General Practitioner CKMP

Overview

Job summary

No matter where you work these days, General Practice is a demanding job, but we are trying our best to enable a sustainable career through a dedicated team for Wellbeing, regular GP team meetings, administrative support to reduce paperwork, an innovative GP access model, and paid overtime for mandatory training. We welcome GPs with special interests who may want to Lead on a particular area.

Outside the practice, Charlotte Keel GPs have roles in Education, Mentoring, the LMC/GPC, Sustainability and Urgent Care, with support for a portfolio career.

Main duties of the job include clinical responsibilities and other organisational duties.

• Clinical responsibilities
  • Be available to undertake a proportionate share of surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, triage, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
  • Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems (self-referred or referred from other health care workers).
  • Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
  • Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
  • Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions, avoiding handwritten prescriptions where possible.
  • Prescribe in accordance with the practice formulary (or generically) when clinically appropriate.
  • Undertake the normal duties and responsibilities of a GP working within primary care.
• Other responsibilities within the organisation
  • Specific responsibility for agreed clinical areas;
    Lead GP will discuss and allocate.
  • Compliance with practice policies/guidelines (prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety).
  • Commitment to lifelong learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
  • Attend training and events organised by the practice or other agencies as appropriate.
  • Be a member of the clinical team and attend clinical, education or business meetings as appropriate; maintain close working relationships.
  • Seek ways to reduce waste, water and energy usage within the office.

• GMC-registered GP with a recognised medical degree and fully trained with JCTGP Vocational Training Certificate
• Strong clinical and diagnostic skills across a broad range of patient presentations
• Team-oriented with the ability to build positive relationships and promote a collaborative working culture
• Passion for reducing health inequalities and working in underserved communities
• Able to support and mentor colleagues and contribute to practice meetings and quality initiatives
• Newly qualified GPs (less than 2 years from GMC certificate or training completion) warmly welcomed

Why Join Our Team?

• Make a lasting impact by delivering care to diverse populations, including young professionals, students, refugees and others facing complex health challenges
• Deliver care in a practice noted as Outstanding by CQC for the care of vulnerable people

• Supportive, Collaborative Culture
  Join our multidisciplinary team including experienced GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, MDT, Social Prescribers; benefit from daily protected time together and regular GP meetings

• Flexible, Balanced Working Life
  Choose up to 6 sessions per week, designed around you; manageable workload and a very low home visit rate

• Professional Development and Portfolio Opportunities
  Develop specialist interests and a rewarding portfolio career with opportunities in mental health, substance misuse, minor surgery, and women's health; dedicated study leave, mentoring, and pathways for clinical leadership & quality improvement projects

• Salary
  : £44.76 - £45.60 per hour
• UK Registration
  :
  Applicants must have current UK professional registration
• Disclosures
  : DBS check required; post subject to Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
• Contract
  :
  Permanent
• Working pattern
  :
  Full-time, Part-time
• Location
  :
  Bris Doc Healthcare Services, Charlotte Keel Medical Practice, Seymour Road, Bristol, BS5 0UA

Qualification Essential

• Full GMC registration
• Fully trained GP with JCTGP Vocational Training Certificate
• Medical Degree (MBBS, MBChB or equivalent)

Desirable

• Higher post graduate membership (e.g., MRCGP/nMRCGP, MRCP, DRCOG, DCH)

Skills and Experience Essential

• Experience of delivery QOF
• Knowledge of national and local primary care commissioning

Desirable

• Family planning certificate
• Alcohol and substance misuse training
• Familiarity with EMIS

Attributes Essential

• Motivated by high-quality patient care
• Good time management and ability to prioritise under pressure

Desirable

• Good teamwork and collaboration; commitment to CPD and lifelong learning

UK Registration:
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks apply where required.

Bris Doc Healthcare Services
Charlotte Keel Medical Practice
Seymour Road
Bristol, BS5 0UA

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