LTC/Planned Care Newly Qualified Salaried General Practitioner (ARRS)

Greenwich Health Ltd; London; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000

Job description

Due to the changes in the ARRS Scheme to introduce General Practitioners, we are looking to expand our team by seeking to employ a newly qualified General Practitioner (you must be within 2 years of certificate of completion of training at the start of employment) to work alongside our practices and PCN staff.

Main duties of the job

The GP will work remotely looking at our long-term conditions (LTCs) and planned care patients only. The general practitioner will work independently and with other health care professionals to manage our long-term conditions and planned care patients. They will provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues and ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence and are to be professionally accountable and responsible for all elements of clinical practice in accordance with the GMC code of conduct ensuring the safety of patients and quality of their care is primary.

This role is a fixed term position for a minimum of 6 months.

Job responsibilities

Main duties will include:

1. In accordance with the practice rota, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, signing/authorising repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion for our LTC and planned care patients.
2. Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
3. Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
4. Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
5. In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
6. Providing counselling and health education.
7. Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
8. Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
9. Collecting data for audit purposes.
10. Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
11. Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified GP
• MRCGP
• Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
• Full GMC registration
• National Performers List registration (England)
• Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
• Evidence of current validation
• Evidence of last appraisal
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Newly Qualified General Practitioner (with under 2 years from qualification)
• Experience of medicines management
• Experience of ICB initiatives
• Outstanding level of clinical knowledge and skills commensurate with that of an experienced GP

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Ability to work under pressure and to prioritise own workload
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Effectively utilise resources

Other

Essential

• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours

Skills

Essential

• Good interpersonal and customer service skills
• Good written presentation skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Strong IT skills
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• EMIS skills
• Effective time management - planning and organising
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Experience with clinical risk management

Employer details

Employer name

Greenwich Health Ltd

Address

Burney Street Practice

48 Burney Street

London

SE10 8EX