

Dr Laliwala and Partners

Address

Damson Drive

Peterborough

PE1 4FS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description: Practice Nurse and Chronic Disease Management

Post: Practice Nurse, General Practice and Chronic Disease Management

Accountable to: Lead Nurse, and ultimately the Watlington Leadership Team

Purpose: To deliver high-quality general practice nursing to our whole practice population, with a particular focus on the proactive management of chronic diseases such as diabetes, COPD, asthma and cardiovascular disease, alongside preventative health.

Job Summary

The post holder delivers the full range of general practice nursing, from acute presentations and health promotion to the structured, evidence-based management of patients living with chronic diseases, including diabetes, COPD, asthma, hypertension and coronary heart disease. As an autonomous practitioner, they are responsible for the care they deliver and are expected to demonstrate sound clinical decision-making, including in running dedicated chronic disease clinics and reviews. They work collaboratively within the wider practice team to meet patient needs and support the delivery of our policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Practice

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment programmes and individual care plans, including for patients with, or at risk of developing, a long-term condition

Work with other health professionals to diagnose, monitor and manage long-term conditions in line with national and local guidance

Prioritise and respond to urgent or complex presentations, including initiating emergency care where needed

Support patients to adopt health-promoting behaviours and self-care strategies

Deliver vaccination and immunisation programmes for adults and children

Provide core general practice nursing procedures, including wound care, cervical screening, contraception advice, travel health and phlebotomy

Run structured clinics and annual reviews for patients with chronic diseases, such as diabetes, COPD, asthma, hypertension, coronary heart disease and chronic kidney disease, in line with NICE guidance and local care pathways

Develop and agree personalised care plans and self-management goals with patients, reviewing and adjusting these as their condition changes

Initiate, titrate and review medicines for long-term conditions within your competence and any Patient Group Directions or Patient Specific Directions, referring to a prescriber where needed

Support patients to self-manage their condition, including use of home monitoring equipment, action plans and lifestyle change

Maintain accurate long-term condition registers and contribute to the practice's performance against QOF and other quality frameworks

Recognise signs of deteriorating or poorly controlled chronic disease and escalate promptly to a GP, the wider multidisciplinary team or secondary care as appropriate

Follow and promote infection control procedures, including hand hygiene, specimen handling, waste segregation, decontamination and management of sharps or spillage incidents

Apply the principles of the cold chain and ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and medicines

Maintain awareness of first aid and resuscitation procedures, and act on them as needed

Follow workplace health and safety policies, including fire procedures and safe use of equipment

Identify and manage risks from microbiological and chemical hazards in the working environment (COSHH)

Communicate sensitively and effectively with patients and carers, adapting your approach to different needs, backgrounds and levels of understanding

Anticipate and address barriers to communication

Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues where appropriate

Work within your competence and the NMC Code of Professional Conduct

Keep accurate, timely patient records in line with legislation and our policies

Deliver care in line with NICE guidance and the best available evidence

Take part in audit, self and peer review, and quality improvement activity, implementing changes where needed

Contribute to shared learning, and to the review of complaints, incidents and near misses

Understand and apply safeguarding procedures for vulnerable children and adults

Understand your own role and how it may develop, and work flexibly to support the wider team

Delegate safely and appropriately, and ensure clear referral pathways are in place

Manage your own workload and time effectively

Promote equality and diversity, and challenge discrimination where you see it

Support patients in exercising their right to choose, participate in, or decline care

Apply chaperoning policy and support patients from marginalised groups to access quality care

Record patient information accurately and promptly, using SNOMED CT codes correctly to support monitoring and audit

Maintain confidentiality of information about patients, colleagues and the practice, and take appropriate precautions when sharing information

Attribute

Essential

Registered General Nurse, currently registered with the NMC

Educated to a good general standard

Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development

Understanding of practice nursing

Competent in the nursing skills required for the post

Sound understanding of patient confidentiality and information governance

Knowledge of evidence-based management of chronic diseases such as diabetes, COPD, asthma and cardiovascular disease

Working in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct

Working as part of an integrated, multi-skilled team

Experience of dealing with the public and patients

Experience providing care for patients with chronic diseases or long-term conditions

