General PracticeFixed Term

PCN GP - Maternity Cover

Fairfield Park Health Centre

Bath

Salary

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Training post

Unknown

Trust type

Acute

Posted

4 days ago

About the role

Bath Independents PCN is committed to developing, supporting, and sustaining a diverse workforce, representative of the community it serves. By working together with our different Network teams, we use our combined skills to provide a service that is joined-up, holistic, proactive, and personal for the patient. We are lucky that all our practices are located close to the beautiful city centre of Bath, with excellent transport links, schools, places of interest for the whole family and an abundance of restaurants and bars.

Our Network teams include: Enhanced Care Visiting paramedic for frail housebound patients. Nursing associates for in-clinic work and visiting housebound patients with Long Term Conditions. First Contact Physiotherapy Practitioner service. Pharmacy team comprising of Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Care Coordinators.

Social Prescriber.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking GP to join Bath Independents Primary Care Network on a fixed-term contract.

PCN GP - Maternity Cover

Fairfield Park Health Centre

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You will be required to work at Batheaston Medical Centre on a Friday for 2 sessions per week. All our practices in the PCN are training practices. We are a highly supportive PCN, understanding the importance of a good work/life balance with an open-door ethos. To undertake duties governed by the contract and Objectives of Direct and Local Enhanced Services including: Face to face and telephone consultations Patient Home visits and Nursing Home visits Checking and signing repeat prescriptions Administration - dealing with queries, patient test results, referral letters NHS/private, task, emails and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate

Bath Independents Primary Care Network (PCN) is a group of 3 practices which incorporate, Batheaston, Fairfield Park and Widcombe Surgeries. We deliver strong patient care to our 30,000-patient population working collaboratively as a team.

Person specification

Essential

Experience of working in urgent care and, or a primary care environment
Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions
Experience of providing home visits
Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice.
Understanding of evidence-based practice.
Evidence of working autonomously, with some support and supervision
GMC registered
MBBS or equivalent medical degree
MRCGP

Desirable

Experience in Triage
Knowledge of Quality and Outcomes Framework.
Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
Knowledge of health-promotion strategies