About this role
Job summary
Tile House Surgery is looking for a like minded salaried GP to join our busy, well-established practice for 4-6 sessions a week,with working days and start/finish times negotiable (to include a Tuesday and Friday).
Working as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to support and care for a diverse patient group.
Main duties of the job
We are supported by a full complement of practice nurses and HCAs, who provide excellent nursing care and chronic disease management for our patients, plus a paramedic and an advanced nurse practitioner who deal with our on the day demand, also a physician's assistant and two in-house clinical pharmacists.
We also benefit from a full team of additional practitioners who provide appointments for our patients including a young persons' mental health practitioner, adult mental health practitioners and a physiotherapist.
Home visits are allocated to our local home-visiting service, who visit patients on our behalf.
We offer, predominantly, a mixture of face-to-face and telephone appointments every day, plus pre bookable appointments.
We are supported by a capable admin team who implement streamlined workflow processes to minimise the amount of clinician admin.
We value the hard work provided by all members of our team and aim to provide a supportive environment for anyone looking to join us. We have a low turnover of doctors and are always keen to learn and implement new ideas for the benefit of our practice.
About us
We are a large training practice, serving a patient population of 13,200. We are located in Brentwood town-centre, with easy access from the M25 and A12.
We operate a TPP/SystmOne clinical system and have a history of high QOF achievement and a CQC rating of Good across all domains.
As an enthusiastic training practice, we have 2-3 GP registrars who are part of our team and we are actively involved in teaching medical students over the course of the year.
Supporting your work life balance and professional development is important to us, so we will be happy to discuss any requirements for flexible working and offer the following benefits:
Competitive salary based on experience Supportive and friendly environment Flexible working hours Peer support CPD Support with training and development Extra pay for holiday cover 28 days' holiday (pro rata) + 8 bank holidays NHS Pension Study leave Free on-site parking
Job description Job responsibilities
The main responsibilities of the role include:
Undertaking a variety of duties including face-to-face consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports, test results and correspondence in a timely fashion; Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting medical problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation; Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems; Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness; Developing care plans for health inconsultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols; Providing health education; Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards; Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements; Delivering enhanced services; Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions; All general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Person Specification
All applicants should have skills including: Essential
Good understanding and experience of chronic disease management and primary prevention & screening services Ability to take responsibility for your own career development, learning and performance and are responsible for ensuring that all your mandatory training is in date Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety Commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice Excellent inter-personal and communication skills in a confidential manner
Qualifications Essential
Fully qualified GP with GMC registration Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate) Be on the NHSE medical performers list
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 Primary Care Careers
Address 33 Shenfield Road
Brentwood
Essex
CM15 8AQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)