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Rushcliffe PCN Newly Qualified Salaried GP ARRS Salary: 9,500 per session4 sessionsRushcliffe PCN is looking to recruit a newly qualified, (within 2 years of CCT date & not having held a substantive post before) enthusiastic & forward-thinking GP to join our General Practice team in central Rushcliffe.You will be required to work 2 sessions within one of our south practices The Ruddington Medical Centre, in Ruddington, Nottingham. We are a very supportive PCN & will support you to work by providing a Clinical Director as a mentor. This is a great opportunity to get to know our practices and will provide the successful candidate with experience working within general practice.Main duties of the jobRushcliffe PCN is a large rural PCN providing services to 140,000 patients. Our 11 eleven practices form 3 smaller localities: North, South & Central.All our practices are rated good or outstanding with CQC & the majority are training practices.The role is to work within The Ruddington medical Practice as part of the practice teamAbout usIf you are motivated to join us and have the attributes we seek and can make a difference then please submit a CV with a covering e-mail outlining your reasons to anna.kirk2@nhs.netClosing date: Sunday 29th June 2025.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesJOB DESCRIPTIONPostSalaried GPReporting toNominated Partner/PCN leadAccountable toPCN Clinical DirectorPURPOSE OF THE ROLEThe post-holder will manage a clinical 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. Responsibilities will reflect requirements of the NHS GP Contracts, and as such may be subject to change as services adapt.Clinical ResponsibilitiesIn accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including face to face, telephone and online consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashionMaking professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisationAssessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problemsScreening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illnessIn consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for healthProviding counselling and health educationAdmitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriateRecording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standardsClinical ResponsibilitiesCollecting data for audit purposeCompiling 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 appropriateIn general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.Completion of medical reports (including NHS and private services as required)Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g.prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safetyA commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practiceContributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisationContributing to the development of computer-based patient recordsContributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient dataAttending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.ConfidentialityWhile 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 appropriatelyIn 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 confidentialInformation 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 & SafetyThe post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelinesAwareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory /contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelinesProviding advice on the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangementsCorrect personal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use of PPE by others, advising on appropriate circumstances for use by clinicians, staff and patients.Management of the full range of infection control procedures in both routine and extraordinary circumstances (e.g. pandemic or individual infectious circumstances)Health & Safety Cont:Hand hygiene standards for self and othersManaging directly all incidents of accidental exposureManagement and advice relating to infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practiceActive observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate to the responsible personIdentifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in away that manages those risks across clinical and patient processMaking effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processesMonitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that proper use is made of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc, and that these are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate to the responsible managerSafe management of sharps use, storage and disposalMaintenance of own clean working environmentUsing appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible managementActively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognisedHealth & Safety ContKeeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with responsible managersUndertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)Correct waste and instrument management including handling, segregation, and container useMaintenance of sterile environmentsEquality and diversityThe post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislationRespecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleaguesBehaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.Personal-Professional developmentIn addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional developmentTaking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.QualityThe post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will-Alert other team members to issues of quality and riskAssess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervisionContribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performanceWork effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needsEffectively manage own time, workload and resources.CommunicationThe post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:Communicate effectively with other team membersCommunicate effectively with patients and carersRecognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.Person SpecificationKnowledge, Skills & ExperienceEssentialExperience of working within a multi-disciplinary team and across organisational boundaries in a UK General PracticeUnderstanding of NHS systemsUnderstanding of challenges and context within primary careEvidence of excellent organisational and planning skillsAbility to manage and prioritise workload.Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.Excellent communication skills written and verbalPro-active approach to change managementGood understanding of the national strategic context of the NHS Ability to make clinical decisions based on latest evidence and local/national policies and guidelinesAble to professionally and appropriately challenge differing opinions as a patient advocate.Able to give appropriate telephone advice Basic IT skills in word processing, excel and e-mail.Experience in using I.T. based patient documentation systems.Able to maintain accurate recordsUnderstanding of Confidentiality and the Data protection Act Understanding of clinical governance and its significance and impact upon practice.Ability to participate in audit and standard settingAwareness of equality and valuing diversity principlesEvidence of experience / competency in the form of a professional portfolio.Able to work on own initiative, but knows limitations of own competenciesQualificationsEssentialGMC Registered, not subject to suspension;Qualified General Practitioner Currently on a CCG performers listClear enhanced DBS check Evidence of CPDCircumstancesEssentialCar owner/driver, with exclusive access to a vehicleAble to participate in on-call advice and support serviceAbility to autonomously in the primary care settingEmployer detailsEmployer namePartnersHealthAddressRuddington Medical CentreChurch StreetRuddingtonNottinghamNG11 6HDIf your skills, experience, and qualifications match those in this job overview, do not delay your application.#J-18808-Ljbffr