Aylesford Medical Centre

We are an established and friendly practice located within the Royal British Legion Village in Aylesford, Kent. We are looking to recruit a Salaried GP ideally with a special interest in Women's Health.

Main duties of the job
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. To carry out all duties in a professional manner and adhere to all Aylesford Medical centre protocols, policies and guidelines at all times.

About us
Patient list size 7,301
Part of ABC PCN of 3 GP Practices
Single purpose built premises
EMIS Web, Docman, Doris and iPlato
High QOF achievement
CQC rating of Good in March 25.

Job responsibilities

• The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population.
• The provision of services commensurate with the GMS contract
• Generic prescribing adhering to local and national guidelines
• Effective management of long-term conditions
• Processing of administration in a timely-manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks
• On a rotational basis, the duty doctor role
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with good practice, policy and guidance
• Work collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice workload
• Adhere to best practice recommended through clinical guidelines and the audit process
• Contributes to the successful implementation of continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the practice
• Accept delegated responsibility for a specific area (or areas) of the QOF
• Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required
• Contribute effectively to the development and maintenance of the practice including; clinical governance and training
• Ensure compliance with the appraisal process
• Prepare and complete the revalidation process
• Commit to self-learning and instil an ethos of continued professional development across the practice team
• Support the training of medical students from all clinical disciplines
• Support the Partner and Management Team in achieving the strategic aims of the practice
• Review and adhere to practice protocols and policies at all times
• Encourage collaborative working, liaising with all staff regularly, promoting a culture of continuous improvement at all times

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

• Participate in practice audits as requested
• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care, both at practice and local level
• Participate in review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)

Confidentiality
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust in 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 may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice 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 the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Personal/Professional Development
In addition to maintaining continued professional development, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients need
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication
The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other members of the team
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the implementation of Services
The post-holder will:

• Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will effect own work

The list of responsibilities is not exhaustive. The manner in which tasks are executed is of paramount importance to the smooth running of the Surgery.

Person Specification

Aptitude & Abilities
Essential

• Willingness to share and collaborate across entire primary health team
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multi-disciplinary teams
• Ability to work flexibly
• Ability to recognise own limitations and act upon them appropriately
• Willingness to learn new skills and to problem solve on a daily basis
• Understand and adhere to the need for strict confidentiality

Desirable

• Ability to input to strategic and practice development requirements
• Involvement in strategic ICB/locality work
• Desire to develop specialist skills

Experience
Essential

• Chronic disease management
• Primary prevention and screening services
• Clinical governance
• Delivery of QOF targets
• Self-audit and reflection
• Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork
• Time-management - being able to prioritise work and work under pressure
• Computer literacy
• Excellent communication skills
• Good people skills
• Attention to detail

Desirable

• Keyboard skills
• Adaptibility to change
• Service development
• Knowledge of EMIS, Docman and Doris clinical systems

Qualifications
Essential

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
• Annual appraisal revalidation (when appropriate)
• On medical performers list
• Enhanced DBS check
• UK driving licence
• Current CPR certificate
• UK work permit (if required)

Desirable

• Special interest in Women's Health

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.