Salaried GP

We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic Salaried GP to provide 5-8 sessions per week, with the opportunity to work flexibly. An ENT GPwSI would be favourable.

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Salaried Doctors working at Latham House Medical Practice are expected to provide a wide range of services to their personal list, and help the Practice by supporting the GP Partners, Salaried GPs, members of the Practice Management Team, the Nursing and administration teams to deliver a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting and cope with work pressures when they arise.

Main duties of the job Provide the complete range of General Practitioner services to your list of patients and manage your own workload. Help and guidance on setting up your appointment sessions will be available from Practice Management. In the first year, if your list is growing, your surgeries will comprise of your own registered population and spread patients. In your first year this will be monitored monthly to enable adjustments to be made as your list grows. Once your list size is reached, the spread patients will cease. Once you have achieved your maximum list size, you are responsible for all your patient requirements and will be fully supported by the Practice's wide range of support services from Nurses, Healthcare Assistants & Admin staff. The Practice operates a pairing system for your absences of greater than two days (pro rata), which you will be advised of in advance. Duties include offering appointments in line with Practice philosophy and government direction. We currently offer extended hours appointments, and you will be expected to participate in these.

About us We offer flexible & remote working to ensure you achieve a work-life balance. We offer support so you can concentrate on the clinical rather than admin. Join our friendly, motivated team where your contribution will be genuinely appreciated.

Latham House Medical Practice is a large doctors surgery who are proud to maintain GP patient lists for continuity of care. Join our semi-rural Practice and with the full support of the multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to provide high quality primary care services for a mixed demographic population of 36,000 patients.

We are conveniently situated within 30-50 minutes of Nottingham, Leicester and Peterborough; Melton Mowbray is a large market town in the fortunate position of being surrounded by picturesque villages, beautiful countryside, and local activities. Melton Mowbray was also a runner-up in the Sunday Times 2022 Great Places to Live UK survey!

Our team includes a diverse range of clinicians. We have a strong team ethos across our Practice, making time for a coffee catch-up each morning and a Partner mentor will be on hand to support and nurture you in your new role, as well as offer ongoing clinical support as you need it.

Job responsibilities Clinical responsibilities:

In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions in paper or electronically and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations (e.g. DSS Reports) on behalf of the Practice, 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 Practice;

Recording clear and contemporaneous I.T. based consultation notes to agreed standards;

Collecting data for audit purposes;

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.

Expectations of the Partnership for your role:

Take a fair share of reds to help with the demands of patients whose Doctors are absent and/or other workloads allocated on a pro rata basis.

Participate in the Urgent Care Clinic (UCC)/ Immediate Access Clinic rota (IAC) Nurse cover, as your patients will be accessing this service on a daily basis.

You will be expected to participate in the Practice lunchtime education meetings and attend protected learning time events. You will be expected to take part in audits. You will be expected to comply with any mandatory/CQC workloads.

You will be expected to take part in the training programmes of all Nurses, Students, Medical Students and Doctors.

As part of the General Practice workforce, you will work with the Partnership to work towards any new governmental directions/roles/White Papers, which might require a change in your working pattern to ensure compliance with new regulations.

Absence from the building will be by agreement of the Practice. This is to ensure services can be offered to patients throughout the year. Holidays will be organised via an annual holiday meeting, to enable a fair allocation amongst all GPs.

Salaried Doctors will be expected to maintain their skills or achieve new skills as directed by the Partnership through their continuing professional development. The Practice operates an internal peer review system which salaried GPs take part in.

Salaried Doctors will take part in the appraisal system, as required and appraisals will be organised during your working week.

Quality

Alert colleagues 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 team's performance.

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards.

Communication

To be aware of data protection issues.

To liaise effectively with other health professionals both inside and outside the organisation, with regard to accepting and making clinical referrals.

Communicate effectively with patients and relatives, considering differences in language, literacy and culture.

Training & Personal Development

To undertake all personal training required to fulfil the current job role, and all future requirements relevant to this job description.

To provide training to any identified personnel requiring instruction as identified by the Practice.

Manage own time effectively, plan and meet personal and Practice targets.

Ensure own personal development through reflection and feedback from Partners and colleagues.

Ensure that personal continuing training needs are identified and met.

Take part in a personal annual appraisal with one of the Partners.

Computers

To maintain patient confidentiality at all times.

To ensure timely and accurate data is maintained on the Practice's database.

To comply with all information management and information technology protocols and systems.

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 will have access to confidential 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 support, promote and maintain the Practice's Health & Safety Policy and Procedures and the Practice's Infection Control Policy and Procedures.

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support, promote and maintain the Practice's Equality & Diversity Policy.

Other responsibilities with the Practice:

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;

Participate in any internal or external inspections or audit processes;

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;

Attending training, Practice Meetings and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate;

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.)
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