Salaried GP

An opportunity has arisen for a Salaried GP to join Vine Medical Group in Waterlooville. We are looking for an experienced GP to work 5 sessions per week on a fixed-term basis for 10 months. You will become part of a welcoming and supportive team caring for a patient population of around 25,000.

Our GPs typically undertake an average of 13 patient-facing appointments per session, each lasting 15 minutes, alongside 3 dedicated administration slots. This structure enables us to deliver the highest standards of safe, effective, and patient-centred care.

We have both face-to-face and on-line clinics, as well as home visits, same day care and routine appointments. Our GPs have admin time structured into the working day. Our same day care is run via a structured triage service managed by our care navigators with a GP Lead and supported by Paramedics, Nurses, and HCAs, as well as a Medicines Management Team led by clinical pharmacists.

Please note that we reserve the right to close applications for this vacancy early if there is a high volume of applications.

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and actively encourage applications from veterans and service leavers.

Main duties of the job

To 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 GMS 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.

To see patients in accordance with the practice timetable, including consultations, visiting patients at home and same day care appointments.

To be able to work and travel between any of our sites and visit patients out in the community.

There is the option to participate in the delivery of Enhanced Access hours (normally Saturday morning sessions).

About us

Vine Medical Group is one of the largest practices in thearea operating from 4 sites. Our larger size means more diverse learning,development and research opportunities are possible to aid longer term careerdevelopment goals. Located in the heart of Hampshire between the Downs and thecoast with good access to education and leisure.

We are a successful PMS training practice hosting GPregistrars and ANPs. We have a forward-thinking, multi-skilled practice teamthat is well-run, has a great team ethos and is a high achiever for QOFbalanced with investment in our staff wellbeing. We are a family-friendlypractice and try to accommodate flexible working patterns when possible.

We work collaboratively in a dynamic two-practice PCNpartnership (Strawberry Health) with a diverse team of MHPs, MINDRepresentatives, Care Co-ordinators and Social Prescribers who enhance ourservices and provide specialist support to our diverse patient population.

We are an EMIS Web surgery with ARDENs templates, useAccuRx, as well as being innovative with our AI-based online consultationsystem and other efficiency-enhancing technology.

We provide:

• Opportunity to undertake private work
• Private work indemnity insurance
• Opportunities to pursue specialist interests / projects
• Protected administration time
• An assigned GP mentor and regular protected time to allowsupport as needed
• Experienced non-clinical support staff to assist withadministrative work

Rated Good by the CQC

Job responsibilities

• Provide a full range of medical services as defined inthe core GMS contract, additional and enhanced services where appropriate
• To see patients in accordance with the practicetimetable, including consultations (in whatever format) and queries, visitingpatients at home (including care and nursing homes), as well as an equitableshare of same day care and extended access appointments. Checking and signingrepeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence ina timely fashion
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relationto presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation
• Assessing the health care needs of patients withundifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and earlysigns of illness
• Developing care plans for health in consultation withpatients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
• Providing counselling and health education
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notesin a timely manner to agreed standards
• Accuraterecording of care provisiononto patient records ensuring correct coding of all procedures and informationusing approved methods and templates
• Collecting data for audit purposes and supporting QOFrequirements and data completion
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute andrepeat prescriptions utilising EPS
• Prescribing in accordance with the practiceprescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practicepolicies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, healthand safety
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensureevidence-based best practice
• Supporting evaluation/audit and clinical standardsetting within the organisation
• Supporting the development of computer-based patientrecords
• Supporting the summarising of patient records andread-coding patient data
• Attending training and events organised by thepractice or other agencies, where appropriate
• Actively participating in all aspects of infectionprevention and control and championing this within the practice

Befamiliar with patient safety policy and reporting (e.g. LFPSE and/or other appropriate systems) and awareness of the process and key stakeholders forsafeguarding referrals

• Maintain accurateclinical records in conjunction with Practice policies and current legislation
• Adhere to the strict confidentiality rules, as agreedby the practice
• Work safely at all times in accordance withlegislative requirements and Practice Policy and Procedures

Person Specification Knowledge & Skills

• A good understanding of GMS contracting requirements and the operation of the Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) process
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Good organisational and time management skills with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and tasks
• An understanding acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Excellent communication skills, able to effectively engage with a diverse range of people recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background, and preferred ways of communicating
• Confident IT user with accurate data entry skills
• An understanding acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Ability to work and travel between any of our sites and visit patients out in the community
• Proven ability to handle a primary care case load

Personal Attributes

• Caring, empathic and professional manner
• Self-motivated
• Willingness to work with the extended primary care team
• Flexible
• Appetite for continued personal and professional development
• Cognisant of scope of practice and willingness to seek support when queries fall outside
• Commitment to supporting self-resilience

Qualifications

• MRCGP qualification or similar and appropriate
• Currently registered GP with the GMC Registered on a medical performers list
• Representation with a recognised medical defence organisation

Experience

• Experience of working within a busy GP Practice
• Experience of working to standards / guidelines applicable to Primary Care e.g. NICE, prescribing, QOF
• Experience of working with online triage system (such as Anima)
• Experience of using EMIS Web and Docman medical systems

Disclosure 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.