Salaried GP ARR - Wychall Lane Surgery

The post-holder will manage a caseload and dealwith a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring thehighest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients across aPrimary Care Network of 1GP Practice, dealing with a diverse range of health needs.

Please note that this role will be on a fixed term contract until 31/03/2026 and has a working pattern of 4 sessions per week.

Main duties of the job

This role will include, but is not limited to, surgery and telephone consultations, homevisits, administration, complying with the practices contracts(GMS/PMS/enhanced services/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 at Wychall Lane Surgery

Job responsibilities

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Clinical Responsibilities:

In 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 andsigning repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports andcorrespondence in a timely fashion

Triage patients presenting to the surgery by telephone, online and inperson

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presentingproblems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workerswithin the organisation

Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated andundiagnosed problems

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice diseasemanagement protocols, developing care plans for health and promoting healthylifestyle strategies and education

Manage long-term conditions and patients with complex problems

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreedstandards

Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements

Delivering enhanced services

Check, manage & process patient test results

Refer patients to secondary care and/or relevant organisations andinternally within the PCN (eg to additional roles members of the PCN team) asrequired

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions(avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible) in line with local andnational guidelines

Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, orgenerically, whenever this is clinically appropriate

In 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 basis

Please see attached job description/person specification for full details.

Person Specification Experience

• Experience of primary care through the GP Vocational Training Scheme

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree
• Full registration with GMC
• Certification of Completion of Training (JCPTGP/PMETB)
• Inclusion on Performers List
• Evidence of a commitment to on-going personal & professional development
• Understanding of General Practice Services
• Understanding of Primary Care Networks and how they work
• Understanding the role of medical services in a wider public health agenda
• Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the area including health inequalities
• Understanding current NHS policies

Personal Skills & Qualities

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both written and verbally
• Excellent organisational skills
• Able to work calmly under pressure
• Ability to work on own initiative
• IT skills (including word processing and database work)
• Committed to quality and patient satisfaction
• Committed to equal opportunities
• Flexibility & adaptability
• Ability to bring fresh ideas

Other

• Committed to working as part of a multidisciplinary, multi-agency primary care team
• Openness to explore alternative working practices
• Must have a UK driving license
• Must be able to work Mondays

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.