Salaried GP

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. As a

senior member of the team you will be expected to set an example to others,

assist in education and training and to play a full role in target achievement

and service development.

In accordance with the

clinical rota, as agreed, the GP will make him/her-self available to undertake

a variety of duties including

Surgery consultations, telephone consultations,

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 clinicians within the organisation

Participate in the Duty Dr rota to provide a first

port of call for all on the day urgent queries or requests for late

visits

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early

signs of illness

Cover all the clinical management of the patients in

surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing

results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as

appropriate

Developing care and treatment plans in consultation

with patients and in line with current Practice disease management

protocols as well wider guidance such as that from NICE

Ensuring appropriate follow up of patients

Recording clear and contemporaneous computerised

consultation notes to agreed standards

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and

repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever

possible)

Prescribing generically whenever appropriately and in

accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance and Good

Prescribing Practice (as defined by British National Formulary guidance)

Working with and support other members of the primary

health care team in delivering high quality primary care

Promoting the application of standards and codes of

Practice set by the Royal College of General Practice, General Medical

Council, NHS England and local NHS trust

Take an active role in the practice achieving agreed

QOF and other key performance indicator targets.

Responsibility for targets and services allocated,

such as a QOF area of Enhanced Service.

Take an active role in delivering clinical and

organisational governance.

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice

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

health and safety

Commitment and contribution to achievement of the

highest possible quality standards such as the CQC, QOF and other agreed

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

Attendance at regular in-house governance and

educational meetings and training as well as events at other agencies as

appropriate

Assistance with the training of other staff members

and also with the education of doctors and nurses in training as

appropriate

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

As a Salaried GP you will 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 Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is

to be regarded as strictly confidential

Information relating to patients,

carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the

Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the

Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the

protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety

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.

Support the equality,

diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

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

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the

individual, is nonjudgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings

priorities and rights.

Participate in annual

appraisal and fulfil the criteria for revalidation with the GMC.

Maintain continued education

through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that

professional development requirements for appraisal and revalidation are met.

This may include training needed for areas of Practice Development.

Quality

Strive to maintain quality

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

Assess own performance and take accountability for own

actions, either directly or under supervision

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by

reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to

improve and enhance the teams performance

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to

meet patients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Recognise the importance of

effective communication within the team and strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members

Communicate effectively with patients and carers

Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of

communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the

Implementation of Services

Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance

Discuss with other members of the team how the

policies, standards and guidelines will affect own workParticipate in audit where appropriate.

We are a

progressive, forward-thinking practice with a strong focus on delivering high

quality, personalised care for our growing list size, currently 8,600 patients.

Our Partners are a supportive and sociable team, meeting regular for a coffee

and working collaboratively to drive continual improvement for our patients,

staff and the practice as a whole.

The practice is

a long established and successful Dispensing Practice in rural Eccleshall

housed within a unique listed building dating back to the 16th

century. Eccleshall is a highly sought

after village in rural Staffordshire surrounded by very good schools and

excellent road networks.

Please note the Practice does not have a certificate of sponsorship to offer the role.

Experience

Desirable: - EMIS experience; - Docman experience; - AccuRx experience

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

Desirable: - Primary Care Audit / Service development experience; - Strong interest in education

Qualities and Attributes

Qualifications

Desirable: - DRCOG; - DFP; - DCH