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We are a very friendly, rural practice currently operating from two sites in the villages of Burham and Eccles and covering surrounding villages. With our growing patient list from the residential development within our catchment area, we are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our stable and cohesive practice team.
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Name of Practice: Phoenix Medical Practice
Job Title: Salaried General Practitioner
Place of Work: 33 Bell Lane, Burham Rochester Kent ME1 3SX and Whitehouse Surgery: Mackenders Lane Eccles Aylesford, Kent ME20 7HX
Sessions & Days of Work: 4 sessions per week - Thursdays & Fridays (open to applications from the GP Retainer Scheme)
Annual leave: Six weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays (prorated)
Study leave: One week per annum (prorated)
Salary: Negotiable and subject to qualifications and experience
Accountable to: The Principal GP
Reports to: The Principal GP (Clinically)
The Practice Manager (Administratively)
Overall Purpose: To provide NHS personal medical services to registered patients on the Practice list.
Job Summary:
Responsibility, care and management of an allocated list of patients, undertaking all clinical and administrative tasks as needed ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients. To work at both sites of the practice as required.
Clinical Responsibilities:
In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, remote and telephone consultations and queries, triage, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion. We currently have external provision for home visits via our Primary Care Network but this may change in the future.
to provide duty doctor cover subject to when sessions worked
Respond to medical problems presented by temporary residents as required
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
To assist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions e.g. Asthma, COPD, Diabetes etc.
Completion of clinically related administrative and non-clinical duties needed for the delivery of the service
Providing counselling and health education
Refer patients for further opinions and interventions according to practice protocols
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards using templates provided where appropriate
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
Be prepared to take part in the evening or early morning rota for improved and extended access
Promote patient participation in clinical research trials that the Practice is engage with, where 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.
Maintaining, Monitoring & Updating Computer Database and Management of Medical Records & Practice Audits
Ensure that practice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately with information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy and for practice recording requirements under IM&T protocols, QoF, QIPP, Enhanced Services and other clinical initiatives the practice partakes in.
Respond to alerts on records
Appropriate use of read/SNOWMED codes (via templates where appropriate)
Participating in the collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation of practice reports, performance monitoring and audits
Participation in the auditing of Practice activity
Participation in patient satisfaction audits
Participation in work involved for CQC compliance
Practice Organisation
Process and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence
Undertake private medicals as required
Attendance at primary health care team meetings, significant event audit meetings, annual complaint audit meeting and others as deemed necessary
Initiate and participate in the formulation and implementation of new protocols, policies and procedures to aid and improve administrative organisation and the provision of services to patients
Ensure that the Practice complaints system is adhered to at all times
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
Completion of Information Governance on line toolkit or attendance at group training annually and provide certificate
Maintain current CPR and anaphylaxis certification and safeguarding for adults and children certificates.
Professional Development
Participate in an annual performance review under agreed headings
Engage in appropriate educational activity to maintain clinical competence and performance
Attendance and participation in educational meetings in the Practice and externally
Support colleagues in their professional development
Confidentiality:
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 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 Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines
Providing information regarding immune consent with particular regard to Hepatitis B status
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 particularly those relating to needle stick injuries, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
Ensuring that all accidents or dangerous incidents are reported and investigated, and follow up action taken where necessary.
Equality and Diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognizes 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 non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:
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.
Communication:
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to communicate effectively with:
Patients and carers
Other team members including community team and multi-disciplinary teams
Secondary Care professionals
Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS England when appropriate
Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
This job description may be subject to change from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the Practice
Additional clinical workload support from our GP principal, 2 salaried GP's; an Advanced Nurse Practitioner; a Prescribing Paramedic; 3 Practice Nurses; 2 HCAs; Medical PA and administration team..
PCN workforce includes pharmacy team, First Contact Physiotherapists; Child Health & Wellbeing Navigator; Dementia Care Coordinator; Learning Disability Care coordinator; Social prescriber and paramedic led clinical assessment team