The Mission Practice in Tower Hamlets is looking to appoint a Salaried GP for 4-6 clinical sessions.

This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic committed GP to join our friendly and supportive practice.

We are looking for an applicant who will help maintain our high standards of clinical care with a strong patient centred focus in a highly supportive environment.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with colleagues to ensure the highest standards of care for all patients, dealing with a wide range of presenting health needs in a general practice setting.

This will be for 4-6 clinical sessions per week and we are open to discussing flexible working

You will have an additional half a session paid protected time for weekly practice and MDT meetings and paid indemnity. You will also join daily huddles with your colleagues with opportunities to discuss cases and referrals as a team.

About us

The Mission Practice provides comprehensiveprimary care services to 12,000 patients from diverse cultural backgrounds.

The successful candidate will be working alongside our established MDT, whichincludes GPs, Nurses, HCAs, Patient Advisors, Pharmacists, Social Prescribers a Paramedic and a Chaplain.

We are a teaching and training practice and support the development and educational needs of our staff members. We seek to developeveryone's skills so that each of us is working at the top of their abilities,under the supervision of the wider multi disciplinary team so that we are allconstantly progressing.

The Mission Practice is part The One Network PCN and works closely with three neighbouring practices.

Job responsibilities

• Key clinical responsibilities:
• Patient consultations (in person, video calls, telephone calls, home visits)
• Checking and signing repeat prescriptions / queries
• Checking patient medical test results and actioning as appropriate
• Completing patient medical reports and examinations as required
• All other supporting paperwork and related administrative work o Attending any emergencies in the practice
• Supporting other practice clinicians in their queries
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems (self-referred by the patient or referred by others in the practice)
• Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• Managing patients with long term conditions and developing care plans o Referring to other case providers as appropriate
• Audits of patient care and outcomes o Prepared to represent the practice in PCN or other local meetings if required
• Prescribing (both acute and repeat) in accordance with local and national guidelines
• Ensure that your work is recorded and auditable
• Recording clear and contemporaneous notes to professional standards
• Collecting data for audit purposes / complying with national requirements
• Working with the Practice Management team to ensure patient data is accurate and up to date on the clinical system
• Using our relevant IT systems including EMIS Web in all cases where possible
• Balance patient care and time management effectively to Ensure the service runs efficiently and effectively
• Treat all patients with respect, dignity, warmth and empathy to ensure patients feel cared for and have a positive experience in the practice

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the 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 meet patients needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Mission Practice operates an equal opportunities policy and expects staff to have a commitment to equal opportunities in relation to employment and service delivery.

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 legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS
• GP Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent
• Current registration with GMC
• Current registration on a performers list
• Current registration with a recognised MDO
• Other post graduate qualification

Other Requirements

• IT Literate
• Commitment to multi-disciplinary working
• Commitment to CPD and peer support
• Flexible approach
• Knowledge / experience of EMIS Web clinical system

Experience

• Understanding of clinical governance
• Interest in issues of health of deprived multi-ethnic communities
• Inner City experience in Primary Care

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.