General Practitioner

Job summary

GP Healthcare Alliance, a federation of GP practices in Castle Point and Rochford, is partnering with local Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to support the delivery of the NHS England Direct Enhanced Service DES Contract.

We are seeking to recruit a General Practitioner (GP) to work alongside member practices within the Canvey Island Primary Care Network (PCN).

This is a part-time position (22.5 hours per week) working Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, covering Canvey PCN, which consists of the following practices: Canvey Village Surgery Oaklands Surgery The Community Practice The Island Surgery The Surgery, Hawkesbury Road Third Avenue Surgery This role will be a core member of the multidisciplinary team, working alongside: Advanced Clinical Practitioners Clinical Pharmacists Paramedics Pharmacy Technicians Physician Associates Mental Health Practitioners Home visiting team Main duties of the job Conduct patient consultations in a clinic setting as a hub model for member practices aligned to the PCN.

Diagnose, treat, and manage a wide range of health conditions. Conducting home visits for patients who are unable to attend the clinic due to mobility issues or severe illness if cover is not available under the home visiting team.

Participate in multidisciplinary (MDT) meetings and maintain effective relationships with multi-professional colleagues across services, including community palliative care, district nurses, specialist nurses, mental health, and social care teams.

Contribute to and oversee clinical developments within Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) steering group meetings, working collaboratively with PCN members. Work autonomously and collaboratively with other healthcare professionals. Ensure the highest standards of clinical excellence.

Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records. Participate in Clinical Supervision and peer support sessions. Engage in continuous professional development and training opportunities.

About us

GP Healthcare Alliance is an exciting place to work and offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people. We positively encourage applications from all areas, regardless of age, gender disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

We are committed to ensuring people who work with us have a good working life and a good work life/home life balance. Our PCNs are dynamic and forward-thinking, committed to delivering high-quality healthcare services to our community. Our teams are passionate about innovation and excellence in patient care.

You will play a key role in shaping services, influencing change, and improving outcomes for patients across the network.

What we offer:

Annual WTE Salary £85,714 (pro rata for part time). 22.5 hours per week. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays Fixed term contract for 1 year 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time).

NHS Pension. Travel expenses for activities undertaken during working hours. 15-minute consultations and administrative slots within your clinical session.

Clinical Supervision and Peer Support. Access to Training and Education for CPD development. Support from skilled administrative and management team.

Job description

Job

responsibilities

Job summary As a General Medical Practitioner, you will be a vital member of our multidisciplinary team, dedicated to delivering high-quality medical care to our patients. You will operate both autonomously and collaboratively with our healthcare professionals to diagnose, treat, and manage a diverse range of health conditions.

Your role will encompass direct patient care, clinical leadership, and active participation in quality improvement initiatives. The post-holder will manage a caseload and address a wide spectrum of health needs within a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Key

responsibilities

Work independently and in conjunction with other healthcare professionals to assess, diagnose, and treat patients within primary care, initiating direct referrals as appropriate. Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers, and colleagues, ensuring the maintenance of clinical excellence.

Develop new and innovative concepts, models, methods, and practices to enhance primary care services, meeting the evolving needs of the PCN population. Deliver comprehensive medical care, managing a diverse caseload and addressing a wide range of health conditions.

Work closely with a multidisciplinary team to ensure integrated and holistic patient care. Participate in quality improvement initiatives and clinical audits to continually enhance patient care and service delivery. Clinical

Responsibilities:

The General Medical Practitioner (GP) works autonomously and is accountable for own professional actions. Conducting face-to-face and telemedicine consultations to assess, diagnose, and manage patients health conditions. Identifying and treating acute and chronic illnesses, injuries, and other health conditions.

Providing preventative care services and lifestyle advice to promote overall health and prevent disease. Managing long-term conditions like diabetes, hypertension, and asthma, ensuring patients receive ongoing care and monitoring. Prescribing medications, reviewing treatment plans, and monitoring patient side effects and effectiveness.

Referring patients to specialists or other healthcare services when necessary for further diagnosis or treatment. Educating patients and their families about health conditions, treatment options, and preventative measures. Encouraging healthy lifestyle choices and providing resources to support patients in making positive changes.

Collaborating with other healthcare professionals, including nurses, pharmacists, and specialists, to ensure comprehensive and coordinated care. Maintaining accurate and up-to-date patient records, including medical histories, treatment plans, and progress notes.

Participating in clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care and service delivery. Conducting home visits for patients who are unable to attend the clinic due to mobility issues or severe illness if cover is not available under the home visiting team.

Participate in multidisciplinary (MDT) meetings and maintain effective relationships with multi-professional colleagues across services, including community palliative care, district nurses, specialist nurses, mental health, and social care teams.

Contribute to and oversee clinical developments within Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) steering group meetings, working collaboratively with PCN members. Identify patients at risk of frailty using clinical indicators (e.g., Rockwood score, dementia diagnosis) and ensure appropriate care planning in partnership with the PCN team.

Ensure accurate registration of all adults living with frailty or dementia on the eFraCCS frailty register. Coordinate and implement care plans aimed at reducing avoidable hospital admissions and unnecessary primary care attendees. Promote early advance care planning (ACP) to support patient-centred care and future health needs.

Support the weekly care home ward rounds, ensuring continuity and quality of care for residents.

Elicit a patient history appropriate to the clinical situation, which will include, presenting complaint, history of the present illness, past medical history, social history, family history, medications, allergies, review of systems, risk factors and appropriate targeted history.

Perform a physical examination tailored to the needs of the patients and the demands of the clinical situation. Assess and prioritise patients undergoing treatment.

Demonstrate continual evaluation of the patients and use expertise to recommend adjustments/amendments to treatment plans, in consultation with the patient and members of the multi-professional team. Make direct referrals to other members of the health care team. Requests bloods and radiological test as appropriate.

Request and perform diagnostic tests as agreed locally. Chase, view and Interpret results and report findings. Discuss and agree assessment outcomes with patients, carers, and other health care professionals to enable patients to make an informed decision regarding their treatment.

Assesses diagnoses and treats patients attending primary health care services with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions. Assesses diagnoses and treats patients in surgery or own home who require acute medical attention and refer to appropriate agency.

Refers patients as appropriate to other members of the multi-disciplinary team, secondary care and to other statutory and voluntary organisations. Interprets a range of diagnostic tests and routine clinical procedures. Makes critical judgements of the highest order to satisfy expectations and demands of the job.

Works within professional guidelines and codes of conduct. Works with all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines e.g., infection control, chaperoning, risk management etc. Contribute to practice targets both local and national within the disease management agenda e.g., QOF/Prescribing Incentive Scheme.

To actively implement safeguarding protocols for children and vulnerable adults and to know who to refer to and how to escalate concerns about radicalisation. Delivering a quality service Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the GMC.

Produce accurate, contemporaneous, and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies, and procedures. Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines, and evidence-based care. Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking, and formal evaluation.

Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities. In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate.

Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care. Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation. Use a structured framework (e.g., root-cause analysis) to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents, and near-miss events.

Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery. Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance.

Leadership personal and people development Act as a clinical leader in the delivery of medical services ensuring that the needs of the patient are a priority. Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model.

Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice. Encourage others to make realistic self-assessment of their application of knowledge and skills, challenging any complacency or actions that are not in the interest of the public and/or users of services.

Critically evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant to the area of work. Enlist support and influence stakeholders and decision-makers to bring about new developments in the provision of services. Contribute to the development of local guidelines, protocols, and standards.

Undertake mentorship for more junior staff, assessing competence against set standards. Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (e.g., courses and conferences). Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate.

Provide an educational