Salaried GP
Posted 15 days 21 hours ago by NHS
We are a GMS practice in East Birmingham. We have 11000 patients and are part of the Shard End Kitts Green PCN.
We are a training practice for GP registrars, FY2s and for the undergraduates for the Birmingham Medical School.
We are looking for an experienced GP to join our team as a Salaried GP for a 4-6 session cover. The minimum cover required is all day Thursday and Fridays.
The indemnity is paid by the practice and our contracts are based on the BMA guidelines.
The salary package will be based on experience.
For the right candidate there can be a possibility of a partnership in the future.
Main duties of the jobThe post-holder will be a fully qualified GP. Main duties will include managing a caseload and dealing with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients. The post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone/face-to-face consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
About usOur team comprises 4 GP Partners, 5 Salaried GPs, 2 ACP, a Pharmacist, 3 Nurses and 3 HCAs. We are also a training practice.
The GPs have special interests in Diabetes, Dermatology, Family Planning, Palliative Care research and encourage further professional development and training for all staff.
We have an excellent secretarial, administrative, and reception team led by an experienced and forward-thinking Practice Manager.
High QOF achiever.
CQC rating: Good.
SystmOne computing system.
Weekly practice meetings.
Job responsibilitiesJOB TITLE: SALARIED GENERAL PRACTITIONER
REPORTS TO: THE PARTNERS (Clinically), THE PRACTICE MANAGER (Administratively)
Job summary:
The post-holder will 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.
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, telephone/video consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion. Actioning a share of blood results and incoming clinical documents, both paper and electronic.
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.
Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols.
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.
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.
In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Other responsibilities within the organisation:
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g., 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 Qualifications- Fully Qualified General Practitioner - GMC Registered
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.