Job summary

We are looking for a colleague to join our Practice Team, making a difference to patients in Letchworth.

• You will be registered with GMC and engaged in regular clinical work.
• Be an experienced doctor with GP accreditation
• Hold MRCGP examination or equivalent experience
• Have a sound knowledge of the principles and values that support good medical practice
• We operate a Total Triage model of working, so experience in this would be an advantage.
• Have good organisational skills
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and be committed to working as part of a team
• Have a clear commitment to delivering quality and patient focused service
• Have a record of continuous professional development

Main duties of the job

• You will provide clinical care to patients, this will include consultation sessions, telephone triage, econsults, correspondence, results, medication reviews and prescription signing and other clinical administration, medicals, reports, home visits, surgery meetings and on-call (excluding out of hours).
• Adhere to the highest personal and professional standards as set out by the GMC and to put individual patient care as your priority.
• Provide support, on a rota basis, as the Triage Clinician for total triage way of working
• Work with the Directors and Practice Manager to support the development, delivery and review of the agreed surgery action plan may include list growth, patient satisfaction levels, QOF, enhanced services, safeguarding of patients, KPI targets, CQC, PNC DES activities, resources and profile and cost management.
• Provide colleague clinical support to your peer GPs, nurses, HCAs, trainees and other healthcare colleagues.
• Work closely with the Practice primary health care team in delivering clinical care.
• Actively participate in regular clinical Practice meetings.
• Ensure on going CPD to keep abreast of new clinical developments.
• Document and report significant events and matters relating to clinical governance to the Practice Manager.

About us

• The Birchwood and Sollershott Surgery is one practice based over two sites. We are an accredited education practice, which supports ST2/ST3s.
• With a patient list of approx 18,500 and growing, we are a busy and lively practice.
• We operate a Total Triage model of working, with a clinical triage team supporting the triage for patient enquiries.
• Our GPs have 15-minutes per patient appointment, with admin and catch up slots during the day.
• Our multi-disciplinary clinical team is made up of GPs, Paramedic, ANPs, prescribing nurses, Practice Nurses and Health Care Assistants.
• We operate in a supportive PCN area, with support from Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, First Contact Physio, Midwifery, Phlebotomy, Mental Health Nurse, Social Prescribers and Enhanced Access Service.