JOB OVERVIEW

Modality Partnership Nottingham division has a fixed-term 12 month vacancy for a Salaried GP (4 sessions a week). The postholder will be passionate about patient care working at Wellspring Surgery contributing to the innovation within the partnership in the way care is delivered. We are seeking dedicated postholders to join our team who will embrace our partnership values: Commitment, Accountability, Respect and Excellence (CARE). Salary for this role is £11,538.99 per session.
This job is suitable for individuals who are compassionate, patient focused and have a real passion for primary care, and working within a larger GP super partnership, who are dedicated to making real changes to the health care services provided within Primary Care to improve patient care and the work life balance for our staff.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Please refer to the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core responsibilities of this role.
· Working as a full member of the practice the post-holder will carry out all of the duties associated with a GP working in Primary Care.
· 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.

EXPERIENCE:

We are able to accommodate salaried GPs with all types of experience in primary care. Your personal development plan will be built with you, dependant on your level of experience and your aspirations within primary care.

KNOWLEDGE:

Eligible to practice independently as a GP in the UK.
Entry on the Medical Performers List.
Bachelor of Medicine or Bachelor of Surgery.
Interest/qualification in medical education/GP training.
Good understanding of the transforming landscape of primary care, new roles and the value of multi-professional teams.
General understanding of the GMS contract.
A good understanding of QOF.
An understanding of GP commissioning.
A good understanding of Patient Choice.

SKILLS:

IT skills (MS Office, Internet etc) able to competently use all basic IT software.
IT skills (Use of Clinical Systems) experienced in use of a primary care clinical software system, preferably SystmOne and other remote consultation technology.
IT skills (systems and software) able to independently problem solve to enable effective remote working and minimise disruption to working day.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Time Management.

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

The role is a patient centred role delivered from your nominated practice site. The postholder will need to confidently evidence key skills such as excellent verbal and written communication skills, clinical skills and empowering patients to manage their individual health conditions. The usual duties of a salaried GP will be expected patient care through regular appointments, home visits and the general administration for patient care. The postholder will work in collaboration with their local practice team, engaging the use of the associated roles that are be attached to the practice.

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including online consultations, video consultations, telephone consultations and queries, checking and electronically signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion. This will include insurance reports, DWP reports, and other correspondence required by patients either for NHS patients care or in connection with medical/social care insurance purposes.
• 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.
• 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, significant events, including QOF data and other data required by the practice.
• Compiling and issuing electronic acute and repeat prescriptions.
• Electronically signing MED3 requests and sending them to patients electronically.
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) 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/CQC policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice, and clinical governance requirements.
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records.
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data.
• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
• Participating in a share of Duty Doctor responsibilities may be available to candidates with experience.
• Supporting colleagues with the smooth running of the surgery by providing cover and assistance, in particular during periods of illness, annual leave or absence for other reasons.
• Supporting the practice with remote teaching of medical students and registrars may be available to candidates with experience.
• Supporting Allied Health Professionals and trainees by providing remote clinical and educational supervision may be available to candidates with experience.

ON-CALL DUTIES (DUTY DOCTOR)

• The post holder will be required to share on on-call duties per clinical week.

NB: THIS JOB DESCRIPTION OUTLINES THE KEY DUTIES THAT ARE EXPECTED OF YOU WITHIN THE ROLE ALTHOUGH IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST. IT MAY BE AMENDED IN LINE WITH EXPERIENCE, BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS AND AS A RESULT OF ANY FUTURE ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE.

You will love this job if you have a passion for providing excellent patient care, thinking outside the box, are innovative and are driven to find and implement solutions to improve the way we deliver care in General Practice. You will be part of a national partnership where there is resilience from a large group of GP Partners to support where it is needed but also who are there to work closely with on key decisions that shape the way in which we deliver patient care and influence service improvement. We strongly encourage training to become a GP with specialist interest and have opportunities for teaching and training.
If you feel this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join our growing team of likeminded people.
Please note: Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this vacancy at any point during the recruitment stage.