Salaried GP (6 Sessions)

PontardawePrimary Care Centre is a friendly, forward thinking training practice within theUpper Valleys cluster of Swansea Bay University Health Board.We are looking to recruit a Salaried GP for 6 sessions a week to add to our close-knitteam.The practice consists of 4 GP partners, 4 salaried GPs, Practice BusinessManager, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Physician Associate, 2 registrar's, 4 practice nurses, health caresupport workers and a dedicated team of administrative staff, including Pharmacy Technicians. We are nowlooking to offer an opportunity for the right candidate to join our team inorder to further improve the quality of care offered to our 13,500 strongpatient population.

We are seeking a salaried GP for 6 sessions a week. We boast the advantage of operating our large practice from a Single site with a mixture of face to face (15 minute) appointments and Telephone Appointments. We also encourage opportunities to help develop key services through identification and enablement of special interests. We operate on the EMIS clinical system, have EPS fully enabled and embedded and offer a very competitive salary.

We will provide clinical and pastoral support, mentorship and learning opportunities to help integration into our team.The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/ orWelsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job The post-holder will:

Assistin the delivery and provision of General Medical Services, Enhanced Services,and work with the GP Collaborative, in accordance with the GMS and otherpractice contracts. Continuing professional development opportunities, andregular practice meetings.

Make him/her-self available to undertakea variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations,visiting patients at home and in nursing homes, checking and signing repeatprescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in atimely fashion.

Be required to be on-call forclinically urgent and emergency problems and consequently be included in thedoctors on-call- rota.

Makeprofessional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whetherself-referred or referred from other health care workers within theorganisation

Coverall the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate includinginitiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondarycare or to other providers as appropriate

Developcare and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with currentPractice disease management protocols as well as wider guidance such as thatfrom NICE

Play a role in the practice achieving QIF/Collaborative priorities and other key performance indicator targets.

About us Located just off the M4 near Swansea, Pontardawe Primary Care Centre is a friendly and high achieveing training practice. Having recently undergone refurbishment and expansion, the building is now modern and enables the practice to grow it's already significant workforce to help achieve our aim of providing high level patient care to our 13,500 strong patient population.

The practice has recognised the important role MDT plays in primary care and has been able to successfully blend it's MDT approach to an already established GP presence within the practice, which this post seeks to enhance.

The practice is ambitious and is keen to keep moving forward in innovative ways to help manage demand and enhance patient and employee experience.

As a training practice we currently house 2 GP registrars and offer significant CPD opportunities to incumbent staff to promote self development.

We welcome prospective candidates for an informal chat with the clinical, administrative and management team along with a tour of the practice.

Job responsibilities A formal job plan will be designed and agreed with the successful candidate. However, the following generic duties are expected within the role:

ClinicalResponsibilities:

Thepost-holder will:

Makehim/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgeryconsultations, telephone consultations, visiting patients at home and innursing homes, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing withqueries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Berequired to be on-call for clinically urgent and emergency problems andconsequently be included in the doctors on-call- rota.

Berequired to make home visits whenoncall or duty Dr within the sessiontime specified

Makeprofessional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whetherself-referred or referred from other health care workers within theorganisation

Screenpatients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

Coverall the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate includinginitiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondarycare or to other providers as appropriate

Developcare and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with currentPractice disease management protocols as well as wider guidance such as thatfrom NICE

Ensureappropriate follow up of patients

Recordclear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes to agreed standards

Collectdata for audit purposes

Compileand issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions, avoidinghand-written prescriptions whenever possible

Prescribinggenerically whenever appropriate and in accordance with the Practiceprescribing formulary, NICE guidance, Good Prescribing Practice

Workwith and support other members of the primary health care team in deliveringhigh quality primary care

Promotethe application of standards and codes of Practice set by the Royal College ofGeneral Practice, General Medical Council and Department of Health

Playa role in the practice achieving QIF/ Collaborative priorities and other keyperformance indicator targets.

Other Responsibilities within the Organisation:

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practicepolicies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, healthand safety

Commitment and contribution to achievement of the highest possiblequality standards such as the QOF/ Cluster priorities and other agreed KeyPerformance Indicator targets

A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensureevidence-based best practice

Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard settingwithin the organisation

Attendance at regular in-house clinical, educational meetings andtraining as well as events with other agencies as appropriate

Assistance with the training of other staff members and also withthe education of doctors and nurses in training as appropriate

Other duties or activities as agreed by the partners

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their ownand others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health &Safety Policy, to include:

Using personal security systems within the workplace according toPractice guidelines

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertakingsuch activities in a way that manages those risks

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining workareas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

Equality and Diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights ofpatients, carers and colleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights,interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures andpolicies, 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 andrights.

Personal/Professional Development:

The post holder will maintain continuededucation through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary toensure that professional development requirements for appraisal andrevalidation are met. This may include training needed for areas of PracticeDevelopment.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within thePractice, 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 ownand team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance theteams performance

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meetpatients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effectivecommunication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members

Communicate effectively with patients and carers

Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communicationand respond accordingly.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

The post-holder will:

Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance

Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standardsand guidelines will affect own work

Participate in audit where appropriate.

Confidentiality:

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