Salaried GP inWorcester inWorcester PUBLISHED 8 NOV 2024

Part time Salaried GP (4 sessions per week) , Knightwick Surgery, Worcestershire

Start date: January 2025 but willing to wait for the right candidate

Come and join our small, friendly, patient centred and dynamic practice in rural Worcestershire. We are a dispensing practice with a registered list size of just over 5000 patients situated on the banks of the beautiful River Teme near Bromyard and pleasantly close to Worcester city centre. The practice has an excellent and engaged working relationship within the Droitwich, Ombersley and Rurals PCN.

1. In accordance with the practice timetable, the postholder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations and emergencies, telephone consultations and queries, triaging, visiting patients at home, checking/signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations on behalf of the Practice, referral letters NHS/private/e-referral, paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner
2. Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
3. Recording clear and contemporaneous IT based patient consultation notes to agreed standards
4. Collecting data for audit purposes
5. Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible) including EPS
6. Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or nationally agreed guidelines (in the absence of locally agreed ones)
7. In general the postholder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care including a share of duty doctor session
8. From time to time there may be extra duties/responsibilities that may be required of the post-holder. These will be agreed with the Lead Partner, but there will be an expectation that new duties/responsibilities will be part of the role

About us

Primary Responsibilities:-

The following are the core responsibilities of the Salaried GP. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

To support the GP Partners to manage a busy and interesting clinical caseload. The appointee will also have the opportunity to take part in leading on key disease areas (monitoring trends in treatment, staff training and prescribing) and assist in developing appropriate healthcare services for a diverse, patient list. This is a GMS Practice.

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations and emergencies, telephone consultations and queries, triaging, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations (e.g. Insurance Companies) on behalf of the Practice, referral letters NHS/private/e-referral, paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner;
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation;
• Recording clear and contemporaneous I.T. based patient 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) including EPS;
• Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or nationally agreed guidelines (in the absence of locally agreed ones).
• In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care including a share of duty doctor session.
• From time to time there may be extra duties/responsibilities that may be required of the post-holder. These will be agreed with the Lead Partner, but there will be an expectation that new duties/responsibilities will be part of the role.

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Salaried GP may be requested to:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, paper light; data protection, health and safety, annual QOF Assessment of the Practice.
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice (including annual appraisals and revalidation);
• Maintaining a personal professional portfolio;
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation;
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records;
• Attending training, Practice Meetings and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
• Meet all tight timescales/deadlines for audits and written returns to ensure that the Practice meets quality standards and receives the designated funding (e.g. Quarterly Enhanced Services returns, annual QOF audit etc.)
• Representing the practice at other meetings (such as Local Medical Committee; Locality meetings, Clinical Commissioning, Clinical meetings, GP Federation, etc) as the need arises.
• A commitment to cover annual leave within the practice for each other (Partners and Salaried GPs).
• A commitment to cover responsibilities of Practice when others are on leave and an expectation to work some days single-handedly.
• Flexibility to cover additional sessions/swap sessions during times of sickness and annual leave as agreed with the Partners. The Practice is also signed up to deliver extended access appointments outside of core working hours which may require cover on occasion.Responsibility for completing Private Medical Reports / request for patient Information. This will be renumerated.
• Responsibility for completing Private Medical Reports / request for patient Information. This will be renumerated.
• To be professional at all times and maintain a formal dress code.