Newly Qualified Salaried GP (ARRS)
| Posting date: | 19 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £9,028.70 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £9028.70 a session |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 July 2025 |
| Location: | Atherstone, CV9 1EU |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | E0046-25-0051 |
Summary
Clinical Responsibilities To provide a comprehensive range of clinical duties at the agreed Surgeries within our Primary Care Network, which may also include working within our Enhanced Access Service. 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 selfcare. 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. Other Responsibilities Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Surgery policies and guidelines, eg prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety. To undertake any other duties commensurate with the post holders grade as agreed with the Lead GP. To attend and contribute to regular administration and clinical meetings whether formal or informal. This may involve adjustments to workload to allow attendance. To keep up to date with current and forthcoming National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance and their impact on primary care services To contribute to the clinical governance agenda of the Surgery and to fully participate in the reporting of incidents as per Practice policy 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 Contributing to the development of computer based patient records. Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data, contributing to the maximum Surgery performance under QOF. Attending training and events organised by the Surgery or other agencies, where appropriate. Communication Able to confidentially utilise a full range of communication methods to disseminate information to large numbers of people Able to confidently adapt communication style and content to reflect different type of people when making contact. Ability to receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information and process appropriately and where needed translate this information into a delivery message or plan for the wider team. Lead in positivity and effective working relationships with commissioners, other health care providers and other key health care providers and other key partners to support an integrated approach to high quality patient care. Confidentiality In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately Whilst performing the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, surgery staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Surgery as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential. Information relating to patients, careers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Surgery may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Surgery policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data. Health and Safety Implement and maintain the standards required for the health, safety and security knowledge and understanding as defined in the MVMG Health and Safety Policy Use personal security systems within the workplace according to Surgery guidelines Identify and mitigate the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks Make effective use of training to update knowledge and skills of the team and for your own personal development. Use appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Report potential & actual risks identified, prepare mitigation and action plans to minimise risk to MVMG, its patients and staff. Equality and Diversity Be a lead in supporting the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, and challenge behaviours that fall below the standards required Lead in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Surgery procedures and policies, and current legislation Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, careers and colleagues Behave in a manner which is welcoming to an individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights. Personal and Professional Development Provision for Continued Professional Development will be provided on a pro rota basis Participate in any training program implemented by MVMG as part of this employment Identify personal development and training needs Participate in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work. Lead and support others with their training and development needs Participate in continuing education to maintain a contemporary level of professional knowledge and skill Quality Strive to improve quality within the Surgery Assess own performance, ensuring competence, and being accountable for own actions, either directly or under supervision Manage team members around issues of quality and risk Develop, manage and contribute to the quality assurance process and effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to ensure the best care for the patient, referring to the Executive Manager or Partner as needed. Effectively manage own time, workload and resources. Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly Contribution to the Implementation of Services Maintain and update relevant MVMG policies, standards and guidance to ensure compliance with national and local guidelines. Lead discussions with members of the team on how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect their work Participate in audits and meetings where appropriate This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list and may be subject to change from time to time.