Good communication and observation skills

Flexible, adaptable and hard-working

Sensitive towards others

Committed to personal development and acquiring new skills

Able to maintain confidentiality

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Able to think and plan ahead, using own initiative

Flexible working hours

Professional demeanour

Competent and confident use of IT

Desirable

Primary care experience

Evidence of work-based stufy

Basic Life support training

Experience running long term condition or chronic disease clinics

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

• Primary care experience

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

Watlington Medical Centre

Address

Rowan Close

Watlington

King's Lynn

Norfolk

PE33 0TU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

WEAVERS MEDICAL

JOB DESCRIPTION

PARAMEDIC IN PRIMARY CARE

TitleParamedic in Primary Care

BandBand 6

Responsible toThe Partners

LocationWeavers Medical, Prospect House, Kettering

Hours per day7.5 hours per day (Full time) 37.5 hours per week

10.00am 6.00pm Monday - Friday

Contract TypePermanent

Main Purpose

To provide home visits for patients of Weavers Medical, for same days conditions and/or review/exacerbations of existing conditions.

To undertake all data recording ensuring all patient contacts are recorded in line with current protocols and guidance.

To work as part of an MDT to deliver care to patients.

To work under the clinical supervision of a GP at all times.

Key Tasks

Same Day Home Visits

a) To undertake on the day home visits patients home or care home as triaged and directed by the on call GP.

b- To work autonomously within the community utilising enhanced clinical assessment and treatment skills to deliver patient interventions for acute medical conditions.

c- To undertake baseline observations for all patients visited.

d- To evaluate clinical information from examination and history taking and initiate appropriate treatment and/or referral.

e- To liaise with the on call GP and request advice and support as required.

f- To signpost appropriately to other services in the identified healthcare pathway.

g- To treat, as appropriate and within the scope of practice.

h- To arrange admission to hospital in line with current protocols and advice from the on call GP.

i- To advise and support patients on healthy lifestyles, health promotion and disease prevention.

j- To ensure all patient contacts are added to the patient record on the same day the visit is undertaken, providing a full and accurate record of decision making and using ARDEN templates for recording the data.

Review/Exacerbations of existing conditions

a- To undertake planned review visits for patients with existing conditions or exacerbation of current illness.

b- To assess and treat patients as advised by the on call GP and according to QOF and/or NICE guidelines.

c- To ensure all patient contacts are added to the patient record on the same day the visit is undertaken, providing a full and accurate record of decision making and using ARDEN templates for recording the data.

Support of Regular Vaccination Programmes

a- To assist the clinical team with regular, planned vaccination programmes for housebound patients. Vaccinations may include: flu, COVID vaccination boosters, Shingles and pneumococcal.

Other Tasks

a) Any other duties as considered relevant to the post.

Professional development/special requirements of the post

Must hold a relevant degree or diploma in Paramedicine or equivalent experience.

Must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council HCPC.

Must have completed 2 year Consolidation of Learning period.

Must have a further 3 years post registration work experience at band 6 or higher.

Must have demonstrable experience of using diagnostic skills.

To have a full driving license.

To have access to a vehicle to be used for home visits.

Administration and Liaison

To ensure all communication media are checked during every duty period to facilitate good timely awareness and communication throughout the practice.

To report and write up any significant events or complaints and discuss with the practice manager and/or GP partner on duty.

To participate in clinical team meetings.

To participate Primary Health Care Team Meetings.

To maintain effective liaison with all other disciplines in the practice with relevant regard to confidentiality.

Health & safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and keeping them free from hazards.
• Actively reporting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised.
• Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders role.
• Undertaking periodic infection control training minimum annually.
• Reporting potential risks identified.

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 practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
• Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include

• Participation in an annual individual performance review.
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning, and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others.

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will:

• Communicate effectively with other team members.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Most instruction and communication of activity will be via the practice manager.

Contribution to the implementation of services

The post-holder will

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance.
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect their own work.
• Participate in audit where appropriate.

Confidentiality

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. 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 practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Must have acceptable GCSEs or higher including Grade C or above
• (or equivalent) in Maths and English.
• Must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
• (HCPC).
• Must hold a relevant degree or diploma in Paramedicine or
• equivalent experience.

