Salaried GP or Partnership

Salaried GP or Partnership 4+ sessions, Hillview FamilyPractice, Hartcliffe

Come and work in Hartcliffe! We are a busy, enthusiastic,and good-humoured practice looking for a like-minded Salaried GP or partner, tojoin our team for 4+ sessions per week. The work is clinically diverse andstimulating. We have a strong, supportive, and hard-working team with all workcommitments distributed on a fair shares basis. Employed GPs are allocated13 clinical contacts per session in addition to usual practice admin. Employed GPsare allocated a dedicated admin session (without booked patients) on alternateweeks (allocated pro-rata FTE).

Hillview coversan area of deprivation; the successful applicant will demonstrate an interestand adaptability to working in this area. They will work as an autonomouspractitioner, responsible for the provision of medical services to the practicepopulation, delivering an excellent standard of clinical care whilst complyingwith the PMS contract. Furthermore, the post-holder will adhere to the GMCstandards for good medical practice, contributing to the effective managementof the practice, leading by example, maintaining a positive, collaborativeworking relationship with the multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job Core 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 and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• 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 where this is needed.
• Providing counselling and health education
• 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.
• Working collaboratively within a team of employed and self-employed GPs, accepting an equal share of the practice workload

Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required

About us We currentlyhave 4GP partners 2 employed GPs and our Clinical team now comprises anadditional3 Nurses, 1 Paramedic, 1 HCA, phelbotomist, Pharmacist, andPhysiotherapist.The whole team meet daily to chat/ have lunch andsupport one another.

We seek anadditional GP to help us move towards enabling greater continuity of care,reducing locum utilisation, and supporting our increasing list size.

We areforward thinking and work in close collaboration with our South BristolLocality as well as our neighbouring 7 practices as part of the SWIFT PCN.

We believesmall is beautiful and feel we have made a success of the small practice wherecontinuity of care, flexibility, team working, and compassion enable greatpatient care and an excellent clinical experience. Our focus in on delivering asupportive, relaxed, and fun environment to work in.

Job responsibilities Role Summary

Hillview covers an area of deprivation; the successful applicant will demonstrate an interest and adaptability to working in this area. They will work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the provision of medical services to the practice population, delivering an excellent standard of clinical care whilst complying with the PMS contract. Furthermore, the post-holder will adhere to the GMC standards for good medical practice, contributing to the effective management of the practice, leading by example, maintaining a positive, collaborative working relationship with the multidisciplinary team.

Core 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 and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• 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 where this is needed.
• Providing counselling and health education
• 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.

Working collaboratively within a team of employed and self-employed GPs, accepting an equal share of the practice workload

Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required.

• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Extended level Responsibilities include:

• Accept delegated responsibility for a specific area (or areas) of QOF, or equivalent.
• Contribute effectively to the development and maintenance of the practice including clinical governance, training, financial management and HR
• Support the training of medical students/ GP ST
• Support the partners in achieving the strategic aims of the practice, making recommendations to enhance income and reduce expenditure.
• Take responsibility as a named GP for a fair share of the patient list, and all associated administrative work (private and NHS work) relating to this caseload.
• Have 5 or more years as a full time GP.
• Can work independently as an autonomous practitioner, and cover sessions when a sole GP is required (as determined by rota requirements)

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.
• The Post Holder may be required to work amended hours to cover holidays and sickness on their specified working days or be given the opportunity to cover on additional days.
• Maintaining regular consistent attendance, punctuality, personal appearance andadherence to relevant health and safety procedures.
• To attend or complete all statutory and mandatory training courses and any coursesspecific to this role.
• To be available for staff meetings and meetings with management.
• To have a good understanding and follow local policies and procedures.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers within primaryand secondary care and the general public.
• Attend performance and development reviews with your line manager.

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
• 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 . click apply for full job details