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We have an exciting opportunity for a newlyqualified GP to join Kingstanding, Erdington & Nechells (KEN) PCN with availability for a full time or part time role.The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). Leadership and supervision will be provided by the Practice Partners and 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, home visits, 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 29 practices with 38 surgeries,serving around 280,000 patients in Birmingham,Wolverhampton, and Shropshire.Our head office is based in Cotteridge, but this role will be based across practices listed within this job advert.Job responsibilities Main Duties & ResponsibilitiesClinical ResponsibilitiesIn accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holderwill be available to undertake a variety of duties including surgeryconsultations, telephone consultations, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeatprescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports and correspondencein a timely fashionTriage patients presenting to the surgery by telephone, online and inpersonMaking professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presentingproblems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workerswithin the organisationAssessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated andundiagnosed problemsScreening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illnessIn consultation with patients and in line with current Practice diseasemanagement protocols, developing care plans for health and promoting healthylifestyle strategies and educationManage long-term conditions and patients with complex problemsRecording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreedstandardsCollecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirementsDelivering enhanced servicesCheck, manage & process patient test resultsRefer patients to secondary care and/or relevant organisations andinternally within the PCN (eg to additional roles members of the PCN team) asrequiredCompiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions(avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible) in line with local andnational guidelinesPrescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (orgenerically) whenever this is clinically appropriateIn general the post-holder will be expected to undertake the duties andresponsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care in a surgeryon a PCN basisOther Responsibilities within the Organisation:Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practicepolicies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, healthand safetyA commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-basedbest practiceContributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting withinthe organisationContributing to the summarising of patient records and read-codingpatient dataAttending training and events organised by the Practice or otheragencies, where appropriate and suitable and relevant for your roleKeep up to date with current evidenced based approaches to patient careand service delivery, in line with NICE and national frameworksContribute to education and training of trainee members of staff andstudentsAttending and contributing to practice and PCN meetingsPlease see attached job description/person specification for full details.Person Specification ExperienceExperience of primary care through the GP Vocational Training SchemeQualificationsMBBS or equivalent medical degreeFull registration with GMCCertification of Completion of Training (JCPTGP/PMETB)Inclusion on Performers ListEvidence of a commitment to on-going personal & professional developmentUnderstanding of General Practice ServicesUnderstanding of Primary Care Networks and how they workUnderstanding the role of medical services in a wider public health agendaKnowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the area including health inequalitiesUnderstanding current NHS policiesPersonal Skills & QualitiesAbility to communicate clearly and effectively, both written and verballyExcellent organisational skillsAble to work calmly under pressureAbility to work on own initiativeIT skills (including word processing and database work)Committed to quality and patient satisfactionCommitted to equal opportunitiesFlexibility & adaptabilityAbility to bring fresh ideasOtherCommitted to working as part of a multidisciplinary, multi-agency primary care teamOpenness to explore alternative working practicesNot previously been substantively employed at a GP PracticeDisclosure 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr