GP – Salaried

Job summary

To be responsible for providing primary medical services to the registered patients of the practice, ensuring the highest standards of care for all, undertaken in line with the relevant national primary care contractual regulations and guidelines.

To provide care for both on-the day care for patients and pre-booked patients with long term conditions.

To help support the smooth running of the practice.

Responsibilities

All normal duties and responsibilities associated with a salaried GP working within primary care as set by the regulatory and standard setting organisations, including but not limited to the points below. In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, will undertake a variety of duties including:

• Surgery consultations and emergencies, telephone consultations and queries, triaging, visiting patients at home, checking and authorising repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations on behalf of the Practice as well as referral letters and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner
• Provide health promotion and advice, signposting patients to appropriate services to maximise their health and social functioning and their ability to self-manage their care
• Be constantly mindful of the need for the provision of personalised care and population health, including reducing health inequalities and ensure that these are reflected in daily practice
• Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting patients, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation or external organisations
• Assess the health needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems taking appropriate action as necessary
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness taking appropriate action as necessary
• Consult with patients and in line with current disease management protocols and care pathways, develop care plans for health related illnesses and share these in line with patient need and good information governance
• Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards using IT systems
• Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible) including EPS
• Prescribe in accordance with locally agreed or nationally agreed prescribing formulary.
• Work in accordance with all relevant clinical guidelines, pathways and protocols
• Responsible for tasks delegated to them, appropriate to their level of competence and expected to delegate tasks or responsibilities to other staff, as appropriate
• In-hours duty doctor sessions; to be agreed
• All General Practitioners are expected to participate in continuing professional development, annual GP appraisal, revalidation and appropriate peer supervision and to remain up to date on professional developments as required by their professional body. GPs are actively encouraged to take their study leave entitlement in order to support the development needs identified in their PDP and appraisal. Undertake all requirements to remain on the Medical Performers list
• Ensure that he/she remains up to date with and implements all relevant good clinical practice guidance (e.g. NICE guidance)
• Work in accordance with all relevant clinical pathways and protocols
• Active engagement with professional development lead, to promote patient safety and quality of service
• Participation in a range of clinical governance activities, including clinical audit and such quality improvement activities deemed necessary by either Sussex Primary Care or external accrediting bodies
• Ensure that the requirements of the Care Quality Commission are reflected in his/her day to day practice and will maintain and develop the practice’s active management of CQC requirements

Requirements

• A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
• Accredited as a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP)
• Currently on a performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register
• To be subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Commitment to and experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary and skill mixed team environment
• Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF)
• Clinical governance
• Primary care prevention and screening services
• Self-audit and reflection
• Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork
• Time management – being able to prioritise work and work under pressure
• Computer literacy
• Adaptability to change

Skills and knowledge

• Willingness to share and collaborate across entire primary health team
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams
• Ability to work flexibly
• Ability to recognize own limitations and act upon them appropriately
• Willingness to learn new skills and to problem solve on a daily basis
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Ability to work within the changing structures of the NHS and work to the requirements of other regulatory bodies
• Excellent communicator
• Work in line with practice systems and processes

About us

Sussex Primary Care’s values

• Be patient-focussed in everything we do
• Support staff to be the best they can be
• Innovate, learn and evaluate

Sussex Primary Care run a number of GP practices across Sussex providing excellent primary care in the heart of the community. We are a learning organisation that listens to our team of staff, patients and partners to guide our future. At the heart of our vision are our patients and their needs.

Benefits package

• A supportive working environment
• Induction and training programme
• Annual leave and generous sick pay
• Five fixed study leave days
• Numerous other benefits such as car lease schemes
• Contract based on BMA model contract
• Full NHS pension
• Free on-site parking
• Medical Indemnity
• Peer and operational support with dedicated mentorship and access to an SPC Education lead
• Employee Assistance programme
• A supportive, approachable management team
• Being part of a growing company with great opportunities to develop as a result