GP – Salaried

Job summary

Would you like an opportunity to shape an up-and-coming practice as it moves into new premises?

If the answer is yes, we would love to talk to you.

Chapel Street Surgery in Newhaven is a medium sized (5,000 patient) practice in a deprived area that is being regenerated. The practice has been through some difficult times, but we are now on the way up. We have improved from a significant turnover of staff, CQC rating of Requires Improvement and poor premises to:

• A fully staffed nurse/nurse associate/HCA team
• A newly-appointed practice manager
• A fresh pharmacy/technician team
• An expert Advanced Practitioner team (one paramedic and two nurses)
• A fully staffed admin/reception team
• New premises – we’ll move in the summer of this year
• CQC Rating of Good.
• The practice is part of the Sussex Primary Care group, so we have access to a wide range of peer support and expertise and the opportunity to work in SCFT services as part of a portfolio career.

Our vision is to provide excellent, innovative primary care to give our patients the best possible health and social functioning. We’ll do this by combining the best of the traditional family doctor continuity of care with modern approaches to multi-disciplinary working, use of digital technology and community integration; we want our patients to be partners with us to take control of their own health. We aim to be a teaching and training practice within 3 years.

We need two or three GPs, working 12 sessions between them, to complete the team and bring the energy and drive to make this vision a reality. We can be flexible with this – especially when it comes to portfolio working.

Here are some changes we have recently brought about:

• Total Clinical Triage, whereby all incoming requests from patients are scrutinised by a senior clinical decision-maker and allocated to the appropriate intervention.
• Overhaul of admin and prescribing systems to improve safety and reduce the burden on our doctors.
• The purpose-built new surgery premises we are moving into will provide space to co-locate other community services alongside us (in line with the national Ten Year Plan) and realise the ambition of optimising the local community’s mental and physical health

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 practices 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) or have 5 years experience as a full time GP with a demonstrable commitment to quality practice
• Currently on a performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register
• Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check
• Evidence of continued professional development

For a full job description, please email [email protected]

About us

Chapel Street Surgery is situated in Newhaven a port town in East Sussex, and we have approximately 5,000 patients. We provide a wide range of services including well woman clinics, contraception, maternity and midwifery, asthma / COPD and diabetes clinics, hypertension clinics, childhood immunisations, and minor surgery. We have a multi-disciplinary team including GPs, Paramedic Practitioner, Physiotherapist, Pharmacy Team, Women’s Health Nurse, and Advanced Nurse Practitioners.

Chapel Street Surgery is a part of Sussex Primary Care (SPC) a primary care Federation that came about in response to a need from GP Partners in local practices who were seeking a different future. In 2019 we took on our first two practices and now have seven practices reflecting a combined list of over 50,000 patients.

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.

Our team benefit from working alongside a large NHS trust and the agility and pace of change you would expect from a small business.

Benefits package

You will benefit from:

• A supportive working environment
• Flexible hours to fit around your work / life commitments
• Induction and training programme
• Annual leave and generous sick pay
• 5 fixed study leave days
• Numerous other benefits such as car lease schemes and childcare vouchers
• Contract based on BMA model contract
• Full NHS pension
• Free on-site parking
• Medical Indemnity
• Peer and operational support with dedicated mentorship
• Employee Assistance programme
• A supportive, approachable management team
• Being part of a growing company with great opportunities to develop as a result