Salaried GP

The post-holder will provide general medical

services managing 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.

We would particularly welcome applicants with an interest in frailty and supporting the health and wellbeing of older people.

of the role

To manage a busy and interesting clinical caseload.

The appointee will also have the opportunity to take part in leading on key

disease areas (monitoring trends in the Quality and Outcomes Framework,

treatment, staff training and prescribing) and assist in developing appropriate

healthcare services for a diverse, patient list.

Closely supported by Billingshurst clinical and

management teams the post holder will act as one of the GPs within the

practice working alongside the practice.

The role will be at the forefront of delivering an innovative model of

primary care service provision.

In accordance with the practice timetable, as

agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake clinical

sessions. A clinical session is normally

four hours 10 minutes in duration and will comprise of telephone and

face-to-face consultations. Duty/on-call doctor days may vary in structure. Daily

duties may also include home visits, checking and signing repeat prescriptions,

actioning test results and letters, medical reports and examinations (e.g.

Insurance Companies) on behalf of the Practice.

The above duties should be performed in a timely manner using Billingshurst

Medical protocols.

Act upon most alerts (e.g. QOF) and reminders during a routine

consultation

Provide all GP services required as part of the GMS contract held

between Billingshurst Surgery and the Integrated Care Board (IC/b) including

all core services such as Child Health Surveillance

Respond to medical problems presented by patients, including history

taking, examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment and referral where appropriate.

Provide appropriate preventative health care and advice.

Provide medical support as required to patients referred by nursing

staff

Provide free certification in line with Schedule 9 of NHS GMS

Regulations (1992).

Adhere to the practice prescribing formulary, local and national

guidelines.

Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting

problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers

within the organisation;

Record clear and contemporaneous I.T. based consultation notes to agreed

standards;

Collect data for audit purposes;

Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions

In

general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and

responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Engaging in

appropriate lifelong educational and audit activity in order to maintain

clinical competence and performance, including the completion of objectives

agreed by yourself and the practice, in an annual Personal Development Plan.

Your Personal Development Plan must be in line with the Practice Development

Plan. Keeping your Mandatory Training up to date.

participating in the training and development of nurses, medical students and

GP trainees in the practice.

Supporting the

practice staff and responding to requests for advice and assistance from the

practice reception, dispensary, secretarial and nursing staff.

Support and

supervision of registrars wherever applicable

prescribing, palliative care, clinical and practice meetings.

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice

policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health

and safety, annual QOF Assessment of the Practice.

Meet all tight timescales/deadlines for audits and written returns to

ensure that the Practice meets quality standards and receives the designated

funding (e.g. Quarterly Enhanced Services returns, annual QOF audit etc.)

above responsibilities will be undertaken upholding the following:

1. To be available

to take over the responsibility of patient care from the Out of Hours service

on a working day or where applicable maintain responsibility till the

appropriate time when the Out of Hours service takes over care in the evening.

This will involve working till 18.30 on a shared rota basis.

2. To continue to

work until all clinical tasks have been completed. To make arrangements with

others to cover when planning to leave before the end of the session.

3. To maintain the

financial security of the organisation by ensuring accurate and efficient

responses to income generation such as reports, dispensed prescriptions, private

forms etc.

4. At all times to

behave in a professional way that encourages quality care and the development

of a team spirit. 360 degree feedback is

used to assess clinicians and you will be required to participate in this.

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow

us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other

matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will

respect their privacy and act appropriately;

In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the

post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients

and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also

have access to information relating to the Company as a business organisation.

All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly

confidential.

Surgery is registered under the Data Protection Act 2018. You must not at any time use the personal data

held by the organisation for a purpose not described in the Register entry or

disclose such data to a third party. If you are in any doubt regarding what you

should or should not do in connection with the Data Protection Act then you

must contact your line manager or appropriate senior lead at the time

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. The

post-holder will be expected to adopt a flexible attitude towards the duties

outlined which may be subject to amendment at any time in consultation with the

post-holder and in line with the needs of the organisation.

The post holder may be required to fulfil other

duties, as agreed with the practice manager to meet the needs of the organisation.

Health & Safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and

maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to

practice guidelines;

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such

activities in a way that manages those risks;

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills;

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas

in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards;

Reporting potential risks identified.

The

post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers

Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights,

interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and

policies, and current legislation;

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and

colleagues;

addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses

and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development

requirements are met, the post-holder will participate in any training

programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training

Participation in an annual individual performance review at practice

level and an external annual NHS GP Appraisal including

taking responsibility for maintaining a record of their own personal and/or

professional development. Where the payment for the NHS GP appraisal is reimbursed

directly to the practice by the ICB over and beyond the standard contract, this

will be paid over to the post holder. Where there is no separate and distinct

payment by the ICB, Billingshurst surgery is under no obligation to make a

separate payment. Any time preparing for the appraisal or conducting the

appraisal may be taken from the employees annual study leave entitlement, with

prior agreement

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and

demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

Participate in clinical governance activity and contribute

to the improvement in quality of health outcomes through audit and the Quality

and Outcomes Framework

Alert other team members to issues of Clinical Governance issues,

quality and risk; participate in Significant Event Analysis reviews

Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either

directly or under supervision;

Billingshurst Surgery is based in a semi-rural West Sussex commuter village and is well respected locally. We are a busy, high achieving dispensing practice with nearly 14,000 patients and offer an organised and supportive work environment.

We are a friendly organisation committed to providing an open, friendly and supportive environment where all staff are encouraged to share ideas and contribute to continuosly improving the service we offer.

Qualifications

Essential: - You must be a registered GP with the GMC.; - You must possess the right to work in the UK and be included on the NHS Performers List.