We are a friendly, welcoming GP Practice who passionately believe in the importance of strong primary care for our community. We focus heavily on resilience and encourage portfolio working. The fixed term position is available whilst we undertake re-structuring and alterations to our appointment system.This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated and elite team. We are based near the Mendip Hills, an area that offers an unrivalled quality of life while being an easy commute from Bristol and having great road links to Exeter, Taunton, Bath and London with Bristol international airport 9 miles away. There are excellent local schools in our area.A high standard of patient care, with good patient access and continuity is our utmost priority, together with the work-life balance of our GPs and staff. We are a supportive team that looks constantly to how we can improve, develop and grow. We are early/lead adopters of new projects and frequently take part in pre-run activities/trial projects. We worked to develop BRAVE (AI technology) to aid the identification of individuals who are at risk of going to hospital to enable us to develop a personalised care and support plan and this is key to how we now manage our patientsWe offer continuity of care for our patients whilst ensuring clinicians work life balance.Main duties of the job

Provide high-quality patient careConduct surgery, telephone and video consultations, plus occasional home visitsLiaise with colleagues and external providers to ensure seamless careInvestigate and refer patients appropriately, in line with guidanceReview results and correspondence promptlyProvide cover for colleagues when requiredMaintain excellent communication with patients and carersWork collaboratively and effectively within the teamManage your own workload and resources effectivelyReport and follow up on significant incidentsAbout us

This is a chance for a like-minded individual to join us in making our excellent service available to the wider community in Axbridge and Wedmore and the surrounding rural area, while only being 15 miles from the vibrant city of Bristol.You will become an integral part of our whole team and our aim is to support you to continue to be the GP that you wish to be.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:In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves 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 fashionMaking professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisationAssessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problemsScreening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illnessDeveloping care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocolsProviding counselling and health educationAdmitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriateRecording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standardsCompiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriateIn 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 within the organisation:Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safetyA commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practiceContributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisationContributing to the development of computer-based patient recordsContributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient dataAttending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.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 appropriatelyIn the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidentialInformation relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.Health and safety:The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health and safety policy, the practice health and safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelinesAwareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelinesProviding advice on the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangementsCorrect personal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use of PPE by others, advising on appropriate circumstances for use by clinicians, staff and patients.Management of the full range of infection control procedures in both routine and extraordinary circumstances (e.g. pandemic or individual infectious circumstances)Hand hygiene standards for self and othersManaging directly all incidents of accidental exposureManagement and advice relating to infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practiceActive observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses/training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate to the responsible personIdentifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient processMaking effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processesMonitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that proper use is made of hand-cleansing facilities, wipes etc., and that these are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate to the responsible managerSafe management of sharps use, storage and disposalMaintenance of own clean working environmentUsing appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible managementActively identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognisedKeeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards/risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with responsible managersUndertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)Correct waste and instrument management, including handling, segregation, and container useMaintenance of sterile environmentsDemonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.Equality and diversity:The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislationRespecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleaguesBehaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.Safeguarding:The post-holder to be aware of all current safeguarding policies which are available on our TeamNet portal.Personal/professional development:In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with such training to include:Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional developmentTaking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.Quality:The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:Alert other team members to issues of quality and riskAssess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervisionContribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performanceWork effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needsEffectively manage own time, workload and resources.Communication:The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:Communicate effectively with other team membersCommunicate effectively with patients and carersRecognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.Contribution to the implementation of services:The post-holder will:Apply practice policies, standards and guidanceDiscuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own workParticipate in audit where appropriate.Person Specification

Qualifications

QualificationsA vocational trained and accredited GP, preferably MRCGPCurrent registration with the GMCExcellent communication and interpersonal skills.Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.Ability to work with limited supervision.IT proficiency and familiarity with primary care clinical systems (the practice use EMIS).Exceptional team playerGood understanding of GMS contracting requirements and QoFGood understanding of GMS contracting requirements and QoF Experience and an interest in a specific disease areaDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration.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.

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