About this role
Job summary
We are actively recruiting for a fixed term salaried doctor for two to three sessions per week.
We are a proud training practice, with a strong ethos of training, teaching and developing staff including medical students, F2 and ST2 and ST3 placements and would encourage anyone with training ambitions to apply. The practice has a history of our salaried doctors working in a training and educational capacities.
You will join our existing clinical team comprising six GP Partners, five associate doctors and an Advanced Nurse Practitioner as well as our dedicated nursing team comprising a Nurse Practitioner, three practice nurses, two HCAs and two Phlebotomists providing high quality care for our patients in Totton.
The practice has 14 100 patients, 12 consulting rooms, 5 treatment rooms and a fully equipped minor surgery suite. We also have an on-site pharmacy, physiotherapist and host psychological therapy clinics and speech and language rehabilitation clinics.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will 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. The post holder will also:
Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problemsAssess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problemsScreen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illnessContribute to the attainment of all quality indicators (QoF)Complete insurance and other medical reportsContribute toward the enhanced access rota (one session per month)
About us
You will be joining a friendly and supportive partnership providing innovative services and high quality, patient focused care. The practice has always been at the forefront of NHS developments and have a strong practice management team.
The practice achieves high QOF scores and has also scored very highly in regard to patient feedback, including our Friends and Family and GP Patient Survey results in recent years.
We are located on the edge of the New Forest and in close proximity to the coast and the City of Southampton. There are excellent transport links to surrounding areas and easy access to airports, train stations and motorways with existing staff commuting from Winchester, Salisbury and Bournemouth.
There is a good choice of local primary and secondary schools nearby for any applicants with school aged children.
We can tailor a flexible role to meet your requirements and if you wish to have a portfolio career, we will be able to help facilitate this.
We work closely with our primary care colleagues in Totton as part of the Totton Primary Care Network and have jointly developed a Primary Care Mental Health Team, a paramedic Home Visiting Service and have a strong Primary Care Pharmacy Team.
Job description Job responsibilities
The post-holder will make him/her-self 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. In addition, the post holder will be expected to:
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
In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
Providing counselling and health education
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
Contributing to the attainment of all quality indicators (QoF) and any local or national initiative that the practice takes part in
Completing insurance and other medical reports as required
In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal clinical duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Other Responsibilities within the Organisation:
Contribution toward the enhanced access rota which will require scheduling of a session per month toward the enhanced access requirement. Clinics will be scheduled for late starts on these days
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.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Chronic Disease Management Primary Prevention and screening services Clinical Governance Delivery of QoF targets Self-audit and reflection Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork Time management skills being able to prioritise work and work under pressure Computer literacy Excellent people skills and empathy
Desirable
Experience of working in a GP Surgery EMIS Web clinical system
Qualifications Essential
Fully qualified GP with GMC registration Annual appraisal and evidence of revalidation General Practice (Vocational Training Scheme) trained Current Medical Performer UK Work permit holder
Desirable
MRCGP Minor Surgery qualification FSRH DCH
Aptitude and Abilities Essential
Willingness to share and collaborate across entire primary care health team Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multi-disciplinary teams Ability to work flexibly and participate in the enhanced access rota Ability to recognise own limitations and act upon them appropriately Willingness to new learn skills and to problem solve on a daily basis Willingness to impart knowledge and experience with colleagues An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality Adherence to safeguarding principles
Desirable
Desire to develop specialist skills
Other Essential
Good level of spoken and written English Contribution toward enhanced access services (one session per month)
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 Testvale Surgery
Address 12 Salisbury Road
Totton
Southampton
Hampshire
SO40 3PY
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.testvalesurgery.com/ (Opens in a new tab)