Experience

Essential

• Must have completed 2 year Consolidation of Learning period.
• Must have a further 3 years post registration work experience at
• band 6 or higher.
• Must have demonstrable experience of using diagnostic skills.

Driving - Transport

Essential

• Must have a full driving license.
• Must have access to a vehicle to be used for home visits.

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

Weavers Medical

Address

Prospect House

121 Lower Street

Kettering

Northants

NN16 8DN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Undertake clinical medication reviews for patients with single or multiple long term conditions requiring medicines optimisation.
• Deliver Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) in line with national and local guidance.
• Work as part of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) within practices, participating in clinical meetings where appropriate.
• Manage and review repeat prescription requests, resolving medication queries within scope of practice and ensuring appropriate monitoring is in place.
• Implement prescribing changes in response to MHRA alerts, product withdrawals, shortages, and local/national guidance.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive patient records using appropriate clinical systems and coding.
• Contribute to audit, service evaluation, and quality improvement initiatives, implementing recommendations where appropriate.
• Provide patients with independent information and advice regarding medicines and support adherence in line with NICE guidance.
• Monitor prescribing data and support practices to improve prescribing quality, safety, and cost effectiveness.
• Contribute to the safe management of medicines following transfer of care from secondary care and care home settings.
• Collaborate with the practice teams and PCN to support medicine optimisation goals and training of colleagues.
• Support compliance with Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards for safe and effective care.
• Support the practice in achieving the Quality and Outcomes Framework targets and Network DES IIF targets

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Completion of an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years experience as a pharmacist, evidenced within a professional portfolio
• Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional, and organisational policies and codes of conduct
• Experience of involving patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence in line with NICE guidance
• Independent Prescriber qualification or currently working towards

Desirable

• Previous experience working in a GP practice
• Completion of PCPEP course or in progress

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

The Vernon Medical Centre

Address

13 Vernon Street

Derby

Derbyshire

DE1 1FW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.vernonstreetandthelanes.co.uk/practice-information/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Belgrave Medical Centre

Location: Central London

Salary: £12,000 - £12,500 per session

Sessions: 6 per week

Reports to: Practice Manager and GP Partners

Responsible for: Delivery of high-quality clinical care to registered patients

Job Summary

Belgrave Medical Centre is a forward-thinking, patient-focused GP practice based in the heart of London.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and committed Salaried GP to join our multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will provide high-quality primary care services, contributing to the ongoing development and success of the practice.

Key Relationships

• GP Partners and Salaried GPs
• Practice Manager and Administrative Team
• Practice Nurses, HCAs, and Pharmacists
• PCN Clinical Directors and MDT colleagues
• Community and Secondary Care Services
• Patients and their carers

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide general medical services to the practices registered and temporary patients.
• Undertake a variety of consultations (face-to-face, telephone, and online) for diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribe medicines in accordance with clinical guidelines and prescribing protocols.
• Review and act upon laboratory and radiology results, referrals, and hospital correspondence in a timely manner.
• Provide appropriate follow-up and continuity of care.
• Undertake home visits where clinically appropriate.
• Promote health education, prevention, and self-management of long-term conditions.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records using SystmOne.
• Adhere to safeguarding policies and take responsibility for identifying and managing risks to vulnerable adults and children.

Teamwork and Collaboration

• Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team including nurses, pharmacists, HCAs, and administrative staff.
• Participate in clinical meetings, case discussions, and multi-disciplinary team (MDT) reviews.
• Support colleagues during absence and contribute to a positive, supportive team culture.

Quality and Governance

• Contribute to achieving Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and Enhanced Services targets.
• Participate in clinical audits, significant event analyses, and complaints reviews.
• Promote evidence-based practice and participate in continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Adhere to all practice and NHS policies including confidentiality, infection control, and information governance.

Professional Development

• Maintain professional registration and engage fully in GMC revalidation and annual appraisal.
• Keep up to date with current clinical and policy developments through CPD.
• Attend mandatory and practice-based training sessions.
• Support teaching and mentoring of medical students, trainee GPs, or other staff where appropriate.

Leadership and Service Development

• Contribute to the development of new services and innovations in primary care delivery.
• Engage with the local Primary Care Network (PCN) to support integrated care models.
• Provide leadership for specific clinical areas or lead roles as agreed with the Practice Manager and Partners.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC approved medical degree

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

Belgrave Medical Centre

Address

13 Pimlico Road

London

SW1W 8NA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Patient Management

- Create opportunities to address patients care needs in the most expedient way, taking into account that continuity of care and access to services are often in direct conflict.

