Job summary
Mendip Vale Medical Group (MVMG) delivers a Partner led service across North Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucester (BNSSG) and Bath, Swindon & Wiltshire (BSW). Serving around 90,000 patients across 11 sites we have a high calibre workforce delivering innovative care. Having now expanded with further sites across BNSSG we are seeking exceptional clinicians to join our growing team. We are a high-achieving and well-organised practice; we embrace a Multi-Disciplinary Team approach to care provision with advanced practitioners, clinical pharmacists, physiotherapists, pharmacy technicians, mental health nurses and social prescribers all working together to give our patients seamless, safe and effective care. MVMG were one of the first in the area to put Clinical Pharmacists into General Practice; offer a nurse led coil service; run an advanced practitioner led model of care for our nursing and residential homes and use an MDT approach for urgent care. This approach sees our acute practitioners undertaking the majority of on the day visits.

Main duties of the job
We can support a newly qualified position or an experienced clinician who may be looking to further enhance to their role and help develop a special interest. Changes made from merging and working more effectively have enabled us to make investment into our buildings, making our estate one of the newest and brightest in the south west.

About us
MVMG is a thriving GMS practice with very high QOF achievement, this means we can invest in our team and equipment. Sessional funding for research; Occupational Health services; training; providing medical cover for sporting teams; roles in Commissioning; PCN Clinical Directorship; Locality Leads and Dermatology GPwSI are just some of the activities our clinicians are involved in. Getting a good work life balance is essential and we strive to ensure this, morning coffee time templated, monthly protected whole practice meetings and access to training and development funding is in place. We can offer you a highly competitive package to suit you and your lifestyle. Protected learning, flexible working, mentoring and opportunities to develop special interests are just a few of the benefits joining us will offer.

Job responsibilities
The post-holder will be responsible for managing a caseload of patients presenting with a wide range of health care needs within a primary care setting. Working with clinical and operational colleagues in delivering a safe, high performing, effective, sustainable, innovative person centred medical service

The post-holder will develop good working relationships with:

• Patients
• APs, clinical pharmacists, physiotherapists, nurses and other Surgery staff
• GP colleagues
• Community healthcare staff
• Hospital staff

Clinical Responsibilities:

• To provide a comprehensive range of clinical duties at the agreed Surgeries within the group.
• To undertake surgery consultations, home visits where necessary, and telephone queries from patients and health care professionals.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
• To undertake on-call duties as part of the Surgery on-call rota, where agreed. This may include requesting that patients present at the surgery, telephone consultations, home visits and triage.
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
• Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments. Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care. Support and manage health needs of patients presenting for family planning or sexual health consultations
• Assess, identify and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with national and local guidelines.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
• Recording clear and contemporaneous 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).

Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise and entry on the GP Register
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Practice / Certificate Confirming Eligibility for General Practice Registration (CEGPR), or equivalent
• Included on a Medical Performers List or eligible.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• MRCGP
• Evidence of other specialist interest /development / training

Desirable

• MRCGP
• Evidence of other specialist interest /development / training

Experience
Essential

• Experience of NHS general practice
• Experience of using electronic clinical patient records
• Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team
• Experience of undertaking audit in general practice
• Knowledge of current and forthcoming NSFs and their impact on primary care services
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance

Desirable

• Understanding of policy developments related to the delivery of primary care services including General Practice, the GMS contract, Clinical Governance, Quality & Outcomes Framework
• Knowledge of the health needs of the surgery population
• Eligibility for minor surgery, CHS, obstetrics, family planning accreditation

Skills and ability
Essential

• Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate
• Proven ability to handle a busy and varied primary care caseload and respond flexibly to workload fluctuations

Desirable

• Experience of presenting information to wider audience
• Experience of effective use of networking and influencing skills

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.