About this role
Job summary
SALARIED GP REQUIRED
An exciting opportunity for a newly qualified GP with an interest in career progression to join our highly successful training practice. Salary negotiable dependent upon experience/ skillset. We are supportive of doctors developing areas of special interest within primary care. You will join a well-established, high achieving, innovative, paperless practice.
Our purpose built, modernised premises include an in-house, independent Pharmacy. Our supportive and dedicated team looks after 10,600 patients and consists of lead GP, Salaried Doctors, ANPs, Clinical Pharmacists, MSK practitioner, Paramedic, PNs, HCAs and admin support led by a skilful management team. Wide range of enhanced services and maximum QOF achieved. We work in a well-structured, friendly environment where work/life balance is valued
Excellent working conditions, flexible working options and a competitive package
Informal visits/enquiries encouraged
Main duties of the job
Dealing with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all.
Duties include patient consultations, home visits, repeat prescriptions and paperwork, correspondence
Make professional, autonomous decisions
Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
Develop care plans in conjunction with patients
Provide counselling & health education
Prescribe in accordance with practice prescribing formulary/generically when clinically appropriate
Maintain an awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines
A commitment to learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice, contributing to audit & clinical standard setting within the practice
Attend training, events, meetings organised by the practice, other agencies
About us
Established over 40 years
Extremely supportive and organised
Successful training practice (ST's/FY2s)
Well-structured and family friendly valuing work/life balance
Wide range of services inc. minor surgery
EMIS Web
Work in collaboration with local practices
Job description Job responsibilities
Summary of duties:
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
Provide NHS personal medical services to registered patients, temporary residents and patients who present requiring immediate and necessary treatment
In accordance with the practice timetable, make yourself 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 where appropriate
In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
Providing counselling and health education where appropriate
Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
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, eg 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.
Attending primary health care team meetings and other meetings as required by the surgery.
Undertake any other duties that are considered to be appropriate to the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Successful completion of GP Vocational Training Scheme Certificate of Prescribed Experience or a Certificate of Equivalent Experience issued by the PMETB Full current GMC Registration
Desirable
MRCGP FP Cert An understanding of personal development plans and portfolio based learning
Skills and Abilities Essential
Negotiating and influencing skills Experience of audit as a change management tool
Desirable
Experience of clinical IT systems, preferably EMIS, including data input and retrieval skills Effective use of Microsoft Outlook and Word Experience of leading and developing health care services at a local level Ability to identify and lead change
Knowledge Essential
An understanding of NHS agenda An understanding of issues surrounding clinical governance
Desirable
Understanding of change management process including needs assessment
Other Essential
Adequate medical indemnity cover Commitment to the provision of high quality services Commitment to continuous professional development Able to travel to work location and patients homes Able to pass a pre-employment medical Able to obtain satisfactory DBS clearance No GMC or any other restrictions on practice
Desirable
Live within 1 hours travelling time of Sandy Lane Surgery premises.
Personal Qualities Essential
Good communication and interpersonal skills Ability to work with a variety of people and teams Ability to work flexibly and on own initiative Effective time management and prioritising skills High work standards Highly motivated and enthusiastic
Desirable
Experience as a qualified GP Ability to give leadership to a team
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 Sandy Lane Surgery
Address Sandy Lane
Leyland
PR25 2EB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sandylanesurgery.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)