- Encourage patients to be aware of the service pressures within primary care and to manage their expectations of what we can realistically deliver in a manner that is fair and proportionate for all care priorities.

- Make improved use of the telephone and other technologies. Encourage patients to rely on face-to-face consultation only where there is a clinical need to do so.

- Communicate and reassure patients of the need to offer alternative care options where appropriate and safe to do so.

- To immediately highlight any concerns, you may have in respect of safety or quality of patient care to the Clinical Director and Practice Partners.

- Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies

Confidentiality

- In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

- In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. 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 practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice/PCN policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

- The post-holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.

- The post-holder will comply with all relevant information governance, confidentiality and data protection requirements, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, the Access to Health Records Act 1990 where applicable, and any subsequent or amending legislation, together with relevant NHS information governance policies and standards.

Data Protection and Employee Information As your employer, the Practices/PCN will need to collect, use and retain personal information about you for purposes connected with your employment. This may include information required for payroll and pension purposes, contact and emergency contact details, references, qualifications, training records and records relating to your employment and career with the PCN.

Your personal information will be processed in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and other applicable data protection legislation. Information will only be collected, used, retained and shared where there is an appropriate lawful basis for doing so and in accordance with the Practices'/PCN's relevant data protection and privacy policies.

Managing information

-Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation, and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information.

- Review and process data using accurate coding to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.

- Understand responsibility of self and others to the practice and PCN regarding the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

- Makes accurate record keeping in EMIS and makes effective use of the clinical system by ensuring the consistent and accurate entering of data and use of SNOMED Codes.

- Facilitates the use of up-to-date information technology to collate accurate and timely information as and when required by the practice.

- Works within the Caldicott and Data Protection principles.

- Assist in the development of practice protocols for the practice and clinical protocols for the clinical team.

- Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.

Information Security

All staff are responsible for ensuring that personal and confidential information relating to patients, staff and other individuals, whether held electronically or in paper form, is handled securely and confidentially at all times. Staff must comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, other applicable data protection legislation and the Practices'/PCN's information governance, confidentiality and information security policies and procedures. Computer passwords must not be shared either between systems or users. The Practices/PCN may undertake appropriate monitoring of organisational systems, networks, devices and communications for legitimate purposes, including information security, system management and compliance with organisational policies. Any monitoring will be undertaken lawfully, transparently, necessarily and proportionately, in accordance with applicable data protection legislation and the Practices/PCNs relevant policies and privacy information.

Access and usage of practices/PCNs computers must be in accordance with the Practices/PCNs Policies. Approved secure methods /procedures are to be used for all electronic transfer of personal data. This is in order to protect the practices, patients and staff, and its reputation and to ensure that it complies with the laws and other guidelines.

Records Management

As an employee you are legally responsible for all records that you gather, create, or use as part of your work within the Practices/PCN, and they remain the property of the Practices/PCN. This includes patients, financial. personal and administrative records, whether paper based or on computer. you have a legal duty of confidence to all service users and you should consult and ask for guidance from your manager if you have doubt about the correct management of records with which you work. All staff have a responsibility to ensure information quality standards are achieved.

Training/Meetings

- Attending training and events organised by the Practices/PCN or other agencies, where appropriate.

- Participate positively and actively in clinical and Practice/PCN meetings.

- The PCN and Practices have a strong ethos around training and development of others, therefore the successful candidate will be willing and able to support medical students, and other training roles.

Personal/Professional development:

- Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

- Develops and maintains up to date personal development plan and professional portfolio for purposes of annual individual performance review, appraisal, and revalidation.

- Is able to develop own knowledge and clinical practice to meet objectives and changes in service.

- Manage own time, workload, and resources effectively.

- To provide education and training to other staff and Registrars as appropriate.

- Operate a high standard of probity.

- A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.

- Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g., prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health, and safety.

- Maintain continued education by attendance at course and study days.

- Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance.

Research and Development

- Is able to identify, critically appraise and present significant events related to own performance and discuss within the clinical team.

