About this role
Job summary
North Preston Medical Practice is looking to add an enthusiastic and patient-focused General Practitioner to join it's expanding clinical team.
You will benefit from a competitive salary, 6 weeks annual leave pro rata, CPD, NHS pension scheme, plus other benefits.
Main duties of the job
You will manage patients with a wide range of needs and ensure we maintain a high-level, organised system to support those patients.
As a senior clinician you will be expected to lead on certain areas and set an example to other members of the wider team.
About us
Based in the North-West area of Preston over 2 sites, we are a teaching practice with a patient list size of over 11,500+ patients.
We are an organised practice with a great team ethic and we have received commendations for how we support our medical students, FY2 and GPST doctors.
We use EMIS Web clinical system and full training can be given where necessary.
We have regular clinical and educational team meetings and protected learning sessions with the whole practice team.
We pride ourselves in being:
Consistently high QOF achieversProactive members of Greater Preston Primary Care NetworkA friendly, innovative and forward thinking PracticeA Training Practice
Our team currently consists of 5 GP Partners, 3 Salaried GP, 1 Advanced Care Practitioners, 3 Practice Nurses, 1 Nurse Associate, 3 HCA's, 1 Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technicians, Administration Staff and a strong Management Team.
We enjoy and feel positive about General Practice and ensure we strive to ensure a healthy home / work life balance.
We are passionate for our patients to receive the level of care we as doctors would expect for ourselves and our families.
If you are a highly motivated, team player and would like to join a forward-thinking, friendly and flexible Team, we look forward to hearing from you.
Job description Job 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 fashionMaking professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisationAssessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problemsScreening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illnessDeveloping care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocolsProviding counselling and health educationAdmitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriateRecording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standardsCollecting data for audit purposesCompiling 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 appropriateIn 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 safetyA commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practiceContributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisationContributing to the development of computer-based patient recordsContributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient dataAttending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Person Specification
Aptitude Essential
Willingness to share and collaborate across entire primary health team Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with mutli disciplinary teams Ability to work flexibly Ability to recognise own limitations and act upon them appropriately Willingness to learn new skills and to problem solve on a daily basis An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
Desirable
Ability to input to strategic and practice development requirements Desire to develop specialist skills Ability to challenge traditional models of working and to suggest improvements for change in a positive and inclusive manner
Qualifications Essential
Fully qualified GP with GMC registration Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate) General practice (Vocational Training Scheme) trained On a medical performers list Enhanced DBS check UK driving license Current CPR certificate UK work permit (if required) Medical defence union cover
Desirable
Evidence of continued professional development
Experience Essential
Chronic disease management Primary prevention & screening services Clinical Governance Delivery of QoF targets Self audit and reflection Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork Time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure Computer literacy
Desirable
Experience of working a variety of clinical software systems Adaptability to change Service Development
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 North Preston Medical Practice
Address Ingol Health Centre
87 Village Green Lane, Ingol
Preston
Lancashire
PR2 7DS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.broadwaysurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)