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A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a GP to join our friendly, progressive and efficient practice team. We aretherefore looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic GP who would like tojoin us for 4 to 6 sessions a week. Our ideal colleague would be somebody who: Wants to improve anddevelop services for patients Is seeking a positive andsupportive work environment that enables all members of the team to contributeto the delivery of high quality primary care services Wants to be part of a GP workforce that is passionate about providing timely and high quality general medical care to its local community If you are a caring and motivated GP who would welcome the opportunity to work within a supportive and forward thinking general practice, we would love to hear from you. Main duties of the jobThe post-holder will be expected to provide the full range of services in line with GMS contract requirements. This will include the management of patients with acute issues and long term conditions ensuring the highest standards of care for all patients. The post-holderwill make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including: Assessing the healthcare needs of patients, agreeing patient focused and safe management plans and prescribing. Consulting via a mix of face to face and telephone consultations, same day and routine. Checking and signing a capped daily amount of repeat prescriptions and docman, with minimal home visits Responsible for the management of work relevant to patients they have consulted with including pathology and referrals. Have an awareness of and compliance with all practice policies such as, safe-guarding, prescribing, data protection, infection control. Keep and maintain a good standard of computerised clinical records on Emis. Full participation in practice meetings and relevant training. About usAbout us StHeliers Medical Practice is a well-established and respected training practice serving approx 18,000 patients. We have a skilled and experienced team of clinicians who enjoy working as part of a broader team delivering high quality patient care. Key features of the practice: Friendly and supportive environment Stable team of doctors, nurses, andadministrative staff Strong focus on support and communication including weekly clinical meetings 9 Partners and 6 salaried GPs working alongside skilled nursing and pharmacists Consistently high levels of QOF achievement CQC rated good in all domains Teaching andtraining medical practice for students and GP registrars close links toBirmingham University Salaried GPs work to BMA salaried contract terms and conditions with capped levels of daily workload Opportunities to take a lead in a specialist area You would be joining a dedicated and patient focused team who are friendly and supportive. If you are dedicated and committed to providing a high standard of clinical care and want to join a supportive and forward thinking practice, please get in touch. Job responsibilitiesThe post-holder will manage acaseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting,ensuring the highest standards of care for all patients. Clinical responsibilities: Inaccordance with the Organisations timetable, as agreed, the post-holderwill make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, includingsurgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visitingpatients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealingwith queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion Makingprofessional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems,whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers withinthe organisation Assessingthe health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosedproblems Screeningpatients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness Developingcare plans for health in consultation with patients and in line withcurrent practice disease management protocols Providingcounselling and health education Admittingor discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to othercare providers as appropriate Recordingclear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards Collectingdata for audit purposes Compilingand issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoidinghand-written prescriptions whenever possible) Prescribingin accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically)whenever this is clinically appropriate Ingeneral, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normalduties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primarycare. Other responsibilities within theorganisation: Awarenessof and compliance with all relevant Organisation policies/guidelines, e.g.prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety A commitmentto life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice Contributingto evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the Organisation Contributingto the development of computer-based patient records Contributingto the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data Attendingtraining and events organised by the practice or other agencies, whereappropriate. Confidentiality: In thecourse of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us togather, sensitive information in relation to their health and othermatters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staffwill respect their privacy and act appropriately In theperformance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holdermay have access to confidential information relating to patients and theircarers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also haveaccess to information relating to the practice as a business organisation.All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictlyconfidential Informationrelating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or thebusiness of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons inaccordance with the practice policies and procedures relating toconfidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data. Health 'safety: The post-holder will implement andlead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and othershealth and safety and infection control as defined in the Organisations health'safety policy, the Organisations health 'safety manual, and theOrganisations infection control policy and published procedures. This willinclude (but will not be limited to): Usingpersonal security systems within the workplace according to practiceguidelines Awarenessof national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory/ contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines Providingadvice on the correct and safe management of the specimens process,including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and cleancontainers, storage and transport arrangements Correctpersonal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correctuse of PPE by others, advising on appropriate circumstances for use byclinicians, staff and patients. Managementof the full range of infection control procedures in both routine andextraordinary circumstances (e.g. pandemic or individual infectiouscircumstances) Handhygiene standards for self and others Managingdirectly all incidents of accidental exposure Managementand advice relating to infection control and clinically based patient careprotocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice Activeobservation of current working practices across the practice in relationto infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring thatprocedures are followed and weaknesses/training needs are identified,escalating issues as appropriate to the responsible person Identifyingthe risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in away that manages those risks across clinical and patient process Makingeffective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate andmanage the training of others across the full range of infection controland patient processes Monitoringpractice 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 workingenvironment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate to theresponsible manager Safemanagement of sharps use, storage and disposal Maintenanceof own clean working environment Usingappropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in atidy, clean and sterile and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation ofremedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsiblemanagement Activelyidentifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards andinfection hazards immediately when recognised Keepingown work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, sterile,identifying issues and hazards/risks in relation to other work areaswithin the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance ofgeneral standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation(where appropriate) with responsible managers Undertakingperiodic infection control training (minimum twice annually) Correctwaste and instrument management, including handling, segregation, andcontainer use Maintenanceof sterile environments Demonstratedue regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Person SpecificationQualificationsQualifications Qualified GP GMC Registered Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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