- Actively contributes to Practice/Service/Team audit/Research activity as required.

- Instigates audit activity as required e.g., new services.

- Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation

- Demonstrates ability to critically evaluate and review literature.

- Demonstrates ability to identify where there is a gap in the evidence base to support practice.

- Demonstrates ability to generate evidence suitable for presentations at practice and local level.

- Demonstrates ability to apply research evidence base into working place.

- Demonstrates understanding of principles of research governance

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• - Qualified GP
• - MRCGP
• - Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
• - General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
• - Full GMC registration
• - National Performers List registration (England), noting that
• confirmation on this list is adequate for DBS confirmation
• - Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
• - Evidence of current validation
• - Evidence of last appraisal
• - Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
• - Experience of working in a primary care environment
• - Experience of continued professional development
• - Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• - Not previously been substantively employed at a Core member practice in last 12 months
• - General understanding of the primary care contract
• - Outstanding level of clinical knowledge and skills commensurate with that of an experienced GP
• - Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• - Strong IT skills
• - Clear, polite telephone manner
• - Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• - EMIS user skills
• - Effective time management (planning and organising)
• - Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• - Excellent interpersonal skills
• - Problem solving and analytical skills
• - Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• - Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
• - Experience with clinical risk management
• - Ability to co-ordinate and prioritise workloads able to multi-task as well as be self-disciplined and highly motivated.
• - Flexibility
• - Full UK driving license and use of own car to do home visits.

Desirable

• Experience of medicines management
• Experience of ICB initiatives

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

The Ryan Medical Centre

Address

The Ryan Medical Centre

St. Marys Road

Bamber Bridge

Preston

PR5 6JD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the Locum GP in delivering health services.

• Work as agreed in accordance with the practice timetable
• The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population
• The provision of services commensurate with the primary care contract
• Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective and plan clinical care accordingly, referring patients to other services/agencies in a timely manner, utilising practice and any other local guidelines
• Generic prescribing adhering to local and national guidance
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
• Effective management of long-term conditions
• Support patients to adopt strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care
• Processing of administration in a timely manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks
• Review medications following the appropriate policies, NICE/local clinical guidelines and local care pathways
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with good practice, policy and guidance
• On a rotational basis, undertake telephone triage and duty doctor roles Work collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice workload
• Adhere to best practice recommended through clinical guidelines and the audit process
• Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans
• On an opportune basis, provide health promotion advice
• Contribute to the successful implementation of continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the practice
• Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required
• Contribute effectively to the development and maintenance of the practice, including clinical governance and training
• Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children
• Ensure compliance with the appraisal process
• Prepare and complete the revalidation process to remain fit to practice
• Commit to self-learning and instill an ethos of continuing professional development across the practice team
• Review and always adhere to practice protocols and policies
• Support the Partners in achieving the strategic aims of the practice
• Encourage collaborative working, liaising with all staff regularly, always promoting a culture of continuous improvement
• Conduct home visits as agreed
• Be an integral part of the general practice team as well as supporting the wider network and multi-disciplinary team
• There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels
• Conduct out-of-hours duties as mutually agreed

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified GP
• MRCGP
• JCPTGP or CCT
• National Performers List Registration
• Full GMC Registration

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

Brook Medical Centre

Address

Ecton Brook Road

Northampton

NN3 5EN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.thebrookmedicalcentre.co.uk/index.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Receive and collate information from health and social care colleagues including the voluntary sector plus out of hours calls to identify if further support is required.

Signpost or refer onward to relevant service as appropriate

Contribute to assessments to identify a specific need, to maintain independence in the place they call home (own home, residential home etc).

To ensure the IT requirements for recording activity are adhered to in collaboration with other team members

To support with the provision of agreed performance/activity data within the EHP data team.

Raise awareness of shared decision-making and decision support tools and assist people to be more prepared to have a shared decision making conversation.

Direct liaison with multi agencies to coordinate care for patients.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE English and Maths

Desirable

• European Computer Driving licence

Experience

Essential

• Use of SystmOne
• Experience of multi tasking under pressure
• Experience of Working in an office environment
• Experience of Working in a Primary Care/health/ social care setting
• Good communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Experience of clinical coding
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting
• Experience of supporting people

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

Erewash Health Partnership

Address

Sawley Medical Centre

60 Draycott Road

Long Eaton

Nottinghamshire

NG10 3FR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB TITLE: SENIOR PATIENT CO-ORDINATOR/RECEPTIONIST

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Practice Manager - Cath Turner, Operations Manager Shella Hollister

SUPERVISOR:

RESPONSIBLE FOR: The provision of an efficient and caring service to the patients of the Practice.

