Locum/Fixed-Term Salaried GP (Up to 8 sessions)

Locum/Fixed-Term Salaried GP (Up to 8 sessions)

Clapham Park Group Practice are looking for a friendly and enthusiastic GP to join our growing multidisciplinary team.

Practice information

• Join a team of 18 supportive and friendly GP colleagues.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team of 1 Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 3 Pharmacists, 1 Pharmacy Technician, 1 Social Prescriber, and large nursing and administrative teams.
• Well managed practice. CQC rating good in all areas.
• Opportunities to get involved with GP training and medical student teaching.
• 6 weeks annual leave plus 10 statutory days and bank holidays.
• 1 week study leave pro rata.
• Regular clinical meetings and protected learning time.
• Supportive, friendly and sociable team with a protected daily coffee/tea break.
• Our new medical centre was redeveloped in 2021.
• Free staff car park and secure cycle parking available. Clapham South tube station nearby.

We would love to meet you if you are looking to join a supportive and friendly practice.

Main duties of the job

• Provide high quality care to our patients.
• Conduct face‑to‑face, telephone and online consultations.
• Form part of our total triage team on a pro‑rata basis with the other GPs.
• Undertake home visits.
• Manage acute and chronic conditions in line with national and local guidelines.
• Issue prescriptions appropriately in accordance with practice and NHS policy.
• Review test results, hospital letters and correspondence promptly.
• Ensure accurate and timely clinical record keeping using EMIS WEB.
• Support the training and development of GP registrars, F2s and Allied Health Professionals through clinical supervision.

Position details

• Job Title: Salaried GP (Up to 8 sessions)
• Reports to: Partners
• Hours of Work: TBC
• Location: 72 Clarence Avenue, London, SW4 8JP

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Clinical responsibilities

• Make self‑available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, 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, whether self‑referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• Assess health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Develop care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols.
• Provide counselling and health education.
• Admit or discharge patients to and from the caseload and refer to other care providers as appropriate.
• Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Compile and issue computer‑generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding handwritten prescriptions whenever possible).
• Prescribe in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary or generically whenever clinically appropriate.
• Undertake all normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Other responsibilities within the organisation

• Maintain awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. Prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
• Commit to life‑long learning and audit to ensure evidence‑based best practice.
• Contribute to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Contribute to the development of computer‑based patient records.
• Contribute to summarising patient records and read‑coding patient data.
• Attend training and events organised by the practice or other agencies where appropriate.

Confidentiality

• Patient information is treated with strict confidentiality and privacy.
• Access to confidential information must be regulated in accordance with practice policies.
• All information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice must remain strictly confidential.

Health & safety

• Implement and lead health & safety and infection control policies.
• Use personal security systems and PPE effectively.
• Ensure proper specimen processing, labelling, handling and storage.
• Maintain clean, sterile environments and proper waste management.
• Attend infection control training at least twice annually.

Equality and diversity

• Support equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues.
• Act in line with practice procedures and policies and current legislation.
• Respect privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of all patients and staff.

Professional development

• Participate in annual individual performance reviews and maintain personal development records.
• Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance.

Quality

• Alert team members to issues of quality and risk.
• Assess own performance and take accountability.
• Contribute to effective team reflection and improvement suggestions.
• Manage own time, workload and resources effectively.

Communication

• Communicate effectively with team members, patients and carers.
• Respond to alternative methods of communication as needed.

Implementation of services

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance.
• Discuss how policies impact own work with team members.
• Participate in audit where appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GMC Registered, not subject to suspension.
• Currently on a CCG performers list.
• Clear enhanced DBS check.
• Evidence of CPD.
• MRCGP, DRCOG.
• DFSRFH & competence in coil insertion.
• Work as a GPWSI.
• Minor surgery skills.

Experience

• Working in UK General Practice.
• Working with vulnerable groups.
• Teaching registrars, F2s or medical students.
• Delivery of clinical audit.
• QOF management.
• Experience using EMIS Web and Docman.

Skills and abilities

• Understanding of NHS system, challenges, vulnerable groups.
• Team player, calm under pressure, friendly and inclusive.
• Commitment to development, strong Microsoft office skills.
• Able to work autonomously and bring fresh ideas.
• Understanding of QOF and Enhanced Services.
• Understanding of neighbourhood or place‑based working.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 requiring a DBS check.

Depending on experience, minimum £12,036 per session.