Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities:

• In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, you will make yourself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and if appropriate email consultations, visiting patients at home and in nursing homes, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork 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 organisation.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Participating in health promotion activity and some specialist services such as obesity, addictions and sexual health clinics (for which appropriate training will be given as required).
• Pro-active engagement with the practice population and wider community to promote healthy living, encourage uptake of services and optimise health-seeking behaviour. This may include visits to local schools, community centres and other groups as necessary.
• Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well wider guidance such as that from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, developing care and treatment plans.
• Providing counselling and health education.
• Ensuring appropriate follow up of (both registered and temporary) patients.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous computerised 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).
• Prescribing generically whenever appropriately and in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice (as defined by British National Formulary guidance).
• Working with and support other members of the primary health care team in delivering high quality primary care.
• Promoting the application of standards and codes of Practice set by the Royal College of General Practice, General Medical Council, Department of Health, and local NHS trust.
• Play a leading role in the practice achieving agreed QOF and other key performance indicator targets.
• Take lead responsibility for targets and services allocated, such as a QOF area of Enhanced Service.
• 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:

• Involvement and contribution to the mentoring, supervision and training of the broad multi-professional clinical team.
• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
• Commitment and contribution to achievement of the highest possible quality standards such as the QOF and other agreed Key Performance Indicator targets.
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Attendance at regular in-house governance and educational meetings and training as well as events at other agencies as appropriate.
• Assistance with the training of other staff members.
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records.
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data.

Person Specification

Other

Essential

• Flexibility of working hours/ able
• to work at the desired times
• Good sickness record

Knowledge/Quals/Skills

Essential

• Post CCT Qualified GP
• GMC full registration
• Vocational Training Certificate or
• equivalent (JCPTGP)
• Membership of recognised
• defence union (MPS/MDU)
• GMC certificate of good conduct
• letter (can be acquired
• after interview but before starting
• work)
• Currently on a performers list
• Never been removed from a
• performers list for a
• detrimental reason
• A demonstrable commitment to
• professional development
• Understands the importance of
• evidence-based practice and
• clinical effectiveness
• Evidence of recent self-directed
• learning or development
• MRCGP
• Excellent communication (oral
• and written) and inter personal
• skills
• Excellent keyboard and computer
• skills
• Problem solving and a 'solutions
• focused' approach

Desirable

• DRCOG
• DFP
• DCH
• Recognised qualifications for GP
• registrar trainin

Experience

Essential

• Experience of Microsoft Office
• applications
• Experience of GP Clinical IT systems

Desirable

• System One experience
• Previous drug misuse, sexual
• health or obesity management
• experience
• Minor surgery experience

Competencies/Qualities

Essential

• Ability to listen and empathise
• Good time management
• Understanding of Clinical
• Governance and quality issues
• as well as health and social
• policy
• Interest in research
• Ability to relate to the interviewing
• team
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Initiative and drive
• Pleasant and articulate
• Able to work under pressure
• Self-motivated and positive
• Empathetic, honest, caring
• Adaptable and forward looking
• Enthusiastic and energetic
• Diplomatic and considered
• Hard working, willing and flexible
• Observance of strict
• confidentiality
• Ability to use own judgement,
• resourcefulness and common
• sense

Desirable

• Interest in education and training

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Haxby Group (Scarborough)

Address

Lawrence House Medical Centre

1 Belgrave Crescent

Scarborough

North Yorkshire

YO11 1UB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.scarboroughcentralgp.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Personalised Patient Support

• Receive and manage referrals from GP practices, health and care professionals, community organisations, other agencies and individuals through self-referral.
• Manage and prioritise an appropriate caseload with support and supervision from the PCN.
• Meet individuals on a one-to-one basis, including home or community visits where appropriate, to understand what matters to them and identify their health and wellbeing priorities.
• Build supportive, non-judgemental relationships using a person-centred and strengths-based approach.
• Identify wider factors affecting health and wellbeing, including loneliness, housing, finances, employment and caring responsibilities.
• Work with individuals, families and carers to develop personalised care and support plans.
• Connect and, where appropriate, introduce individuals to suitable community groups, activities, voluntary organisations and statutory services.
• Provide follow-up support to encourage engagement, independence and improved health and wellbeing.
• Recognise concerns outside the scope of the role and make appropriate onward referrals or seek advice.
• Identify, report and escalate safeguarding concerns in accordance with PCN policies.

Community & Partnership Working

• Develop and maintain effective relationships with voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations, statutory services and other local agencies.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of community services and support available to patients.
• Promote social prescribing across the PCN and wider community and encourage appropriate referrals.
• Attend relevant multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings and work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical colleagues.
• Provide information, advice and guidance to PCN staff and partner organisations about social prescribing and available community support.
• Work with community partners to identify gaps in provision, unmet needs and opportunities to strengthen local community resources.
• Support inclusive and sustainable community activities, volunteering, peer support and other initiatives that build community resilience.

Monitoring, Data & Service Development

• Maintain accurate and timely records of referrals, interventions and outcomes within appropriate clinical systems.
• Ensure social prescribing activity is coded appropriately in accordance with relevant requirements.
• Gather feedback and outcome information from individuals, families, carers and referral organisations to evaluate the impact of the service.
• Handle personal information appropriately and comply with data protection, confidentiality, consent and information governance requirements.
• Contribute to service evaluation, improvement and planning, including work to address accessibility, equality, diversity, inclusion and health inequalities.

Professional Responsibilities

• Participate in regular supervision and continuing professional development in line with relevant social prescribing competency frameworks.
• Complete required mandatory training and maintain appropriate professional boundaries and scope of practice.
• Work collaboratively as part of the PCN multidisciplinary team.
• Comply with organisational policies and procedures, including safeguarding, confidentiality, lone working, equality and diversity, information governance and health and safety.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to the level and scope of the role as required.

Person Specification

Physical Requirements

Essential

• Able to undertake the requirements of the post, including regular travel across the locality and home/community visits.
• Reliable and able to work flexible according to service needs.

Knowledge/Qualifications/Skills

Essential

• NVQ Level 3, Advanced Level or equivalent qualification, or working towards.
• Commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.
• Experience of working in community development, health and social care, learning support, public health/health improvement or a similar setting, including voluntary experience.
• Experience of supporting individuals, families and/or carers, including people experiencing mental health or wellbeing difficulties.
• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt communication to different audiences.
• Experience of partnership working and building effective relationships across organisations.
• Experience of data collection and/or measuring service outcomes.

Desirable

• Training in motivational coaching/interviewing, or equivalent experience.
• Experience of working with VCSE organisations, volunteers and/or community groups.

Competencies/Qualities/Attributes

Essential

• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills, with the ability to provide empathetic, person-centred and non-judgemental support.
• Ability to build trust, motivate and empower individuals, adapting support to individual needs and levels of health literacy.
• Commitment to reducing health inequalities and engaging people from diverse communities.
• Ability to develop effective, collaborative relationships with colleagues, community groups, partner organisations and other agencies.
• Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team, using initiative and creative problem-solving skills.
• Personal accountability and emotional resilience, with the ability to work effectively under pressure.

Other

Essential

• Access to suitable transport and ability to travel regularly across the locality, including visiting people in their own homes and supporting attendance at community activities where appropriate.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Haxby Group (Scarborough)

Address

Lawrence House Medical Centre

1 Belgrave Crescent

Scarborough

North Yorkshire

YO11 1UB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.scarboroughcentralgp.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)