DUTIES GENERAL RECEPTION

To maintain strict confidentiality at all times. To open the premises if required, open shutters, check heating and ventilation and turn off the alarm. Ready the premises for work.

To lock up the premises if required, closing shutters and switching on intruder alarm and generally securing the building. A doctor should always be present on your departure.

To ensure that enquiries from patients are efficiently and courteously handled.

To ensure that the filing, record keeping and distribution of documents is undertaken efficiently and promptly.

To receive and route patients and visitors on their arrival.

Answer general enquiries, explain surgery procedures, make new and routine appointments.

File and extract records and any documents relating to these.

Implement actions as defined by the doctors and nurses in relation to Test Results.

Receive and record requests for home visits.

Ensure that adequate supplies of stationery, towels and couch rolls area available in the consulting rooms and reception area.

Take messages for all members of the Primary Care Team and record them accurately on the computer, ensuring that messages are passed on promptly.

Tidy reception area and check cleanliness of patients toilet.

Attend staff meetings and Away Days as requested.

Accept requests from patients for completion of forms, eg. medicals etc. by GPs and informing patients if a fee is payable.

Taking and entering fees for non NHS work in the petty cash book, giving change and verifying cheques. Giving patients receipts for monies received. Using and processing card machine.

Photocopy documents as and when required.

Shred confidential documents as and when required.

Issue computerised prescriptions.

Clear up spills, eg. vomit, blood, when necessary according to Practice protocol.

Maintain the items in the spills bucket.

Attend training courses as and when requested, to do so for the mutual benefit of the employee and employer, on the understanding that no expense will be incurred by the individual save for refreshments.

DUTIES SENIOR RECEPTIONIST

Manage reception team co-ordinate and create agendas for regular reception & GP/Reception meetings

Liaise with clinical, admin staff and management cascade information, protocols, procedures etc to reception team

Co-ordinate advertising/patient information and manage reception cover for annual Flu Clinics

Log reception sickness and overtime in reception diary

Manage reception email and support admin staff managing safeguarding email

Train and induct new team members

Regularly meet with Operations Manager discuss issues, information, staff support

Carry out any other duties as mutually agreed between employer and employee.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Basic Education

Experience

Essential

• Experience of reception work
• Experience in supervisory role
• Experience of talking to people on the telephone and face to face

Desirable

• Worked in medical environment

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

Priory Road Medical Centre

Address

Priory Road

Swindon

SN3 2EZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.prioryroadmedicalcentre.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Personalised Patient Support

• Receive and manage referrals from GP practices, health and care professionals, community organisations, other agencies and individuals through self-referral.
• Manage and prioritise an appropriate caseload with support and supervision from the PCN.
• Meet individuals on a one-to-one basis, including home or community visits where appropriate, to understand what matters to them and identify their health and wellbeing priorities.
• Build supportive, non-judgemental relationships using a person-centred and strengths-based approach.
• Identify wider factors affecting health and wellbeing, including loneliness, housing, finances, employment and caring responsibilities.
• Work with individuals, families and carers to develop personalised care and support plans.
• Connect and, where appropriate, introduce individuals to suitable community groups, activities, voluntary organisations and statutory services.
• Provide follow-up support to encourage engagement, independence and improved health and wellbeing.
• Recognise concerns outside the scope of the role and make appropriate onward referrals or seek advice.
• Identify, report and escalate safeguarding concerns in accordance with PCN policies.

Community & Partnership Working

• Develop and maintain effective relationships with voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations, statutory services and other local agencies.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of community services and support available to patients.
• Promote social prescribing across the PCN and wider community and encourage appropriate referrals.
• Attend relevant multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings and work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical colleagues.
• Provide information, advice and guidance to PCN staff and partner organisations about social prescribing and available community support.
• Work with community partners to identify gaps in provision, unmet needs and opportunities to strengthen local community resources.
• Support inclusive and sustainable community activities, volunteering, peer support and other initiatives that build community resilience.

