GP - Maternity Cover

Job summary

South Coast Medical Group is looking to recruit a motivated and patient-focused Salaried GP for 6 sessions per week, based at Denmark Road Medical Centre (DRMC), on a 9-month fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover.

The required working days are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

This is an excellent opportunity to work within a large, forward-thinking and award-winning Primary Care Network serving more than 55,000 patients across Bournemouth.

You will work alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team including GPs, nurses, pharmacists, frailty clinicians and administrative colleagues, with a strong emphasis on collaborative working, continuity of care and high clinical standards.

We are looking for a GP who is confident working autonomously, enjoys being part of a wider team and shares our commitment to delivering safe, compassionate and high-quality primary care.

Our values Seek Solutions, Care and Be Compassionate, Mean What You Say and Grow Relationships underpin the way we work and the culture we continue to develop across the organisation.

The post holder will provide the full range of general medical services expected within primary care, managing a varied caseload and assessing patients with both acute and long-term conditions.

The role will include face-to-face and telephone consultations, clinical decision-making, prescribing, reviewing investigations, referrals, occasional home visits and management of associated clinical administration.

You will work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team, contribute to safe and effective patient care, and support continuity across the practice.

The post may also include participation in Duty Doctor responsibilities and clinical meetings, in line with the needs of the service.

South Coast Medical Group is an award-winning Primary Care Network, providing primary care services to more than 55,000 patients across Bournemouth.

We are a large, forward-thinking organisation made up of a number of GP practices and multidisciplinary teams working together to provide high-quality, accessible and patient-centred care to our local communities.

We are currently looking to recruit a Salaried GP on a 9-month fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover. The successful candidate will join an established and supportive clinical team and work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacists, allied health professionals and our wider administrative teams.

Our values underpin the way we work:

• Seek solutions
  - We look for ways to improve what we do and embrace innovation, proactivity and continuous learning.
• Care and be compassionate
  - Consideration is at the heart of excellent care, high standards and a positive work environment.
• Mean what you say
  - Honest input from staff and patients is the driving force behind the continuing development of the organisation.
• Grow relationships
  - We work collaboratively with staff and patients to build strong relationships that help us uphold our values.

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting. They must act within professional boundaries and provide the highest quality of holistic care for all patients. A successful candidate will be working alongside a friendly, hardworking team of general practitioners, nursing colleagues, admin and reception staff in the care of practice patients.

The post-holder will need to ensure they are readily available to work alongside the Practice timetable, undertaking a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries.

Effectively manage paperwork and correspondence which need to be completed within a timely fashion.

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within organisation.

Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.

In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.

Providing counselling and health education.

Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to…