About this role
Job summary
Carlisle Healthcare is a large NHS general practice partnership formed in 2016 following the merger of three established practices in the city. We operate over three sites and have a registered population of approximately 40,000 people.
We are a dual practice Primary Care Network. We have welcomed and embraced the opportunities this gives us to innovate and redesign the delivery of comprehensive primary care.
We are a busy and innovative practice. We aim to deliver the best service for patients whilst recognising the finite resources that we have to hand. We also value the importance of supporting our administrative and clinical staff and colleagues with their own well-being aspiring to achieve a high level of professional satisfaction within our teams.
We are a GP training practice and also have learners in a number of disciplines and at different stages (including medical students, nursing students, advanced clinical practitioners and apprentices).
We have recently developed new purpose built premises in the South of Carlisle which opened at the end of 2022 and is our new headquarters. This has allowed us to rationalise our estate. We currently operate from three sites in Carlisle - North Carlisle Medical Practice CA3 9JZ; St Pauls Medical Centre CA1 1DG; and our new site at Locke Road CA1 3UB.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will manage a caseload and 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.
About us
We are a large team including:
o 18 GPs
o 12 ANPs
o Home visiting team (including ANPs, Nurses, Paramedics, Occupational Therapists, Frailty Co-ordinators)
o Social Prescribing Link Worker
o First Contact Physiotherapists
o Primary Care Mental Health Workers
o Clinical Pharmacists
o 28 Practice nurses and HCAs
o Senior management and administrative support teams
o We also work in collaboration with a number of clinicians who work remotely to augment clinical capacity
Job description Job responsibilities
Job summary:
The post-holder will manage a caseload and 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.
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, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and online and normal 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
Providing counselling and health education
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
Collecting data for audit purposes
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible
Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing 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.
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
Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records
Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data
Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Evidence of continuous professional development Evidence of up to date statutory and mandatory training
Desirable
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team Desire to develop an area of clinical/management Interest with Personal Development plan
Personal Circumstances Essential
Ability to drive and holds a full UK driving Licence
Qualifications Essential
GMC Registration MRCGP
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 Carlisle Healthcare
Address St. Pauls Square
Carlisle
CA1 1DG
Employer's website https://www.carlislehealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)