Monitoring, Data & Service Development

• Maintain accurate and timely records of referrals, interventions and outcomes within appropriate clinical systems.
• Ensure social prescribing activity is coded appropriately in accordance with relevant requirements.
• Gather feedback and outcome information from individuals, families, carers and referral organisations to evaluate the impact of the service.
• Handle personal information appropriately and comply with data protection, confidentiality, consent and information governance requirements.
• Contribute to service evaluation, improvement and planning, including work to address accessibility, equality, diversity, inclusion and health inequalities.

Professional Responsibilities

• Participate in regular supervision and continuing professional development in line with relevant social prescribing competency frameworks.
• Complete required mandatory training and maintain appropriate professional boundaries and scope of practice.
• Work collaboratively as part of the PCN multidisciplinary team.
• Comply with organisational policies and procedures, including safeguarding, confidentiality, lone working, equality and diversity, information governance and health and safety.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to the level and scope of the role as required.

Person Specification

Physical Requirements

Essential

• Able to undertake the requirements of the post, including regular travel across the locality and home/community visits.
• Reliable and able to work flexible according to service needs.

Knowledge/Qualifications/Skills

Essential

• NVQ Level 3, Advanced Level or equivalent qualification, or working towards.
• Commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.
• Experience of working in community development, health and social care, learning support, public health/health improvement or a similar setting, including voluntary experience.
• Experience of supporting individuals, families and/or carers, including people experiencing mental health or wellbeing difficulties.
• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt communication to different audiences.
• Experience of partnership working and building effective relationships across organisations.
• Experience of data collection and/or measuring service outcomes.

Desirable

• Training in motivational coaching/interviewing, or equivalent experience.
• Experience of working with VCSE organisations, volunteers and/or community groups.

Competencies/Qualities/Attributes

Essential

• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills, with the ability to provide empathetic, person-centred and non-judgemental support.
• Ability to build trust, motivate and empower individuals, adapting support to individual needs and levels of health literacy.
• Commitment to reducing health inequalities and engaging people from diverse communities.
• Ability to develop effective, collaborative relationships with colleagues, community groups, partner organisations and other agencies.
• Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team, using initiative and creative problem-solving skills.
• Personal accountability and emotional resilience, with the ability to work effectively under pressure.

Other

Essential

• Access to suitable transport and ability to travel regularly across the locality, including visiting people in their own homes and supporting attendance at community activities where appropriate.

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

Haxby Group (Scarborough)

Address

Lawrence House Medical Centre

1 Belgrave Crescent

Scarborough

North Yorkshire

YO11 1UB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role and scope of the job:

Assist the practice clinical team in the care of our patients, including treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education.

Work as part of our well-established team to help provide clinical care and manage acute demand, seeing patients with a variety of conditions.

Act as a focal point of communication between patients, clinicians and other members of the GP Surgery Team.

Duties and responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities to be undertaken by members of team may include any or all of the following list. Duties may be varied from time to time under the direction of the Management Team and GP Partners. This will be dependent on current and evolving workload and staffing levels.

The following are core responsibilities:

• Perform venepuncture for patients and phlebotomy clinics.
• Undertake baseline observations blood pressure, pulse, temperature as required on templates and assist with long term condition monitoring, including diabetic foot checks.
• Perform ECG recordings for patients.
• Height / Weight / BMI monitoring.
• Undertake basic wound care/dressings and to refer patients to trained nursing colleagues where necessary for review.
• Assist in seasonal and special projects as required, e.g. flu and pneumonia campaigns.
• Perform B12 and flu injections (not exhaustive), working to PSD and under the instruction of trained nursing colleagues.
• Removal of staples and sutures.
• Assist GP in providing minor surgery sessions.
• Assist clinicians in providing LARC sessions (coils and implants)
• Assist in the assessment, surveillance, promotion and collection of data for patients health and wellbeing.
• Ensure that specimens brought in by patients or taken by clinicians, are tested, and recorded appropriately, or ready for collection by the pathology service.
• Chaperoning duties.
• Ensure clinical areas, couches, fridges and work environments are clean.
• Ensure full sharps bins are removed from room and safely stored ready for collection.
• Additional administrative duties including restocking rooms and ordering supplies, where appropriate.
• Checking calibration due dates for equipment.
• Maintain accurate and timely records, ensuring you are compliant with the practices IT system.
• Attend and participate in meetings.
• Ensure mandatory training is up to date.
• To undertake any other duties appropriate to the post as required by the Nurse Manager, Practice Manager or Partners.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• -Communication skills, both verbally and non-verbally.
• -Competent with computers, especially Microsoft products.
• -Organisation skills.
• -Ability to work as an individual but also as part of a team.
• -Effective time management.
• -Problem solving and analytical skills.

