Salaried GP

Duties The workload of the Surgery is shared jointly by the clinicians available on the day. The salaried GP is expected to take part in the share of clinical duties including the below list. The needs of the patient population and medical practice should be taken into consideration, meaning this list is not exhaustive and is subject to review and amendment by mutual agreement. Clinical Duties Appointments, visits, dealing with queries from patients or other health care professionals.

Home Visits

(if appropriate and agreed): These are shared amongst the GP team or the Specialist Practitioner present on the day, if patient appropriate and depending on workload.

Remote Consultations

Some of your clinics may be required to be taken via remote consultation using the approved technology. Where operational standards are met for home working, remote clinics can be carried out at your place of residence or some other agreed place outside of the Practice as agreed with the Managing Partner. Flu/ COVID clinics- contributing to the running of these seasonal clinics when required.

Administration/Paperwork

Arising both directly from own and Practice caseload (referrals, investigations, results). The Salaried GP is responsible for their own patient associated referrals, correspondence, administration and paperwork. They will be expected to take a share of practice general incoming clinical correspondence (scanned documents), repeat prescriptions, results and patient associated tasks (patient enquiries and phone calls). In addition, when located at Rosemead Surgery the signing of acute FP10 scripts for the purposes of dispensing will be required. Qo

F & Clinical Readcoding

Opportunistic and Ad-Hoc QoF monitoring, ensuring accurate clinical readcoding, using templates where available, to assist with Practice contractual compliance and monitoring. The Salaried GP is responsible for ensuring that they are familiar with the protocols and procedures surrounding the collection of data, PPA and invoicing for private or NHS chargeable (i.e QOF, Enhanced Services etc) to ensure that the Practice is reimbursed accordingly. Ardens templates should be used as appropriate to ensure accurate data quality in consultation.

Team Meetings

The Salaried GP will be expected to attend relevant Practice meetings, essential to the delivery of team based care, discussing clinical practice standards, developing practice protocols, mutual professional support for individual practitioners, audit, significant event analysis, meetings with PCN colleagues including multidisciplinary team and educational meetings. Where these occur on an ad hoc basis adjustments to clinical workload may be required.

Private reports/medical

Insurance/Crem Fees etc The Salaried GP will be expected to carry out a share of non-NHS (Private) work. Any non-NHS fees such as Crem Fees, GPRs and private consultations are retained by the Partnership. The Practice Manager should be notified of any such direct requests from patients/outside agencies and this work will be cascaded to the GP team via the Practice Secretaries. All non-NHS work should be invoiced according to Practice non-nhs fee guidelines and GP discretion is not applicable unless by agreement of the Practice Partners.

Audits

All staff are expected to instigate and partake in the audit process including initiating and running cyclical audits to assist in providing quality of care for patients. From time to time to assist with planning annual leave/sickness etc, there may be the requirement to act as Principle GP in a lone working or locum tandem capacity. This will be agreed by prior arrangement where possible and will not take place until the Salaried GP and the Practice Partners are mutually confident that it is within the scope and competency of the Salaried GP and within a comfortable tolerance of anticipated workload. Clinical Duties Appointments, visits, dealing with telephone queries from patients or other health care professionals

Administration/Paperwork

Arising both directly from own and Practice caseload (referrals, investigations, results). The Salaried GP is responsible for his own patient associated correspondence, administration and paperwork. They will be expected to take a share of filing practice general incoming clinical correspondence (scanned documents), repeat prescriptions, results and patient associated tasks (patient enquiries and phone calls).

Meetings

The Salaried GP will be expected to attend relevant Practice meetings, essential to the delivery of team based care, discussing clinical practice standards, developing practice protocols, mutual professional support for individual practitioners, audit, significant event analysis, meetings with locality colleagues including multidisciplinary team and educational meetings. Where these occur on an ad hoc basis adjustments to clinical workload may be required.

Personal CPD

The Salaried GP is expected to keep up to date with all Practice Protocols and Policies associated with their job role. Professional CPD is expected to be maintained by the Salaried GP as part of the revalidation process. The Practice will support personal CPD. This may include a mix of in-house meetings and events, time away from the practice, either in private study, attending educational events or through the Practice study leave allowance.

Clinical Supervision & Colleague Education

As a Senior Clinician, you will be expected to provide clinical supervision to non-GP HCP colleagues where appropriate. This may be in the case of individual clinical learning opportunities or in the supervision and guidance deemed appropriate in the course of supporting patient care. As a Teaching Practice the Partnership will expect you to help supervise our F1/F2 Doctors where appropriate and to take part in mentoring Student Placements where you have been allocated to do so. Should this be the case, protected time will be allocated to facilitate this as agreed with the Managing Partner.