Salaried GP - Weoley & Rubery PCN (ARR's)

Salaried GP - Weoley & Rubery PCN (ARR's)

We have an exciting opportunity for a newlyqualified GP to join Weoley & Rubery PCN on a part time basis, for 4 to 6 sessions per week. You will be based at one of the Practices in this PCN.

The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). Leadership and supervision will be provided by the PCN Clinical Director and you will have opportunities to attend team meetings and access peer support across the PCN.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will manage a caseload and dealwith a wide range of health needs, ensuring thehighest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Thiswill include, but is not limited to, surgery and telephone consultations,administration, complying with the practices contracts (GMS/PMS/enhancedservices/DES).

About us

You will be employed on behalf of the PCN by OurHealth Partnership (OHP).

OHP was set up by local GPs who are passionate about providing highquality primary care and using their time and skills effectively to benefitpatients

We are currently a GPpartnership of 30 practices with 39 surgeries,serving around 280,000 patients in Birmingham,Wolverhampton, and Shropshire.

Our head office is based in Cotteridge, but this role will be based at one of Weoley & Rubery PCNs practices.

Job responsibilities

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• Inaccordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will beavailable to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations,telephone consultations, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeatprescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports and correspondencein a timely fashion
• Triagepatients presenting to the surgery by telephone, online and in person
• Makingprofessional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whetherself-referred or referred from other health care workers within theorganisation
• Assessingthe health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosedproblems
• Screeningpatients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• Inconsultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease managementprotocols, developing care plans for health and promoting healthy lifestylestrategies and education
• Managelong-term conditions and patients with complex problems
• Recordingclear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Collectingdata for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements
• Check,manage & process patient test results
• Referpatients to secondary care and/or relevant organisations and internally withinthe PCN (eg to additional roles members of the PCN team) as required
• Compilingand issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoidinghand-written prescriptions whenever possible) in line with local and nationalguidelines
• Prescribingin accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) wheneverthis is clinically appropriate
• Ingeneral the post-holder will be expected to undertake the duties andresponsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care in a surgeryon a PCN basis

Please see attached job description/person specification for full details.

Person Specification Experience

• Experience of primary care through the GP Vocational Training Scheme

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree
• Full registration with GMC
• Certification of Completion of Training (JCPTGP/PMETB)
• Inclusion on Performers List
• Evidence of a commitment to on-going personal & professional development
• Understanding of General Practice Services
• Understanding of Primary Care Networks and how they work
• Understanding the role of medical services in a wider public health agenda
• Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the area including health inequalities
• Understanding current NHS policies

Personal Skills & Qualities

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both written and verbally
• Excellent organisational skills
• Able to work calmly under pressure
• Ability to work on own initiative
• IT skills (including word processing and database work)
• Committed to quality and patient satisfaction
• Committed to equal opportunities
• Flexibility & adaptability
• Ability to bring fresh ideas

Other

• Committed to working as part of a multidisciplinary, multi-agency primary care team
• Openness to explore alternative working practices
• Not previously been substantively employed at a GP Practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.