Desirable

• -Systmone (TPP) user skills

Personal Qualities / Attributes

Essential

• -Ability to keep calm in a fast-paced environment.
• -Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• -Sensitive, caring and empathetic in distressing situations.
• -A passion for helping others.
• -Polite and approachable behaviour at all times.
• -Professional and confident behaviour.
• -Motivated.
• -Clear commitment to attention to detail and quality.
• -Willingness to learn and disseminate new knowledge and skills to others.
• -Positive and enthusiastic with a great patient focus.
• -Smart & well-presented appearance.
• -Reliable, trustworthy and conscientious.

Desirable

• -Flexibility to work outside of core working pattern.

Qualifications

Essential

• - GCSE English and Maths (grade C or above).

Desirable

• -Educated to A-level/equivalent or higher, with relevant experience.
• -Evidence of Medical Terminology training.
• -Healthcare training & relevant certificates.

Other requirements

Essential

• -Standard Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate.
• -Occupational Health Certificate.
• 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.

Experience

Essential

• -Experience of working with the general public.
• -Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
• -Experience of taking observations from patients.
• -Experience of venepuncture / phlebotomy.
• -Experience of administration duties.

Desirable

• -Experience of working in a general practice.
• -Experience of giving vaccinations.

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

Burley Park Medical Centre

Address

273 Burley Road

Leeds

LS4 2EL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide support to meet the individual needs of Practices. Responsibilities may vary across Practices and can include:

Repeat prescribing and medication reviews.

Ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required.

Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing and address public health and social needs of patients through clinical medication review. This would be a level 3 medication review looking at the patients full clinical condition e.g. blood monitoring, interface care arrangements, social isolation.

Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge.

Contribute to reductions in medicine related hospital admissions and readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines related issues.

Interface with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues and develop referral processes between primary care professionals including the promotion of the repeat dispensing service.

Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates.

Manage Practice formularies to improve the quality, safety and cost effectiveness of prescribing.

Work with primary care professionals and patients to implement NICE and other evidence based guidelines.

Act as a source of medicines information for all of the Practice team and patients (e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives if stock issues).

Provide education and training to primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation.

Confidentiality

While seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow up to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers.

They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the PCN policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health and Safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the PCN Health and Safety policy.

Safeguarding

All employees are responsible for taking all reasonable measures to ensure that the risk of harm to children and vulnerable adults are minimised. They should take all appropriate actions to address concerns, working to agreed local policies and procedures, including the guidance on Safeguarding, in partnership with other relevant agencies. This includes accessing appropriate training, advice, and support.

Disclosure and Barring Services

This post will be subject to a DBS Disclosure check at the point of recruitment and thereafter.

Infection Control

All employees have an individual responsibility to have knowledge of and employ the basic principles of infection prevention and control practice. All employees must comply with Infection Prevention and Control mandatory training requirements.

Equality and Diversity

The post holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers, and colleagues.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Accredited masters degree of pharmacy Degree (MPharm) (or equivalent)
• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Completed, or working towards, a Primary Care Pharmacy Education pathway qualification (CPPE)
• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
• Experience of using System1.

Desirable

• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Independent prescriber or working towards/intent of gaining an independent prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
• In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for the improvement of prescribing.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients).
• Can work independently on a day-to-day basis and able to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long-term conditions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (Email, telephone & online meetings).
• Evidence of consistent pattern of learning from education, training, and experience.
• Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
• Good IT skills.
• Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and can refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate.

Desirable

• Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data

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

BWM PCN Limited

Address

Whitehall Surgery, Wortley Beck Health Centre,

Ring Road, Lower Wortley

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS12 5SG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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