Salaried GP

This is an excellent opportunity for someone to join our friendly team in a forward thinking modern healthcare setting.The role will fit within our existing team of x 7 GPs, x1 ACP, and x3 Urgent Care Practitioners, supported by the wider team of Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technicians, Nurses, HCAs, MSK Practitioner, Mental Health Nurse and Social Prescriber. The team support is second to none, and whilst we work hard, we are also a supportive and caring team who look out for one another and are continuously looking at ways to support staff.Informal enquiries and visits are welcomed. Please email our Business Partner Amanda Page on

Main duties of the job You will work as an autonomous practitioner, to provide general medical services to manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting. Admin time is allocated to support associated tasks, and breaks are factored into the rota.Patient consultations are either in-person at the surgery, or remote by telephone or video.We are looking for someone to work 6 sessions per week over 3-4 days You will be required to undertake home visits and so a car and driving licence is essential.

You will be expected to ensure the highest standards of care for all patients whilst adhering to the GMC standards for good medical practice.

About us Penkridge Medical Practice is situated in a large village in Staffordshire and has a patient list of approximately 10600 patients.Our premises are large, purpose built and we have ample free parking for staff and patients. There are good transportation links via train and we are situated minutes from junction 13 of the M6.Our clinical team comprises GPs, Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Nurses, Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technicians, MSK Practitioner, Urgent Care Practitioners, Mental health nurse and well being support workers.Our nursing team comprises Lead Nurse Practitioner, 3 Practice Nurses, a Diabetes Nurse,2 HCAs and a Phlebotomist. We are a training practice so work with GP Registrars and medical students.Our patient services and support teams provide administration, secretarial and reception to support our clinical services.We have a strong training and support ethos.Practice IT: Emis Web, Docman, AccuRx, Ardens, MS Teams.

GMS contract

Job responsibilities Clinical Responsibilities

In accordance with the practice timetable,as agreed, the post-holder will:

Makethemselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgeryconsultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home,checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperworkand correspondence in a timely manner

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

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 with currentpractice disease management protocols

Providingcounselling and health education

Admittingor discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other careproviders as appropriate

On arotational basis, undertake duty doctor roles and cover for enhanced access provision

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) wheneverthis is clinically appropriate

Ingeneral, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal dutiesand responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care,including participating in all aspects of QOF, QIF and all enhanced services

Otherresponsibilities within the practice

Awarenessof and compliance with all relevant practice 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

Participatein the educational and training events of the practice

Participationin an annual individual performance review and appraisal within the practice,including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/orprofessional development

Takeresponsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstratingskills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Prepareand complete the revalidation process and external annual peer appraisal

Confidentiality

Inthe course 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 andhave the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and actappropriately

Inthe performance 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 have access to informationrelating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to beregarded as strictly confidential

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 and lead ona full range of promotion and management of their own and others health andsafety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safetypolicy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infectioncontrol policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not belimited to)

Usingpersonal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines

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, includingcollection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storageand transport arrangements

Correctpersonal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use ofPPE by others, advising on appropriate circumstances for use by clinicians,staff and patients.

Managementof the full range of infection control procedures in both routine andextraordinary circumstances (e.g. pandemic or individual infectiouscircumstances)

Handhygiene standardss 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 relation toinfection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that proceduresare followed and weaknesses/training needs are identified, escalating issues asappropriate to the responsible person

Identifyingthe risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a waythat 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 control andpatient processes

Monitoringpractice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuringthat proper use is made of hand-cleansing facilities, wipes etc., and thatthese are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack offacilities to be escalated as appropriate to the responsible manager

Safemanagement of sharps use, storage and disposal

Maintenanceof own clean working environment

Usingappropriate 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 management

Activelyidentifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infectionhazards immediately when recognised

Keepingown work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifyingissues and hazards/risks in relation to other work areas within the business,and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards ofcleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) withresponsible managers

Undertakingperiodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)

Correctwaste and instrument management, including handling, segregation, and containeruse

Maintenanceof sterile environments

Demonstratedue regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

Equalityand diversity

Thepost-holder will support the equality . click apply for full job details