Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Greenbank Medical Practice for a committed GP to join our thriving 10,500 patient practice for 2 sessions per week (Thursday) which could potentially increase to 4 sessions. We are a well established practice with a good reputation, looking for an enthusiastic GP to join our team with a view to partnership.

Main duties of the job
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 patients.

About us
We provide a friendly working environment with good CQC rating and high QOF achievement, supporting our team to develop skills and interests, a good work life balance and portfolio career.

We are a training practice and welcome the opportunity for any further career development.We are located in Oldham, in a large purpose built building and benefit from easy access to the motorway, public transport links and onsite parking.

We have a happy and skilled practice team who offer a high quality, responsive health care service. We pride ourselves on patient satisfaction and family centric values for both patients and staff, accommodating flexible working patterns where possible. We are a professional and focused team whilst retaining a friendly atmosphere.

Practice Information:

• 4 partners
• 10,500 plus patients
• Training practice with ST2 and ST3 resident doctors
• 2 Practice Nurses
• 2 Health Care Assistants
• Excellent Administration and Reception Team
• Modern Building
• EMIS Web, Docman 10, Lexacom

Job responsibilities
Role Summary
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 patients.

Clinical Responsibilities
In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork (docman) and correspondence in a timely fashion

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organization

Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols

Providing counselling and health education

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

Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

Collecting data for audit purposes

In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a General Practitioner working within primary care.

Other Responsibilities
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety etc

Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records in a timely fashion

Contributing to the summarising of patient records and coding patient data with applicable codes relating to QOF and practice policies

Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation

A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice

Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

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 needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

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

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

Safeguarding
Greenbank Medical Practice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post holder will complete the required level of safeguarding mandatory training, demonstrate a good understanding of safeguarding and will strictly adhere to the Practices safeguarding policies and procedures.

Confidentiality
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust 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.

Health & Safety
The post-holder will be expected to promote and maintain their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practices Health & Safety Policy.

Equality & Diversity
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal & Professional Development
In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are met, the post-holder will participate in any internal or external training programmes implemented by the Practice relevant to their role. This will include all mandatory training and may occasionally involve attending for training off-site.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• REgistered GP

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.