Salaried GP

Managing your own patient list. Conducting patient consultations and managing clinical cases including making all necessary referrals to secondary care, ordering and considering the results of pathology tests and imaging to assist in the clinical management of patients, prescribing medication for acute and long-term presentations, visiting housebound patients at home and conducting 'ward rounds' in care homes as needed. Actioning all related tasks i.e. raising and authorising prescriptions, acting on directions in documentation from secondary care services, completing insurance reports and benefit application requests from your patients. Participating in clinical audit and internal practice meetings e.g. clinical governance and palliative care.

The post-holder will provide medical services managing a caseload and lead with

a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest

standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Main purpose of the

role: To

support the 6 GP partners managing a busy and interesting clinical caseload.

The appointee may also take part or lead on key disease areas (monitoring trends

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

healthcare services for a diverse, patient list including patient participation

and health promotion. This is a GMS Practice.

accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make

him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery

consultations and emergencies, telephone consultations and queries, triaging, visiting

patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with

queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations (e.g.

Insurance Companies) on behalf of the Practice, referral letters NHS/private, paperwork

and correspondence in a timely manner.

Making

professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether

self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the

organisation.

Recording

clear and accurate I.T. based consultation notes to agreed standards.

Collecting

data for audit purposes and contributing to the Practice audit

Programme as

required.

Compiling

and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding

hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).

Prescribing

in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines.

In

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

and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

The

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

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.

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.

manage own time, workload and resources. He/she will also contribute to the

overall team-working of the Practice putting the needs of the Practice first.

Prescribe safe and effective medicines management

which conforms to

NICE guidance and Department

of Health and Social Care directives, Good Prescribing Practice as defined by

British National Formulary (BNF) guidance from Royal Pharmaceutical Society of

Great Britain on safe and secure handling of medicine, operate safe management

and regular review for all patients receiving repeat prescriptions, Controlled

Drugs legislation, Shared protocols agreed between the ICB (NHS Norfolk and

Suffolk Integrated Care Board) and other NHS providers.

Work effectively so as not to exceed the Practice

prescribing budget as

set annually by the ICB.

Comply with targets set within the Prescribing

Incentive Scheme.

Contribute to the teams approach which ensures

that referrals are made for patients to see other medical service providers,

ensuring that adequate information is given to personnel to whom the patient

has been referred for proper assessment to be made.

Be supportive of any complaints policy and

procedure to ensure proper investigation and appropriate follow up action in

the event of a complaining being made about any aspect of the service provided

or any personal provider of the service.

Other responsibilities

of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g.

prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, annual QOF

(Quality Outcomes Framework) Assessment of the Practice.

A

commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best

practice.

Contributing to individual case discussions at

clinical meetings and bring examples of cases for group discussion.

Contributing to the organisational development of

the Practice by contributing to the development of ideas, strategies and

policies which will promote efficiency and wellbeing of the practice.

Contributing

to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.

to the development of computer-based patient records.

Attending

training, Practice & team Meetings and events organised by the practice or

other agencies as may be necessary.

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.)

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.

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 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

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.

Victoria Road Surgery in Lowestoft was founded in the 1940s

and currently serves around 10,300 patients. There are six GP Partners who

own the business which works under various NHS contracts. The Partners currently employ

nurse practitioners, practice nurses, healthcare assistants and administrative

staff including receptionists, secretaries and managers.

Victoria Road Surgery works in partnership with other

Lowestoft practices as "Lowestoft Primary Care Network" and benefits

from PCN staff including a pharmacy technician, health & wellbeing coach

and a care-coordinator who are based at the surgery. We have a wonderful

wellbeing garden/allotment close to the surgery for the benefit of patients and

staff.

We train GP registrars (doctors who are training to be GPs),

nurses, medical students and apprentices.

Our main objective is "To provide our patients with

General Medical Services and care of the highest quality, within the resources

available to the practice and the NHS generally."

We very much have a "team" ethos and enjoy social

and leisure events throughout the year, many with an objective of raising money

for charity.

Lowestoft is a town of c. 70,000 people and is Britain's most easterly settlement! Lowestoft had a fishing-based economy many years ago; now the main industries are tourism, hospitality and technology including off shore energy generation.Lowestoft boasts two award winning beaches, and some very picturesque villages lie within commuting distance.

Qualifications

Desirable: - Any additional medical specialist qualifications e.g. FSRH membership.

Experience

Desirable: - Experience of working with SystmOne clinical system; - Competent user of Microsoft Office packages