Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our busy General Practice as a Salaried GP.
PWE is a group of East Lancashire General Practices sitting within East Lancashire Hospitals Trust. Being a part of ELHT enables more collaborative working between Primary and Secondary Care and a great interface with the Community Services that ELHT host.
The practices have excellent multidisciplinary teams and supportive clinical leadership. We strive to continuously drive improvements in the development of high quality, patient centred care.
As a salaried GP you will undertake a wide variety of clinical work including routine and complex consultations with patients, rotational on call duty, home visits and workflow and admin tasks.
We are keen to develop any special interests you may have to further enhance the services we offer and wherever possible will support you to pursue this.
This is a part time position covering 5 sessions per week.
Main duties of the job
Practice based consultations - telephone and face to face
Home based consultations
Participation in the GP on call rotation
Triaging requests for appointments and ensuring patients are seen by the most appropriate member of the team.
Make professional and autonomous decisions
Health screening and developing and managing care plans
Chronic disease management
Prescription management
Other duties commensurate with role
About us
As a GP within PWE you will have the benefit of being a part of a large hospital trust. This enables collaborative working between Primary, Community and Secondary care supporting patients right across their health journeys.
ELHT are committed to offering all staff a rewarding career as part of a flexible workforce that constantly seeks fresh ways of delivering the best care for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A detailed job description and person specification is attached and we welcome calls and pre arranged visits
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A medical practitioner on the General Practice Register under Article 10 of the Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
- Not the subject of suspension under section 41A if the Medical Act 1983
- Qualified General Practitioner(completed certificate of Completion of Training
- Currently on a performers list and not suspended from the list or the medical register
- Accredited as a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) MBBS or equivalent degree
Experience
Essential
- In practice as a GP or Locum
- Experience of and commitment to working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working to achieve standards within Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF)
- Experience of working in a Primary Care environment in areas with significant health problems
- Development of areas of clinical expertise
- Experience of audit and improving care for patients
Desirable
- Experience of using EMIS
Knowlwdge and Skills
Essential
- Understanding the roles of medical services in a wider public health agenda
- Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the area
- Undertanding current NHS policy
- Understanding health and social needs of a practice population
- Understand the issues and challenges facing primary care
Personal
Essential
- Commitment to ongoing personal development / education and training
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English. This includes written and verbal communications
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Good organizational skills
- Strong leadership skills
- Excellent record keeping skills
- Provision of enhanced services - i.e. minor surgery
- Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative
- Ability to support and mentor GP Registrars, Medical Students and other Health Professionals
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
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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
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Pendle Valley Practice
Yarnspinners Primary Health Care Centre
Nelson
BB97SR
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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