About this role
Job summary
What We Are Looking For
We are currently looking to recruit a salaried GP to join our clinical team for 4 to 6 sessions per week. As an integral team member, the role will include clinical and administrative duties in a dynamic team. At Grafton Medical Partners our doctors are supported by a number of ARRS roles including Care Co-ordinators, Pharmacists, FCPs, Paramedics and a Social Prescriber.
We have regular clinical meetings and are highly performing and highly rated by our patients.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities
- Undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations (telephone triage and face-to-face appointments), checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely frame.
- Making professional 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.
About us
About Us
At Grafton Medical Partners, we strive to provide supportive and friendly working environment for our staff. In turn, we provide a warm and welcoming service to our patients.
This role will be based at Trevelyan House Surgery, part of the Grafton PCN, where we care for over 25,000 patients. We are a teaching practice welcoming medical students, F2s and GP registrar doctors.
Job description Job responsibilities
Job Description
Role
Salaried GP
Location
Grafton Medical Partners Trevelyan House
Responsible to
Senior Partner clinically
Operations Manager administratively
Working hours
AM & PM sessions - to be confirmed at the interview
Job Summary
At Grafton Medical Partners, we strive to provide supportive and friendly working environment for all of our staff. In turn, we provide a warm and welcoming service to our patients, who over the years, have built up very strong relationships with our longstanding team members (both clinical and non-clinical), which we aim to maintain.
We are currently looking to recruit a salaried GP to join our clinical team. As you will be integral team member, the role will include clinical and administrative duties that will normally be collaborated with the Senior Partners/Operations Manager, along with Duty Doctor shifts. At Grafton Medical Partners our doctors are supported by a number of ARRS roles including Care Co-ordinators, Pharmacists, FCP, Paramedics and Social Prescriber.
As we are a long established training practice hosting medical students, F2 doctors and Registrars with all our Partners being GP Trainers, we are advocacies for those interested in developing teaching skills.
Job 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 triage and face-to-face appointments, including home visits), checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely frame.
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relations 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.
Providing counselling and health education.
Recording clear and contemporary consultation notes.
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
Monitor and manage documents on EMIS results, lab reports, etc.
Participate in rotational on-call rota.
Consult with other GP team members about the specialized needs of some patients.
Expected to attend weekly clinical in practice meetings.
Work Authorisation
United Kingdom (required)
Salary
Dependent on experience
Experience
Primary Care 2 years (preferred)
Health & Safety
Assist in promoting and maintaining your own and others' health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health and Safety policy. Ensure that any hazards in your working area are reported immediately to the Operations Manager.
Confidentiality
Ensure patient and Practice information is kept confidential and secure at all times, in accordance with the Information Security and Confidentiality protocols.
Performance/Professional Development
To participate in mandatory training sessions to ensure administrative, clinical and computer skills are kept up to date with current technology and practice.
To participate in regular appraisal meetings.
To participate in regular team meetings.
Equality & Diversity:
To support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues according to Practice protocol.
Working with Patients:
To work in partnership with our patients to help them achieve better health outcomes.
To offer a polite, friendly and efficient level of customer service to all our patients.
Dignity and respect:
To treat patients, colleagues and visitors with dignity and respect at all times.
Feedback:
To listen to feedback from patients and colleagues whether this be a complaint, comment or compliment and if it cannot be dealt with immediately, ensure it is reported to a member of the Practice Management Team.
CQC (Care Quality Commission):
To work within the guidelines set byCQC to ensure that the Practice is safe,efficient andprovides the best possible care for patients.
To offer suggestions to the Practice Manager on how we can improve, progress anddevelop allprocesses relating to CQC.
Equal opportunities policy
The Practice is committed to enabling everyone working in the practice to achieve his or her full potential in an environment characterised by dignity and mutual respect, and recognises that everyone is different and values the unique contribution that individual experience, knowledge and skills can make.
Everyone working in the practice should be treated fairly and valued equally. All employment conditions should fit in with the needs of those who work in it, regardless of age, disability, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, religion, beliefs, sexual orientation, domestic circumstances, social and employment statues or political affiliation.
Any member of staff wishing to make a complaint should follow the guidelines laid out in their contracts.
This job description is not all encompassing. Over time the emphasis of the job may change without changing the general character of the job. Your duties may be reviewed from time to time and revised and updated in consultation with you to reflect appropriate changes.
For enquiries and applications please forward your CV to:
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Eligible to work in the United Kingdom. Have a valid GMC.
Desirable
Primary Care 2 years (preferred)
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 Grafton Medical Partners
Address Trevelyan House Surgery
160 Tooting High Street
London
SW17 0RT
Employer's website https://www.trevelyanhousesurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)