GP – Salaried

The post-holder will deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients. Responsibilities will reflect requirements of the NHS GP Contracts, and as such may be subject to change as services adapt. Main duties of the job include up to 7 sessions a week with flexible times (open for discussion), face to face consultations, all normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities:

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including:

• Surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Developing management plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols.
• Providing patients with support, advice and health education.
• Admitting patients to hospital and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Collecting data for audit purposes when agreed.
• Compiling and issuing electronic acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible.)
• Prescribing in accordance with the Sussex ICB formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
• Weekly on-call duties pro rata.

Other responsibilities within the organisation:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation when agreed.
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data as appropriate.
• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Confidentiality:

While 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.

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 which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Health & safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines.
• Providing advice on the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements.
• Correct personal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use of PPE by others, advising on appropriate circumstances for use by clinicians, staff and patients.
• Management of the full range of infection control procedures in both routine and extraordinary circumstances (e.g. pandemic or individual infectious circumstances.)
• Hand hygiene standards for self and others.
• Managing directly all incidents of accidental exposure.
• Management and advice relating to infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice.
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes.
• Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that proper use is made of hand-cleansing facilities, wipes etc., and that these are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment.
• Safe management of sharps use, storage and disposal.
• Maintenance of own clean working environment.
• Actively identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised.
• Undertaking periodic infection control training.
• Correct waste and instrument management, including handling, segregation, and container use.
• Maintenance of sterile environments
• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Personal/professional development:

In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with such training to include:

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

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.
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.
• Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

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

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 own work.
• Participate in audits where appropriate.

Requirements

Essential criteria

Qualifications:

• Qualified GP MRCGP Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)

Eligibility:

• Full GMC Registration UK permit or right to work in the UK

Skills & Experience:

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• Knowledge of the NHS General understanding of the GMS contract
• Understanding of current issues and challenges facing primary care
• Ability to make good, clear, concise medical notes, both computerised and manual
• Outstanding level of clinical knowledge and skills commensurate with that of an experienced GP
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong IT skills Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
• Commitment to education and training
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Problem solving & analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure

Personal Qualities:

• Polite and confident Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
• Ability to use own judgement, resources and common sense
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Effectively utilises resources
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort

Other requirements:

• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check Car owner/driver

Desirable criteria:

• Experience of medicines management Experience of ICB (formerly CCG) initiatives
• Experience of using TPP SystmOne Flexibility to work outside of core office hours

About us

If you looking to join a friendly, forward thinking training practice who are committed to providing and developing a high-quality service, then ACF Medical Group is the place for you!

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Salaried GP to join the team for up to 7 sessions per week.

The practices are situated in great location on the Sussex Coast. Easily commutable being only a 10-20 minute drive from Worthing, 30-minute drive from Chichester and 45-minute drive from Portsmouth. There are also great transport links to London.

The practices have approx 29,400 patients and holds an abundance of knowledge with a team of a 5 Partners, 14 Salaried GPs and a supportive multi-disciplinary team which includes an experienced and established nursing team,prescribing paramedics and large prescribing team with pharmacists and technicians and physiotherapists

As a training practice (residents and medical students), we have a strong education focus, placing high value on training and development. We have regular practice learning sessions, and support our teams in their professional development and special interests.

We value a work life balance and are flexible with session and time requests.

This role is a great opportunity for an experienced GP or newly qualified GP looking to start their career in primary care.

Benefits package

What we offer:

• Excellent work/life balance with flexible working pattern and negotiable sessions
• No out of hours or weekend working
• Competitive salary, generous holiday package and study leave
• Opportunity for extra sessions
• Based over four sites
• NHS pension scheme
• Accredited training practice
• View to GP partnership for the right candidate