Job Details
Job summary
Oakfield Surgery is a 2 partner GMS dispensing practice located within Newmarket Hospital with a list size of 7,500 patients. A friendly and supportive practice involved in both teaching and research.
We are looking to recruit a Salaried GP to manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
working 3-6 sessions per week
The interview panel will consist of a minimum of 2 people.
Main duties of the job
- Undertaking a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone/video consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, On Call, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence, including the designated share of workflow and pathology reports.
- Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems
- Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
- Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
- Engaging with QOF, LES/DES and other additional work essential for providing a full service for patients
- In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
- Providing counselling and health education
- Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
- Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
- Collecting data for audit purposes
- Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
- Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) and the CCG whenever this is clinically appropriate
About us
SPC is an innovative partnership of Suffolk GP surgeries.
Doctors and practice staff share resources and work together to ensure patients continue to receive high quality healthcare.
Suffolk Primary Care is committed to a policy of equal opportunities in employment. Applicants will ideally be fully vaccinated against Covid.
Benefits of working for SPC include:
NHS Pension Scheme
The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefits scheme
Life insurance
Family benefits including an adult dependents pension and childrens pension
Ill health benefits
20% employer contribution
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
No deposit
No credit check
Fully comprehensive insurance
Servicing and tyres
Breakdown cover
Up to £2,000 contribution from SPC subject to conditions
Proper Pay & Cost of Living Benefits
Living Wage Foundation Accredited
GP Remote Working
Eye Care Vouchers Health Service Discounts
Annual Leave – Minimum 33 days including bank holidays FTE with enhancements for long service
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity terms
High street discounts through our own online portal
Technology and Homewares Salary Sacrifice schemes with Currys and John Lewis
Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Gym Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
Clinical Responsibilities:
- As agreed in co-operative practice with colleagues, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone/video consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, On Call, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion. To include the designated share of workflow and pathology reports.
- Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
- Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
- Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
- Engaging with activities such as the QOF, LES/DES and other additional work essential for providing a full service for patients
- In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
- Providing counselling and health education
- Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
- Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
- Collecting data for audit purposes
- Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
- Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) and the CCG whenever this is clinically appropriate
- In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Other responsibilities within the organisation:
- Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, CQC
- A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice
- Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
- Contributing to the housekeeping and updating of computer-based patient records.
- To comply with the Practice IT policy
- Contributing to read-coding patient data
- Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Confidentiality
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder will have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to Suffolk Primary Care as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of Suffolk Primary Care may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with Suffolk Primary Care policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Have experience or be comfortable working in a digital environment, and be open to learning new computer systems
Skills and ability
Essential
- Adaptable, competent and motivated about caring for patients
- An excellent communicator with a positive attitude
Qualifications
Essential
- At least 2 years registered UK GP
- Registered on the English Performers List
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
