General Practitioner

Stoke Gifford and Conygre Medical Centres

Stokes Medical Group (formed following the recent merger of Bradley Stoke Surgery and Stoke Gifford Medical Centre), looks forward to welcoming a new 6 session Associate GP to our excellent clinical team. The Medical Group prides itself on providing high quality, patient-centered care in a happy working environment with excellent teamwork throughout all our practices.

We have a strong focus on training and development and would welcome newly qualified applicants that can be recruited under the ARRS scheme.

Main duties of the job

To support the GP partners to manage a busy and interesting clinical caseload. The appointee may have the opportunity to take part in leading on key disease areas, to monitor trends in treatment, be involved in staff training and assist in developing appropriate healthcare services for a diverse patient list (participating in practice-based commissioning, encouraging patient participation and health promotion).

The post-holder will provide general medical services managing 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. 6 sessions per week plus equitable shares of home visits and on-call duties (session times to be negotiated) and cover for Partners on holiday, as well as other times when the Practice provides an extended service (to be negotiated).

This is a PMS Practice.

About us

Stokes Medical Group is a dynamic, forward-thinking training/teaching practice with a strong ethos of learning and development. This permeates through everything that we do. Most importantly, we are friendly and supportive - committed to helping you flourish. We have a great ethos of teamwork and professionalism and are proud of our working atmosphere.

• Working days that are manageable, rewarding and fun.
• Team approach to driving change and continuous improvement.
• Daily huddles to raise clinical queries, ask for help and share important social time.
• Associates buddied with GP partners for mentoring.
• Monthly education programme supports ongoing CPD.
• Having fun with social events and daily opportunities to unwind.
• 11 partners and 12 associate GPs supported by 4x NPs and PAs.
• Caring for over 40,000 patients.
• Friendly, supportive and professional team with excellent team working ethos.
• Excellent Pharmacist, Administrative and Prescribing teams to support you.
• Outward facing and engaged with PCN, Locality and System Partners.
• Diverse mix of patients including 2x local care homes.
• 6 weeks AL and 1 week study leave.

Job responsibilities

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, contributing to the development of and adhering to protocols/systems for the management of common medical conditions and providing appropriate preventative health care and advice. This will include, but is not limited to, 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 on behalf of the Practice (e.g. Insurance Companies, employers and statutory bodies), cremation fees part I & II, referral letters NHS/private, 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.

Providing free certification in line with Schedule 9 of NHS GMS Regulations (1992).

Providing services outside PMS as specified in contracts held by the Practice with the South Gloucester CCG or as specified in contracts for services with other NHS or non-NHS organisations.

Recording clear and contemporaneous IT-based consultation notes to agreed standards.

Participating in clinical governance activity and contributing to the improvement in quality of health outcomes through the Practice's audit programme.

Undertaking clinically-related administrative and non-clinical duties necessary for the delivery of Personal Medical Services.

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).

Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines, specifically adhering to the Practice Prescribing Formulary.

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 with the Practice:

Participating in the teaching, training and development of doctors, nurses and medical students.

Supporting the Practice staff and responding to requests for advice and assistance from the Practice Reception, Secretarial and Nursing staff.

To maintain the Practice's high clinical standards by using clinical governance audits and other information to review patients results, prescribing, disease etc., contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, 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.

Engaging in appropriate educational activity in order to maintain clinical competence and performance, including the completion of objectives agreed by yourself and the Practice in an annual Personal Development Plan.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MRCGP
• CCT

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.