GP with interest in Women's Health

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

The postholder will:

• Provide high-quality GMS care to the practice population.
• Undertake face-to-face, telephone and digital consultations.
• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Undertake preventative healthcare and health promotion activities.
• Prescribe appropriately and safely within clinical competence.
• Prescribing for both acute and repeat requirements must be in accordance with the Cornwall Joint formulary and guidelines and prescriptions should be generated electronically whenever possible.
• Refer patients to secondary care and community services where clinically indicated.
• Contribute to continuity of care and multidisciplinary management plans.
• Participate in duty, urgent care and on-the-day service arrangements as required by the practice.

Women's Health Care within General Practice

The postholder will provide assessment, treatment and ongoing management of women's health conditions commonly encountered in primary care, including:

• Menopause and perimenopause.
• Menstrual disorders.
• Contraception counselling and prescribing.
• Premenstrual syndrome and PMDD.
• Pelvic pain presentations.
• Vulval and gynaecological symptoms.
• Breast symptom assessment and appropriate referral.
• Reproductive health concerns.
• Cervical screening promotion and follow-up.
• Preventative health screening and lifestyle interventions.

The postholder will:

• Deliver care in accordance with NICE guidance and national clinical standards.
• Promote shared decision making and personalised care.
• Support improved access to women's healthcare within primary care.
• Contribute to reducing inequalities in women's health outcomes.
• Support the implementation of the NHS Women's Health Strategy within the practice.

Service Development

The postholder will:

• Support the continued development of high-quality women's healthcare pathways within the practice.
• Contribute to clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives.
• Assist in the development and review of local policies and protocols relating to women's health.
• Promote best practice and evidence-based medicine.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to improve patient access and outcomes.

Education and Clinical Support

The postholder will:

• Share knowledge and good practice with clinical colleagues.
• Support the development of women's health knowledge within the multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in educational meetings and clinical learning activities.
• Contribute to the supervision and development of trainees where appropriate.

Workload Requirements

Surgeries

Surgeries run between 8.30am - 5.30pm on routine day. Our urgent care hub is open between 8am and 8pm.

Home visits

The postholder may be required to carry out home visits.

Administration

All relevant administration must be completed in a timely manner

An awareness of and compliance with all relevant SAH policies / guidelines e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection.

A contribution to evaluation, audit, learning and clinical standard setting within the practice will be expected.

All Safeguarding Policies and processes must be adopted.

To support SAH sustainability and recognise the shared responsibility of carrying out duties in a resource efficient way.

To undertake any other duties as appropriate.

Person Specification

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

• Willingness to share and collaborate across entire primary health team
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to work flexibly
• Ability to recognise own limitations and act upon them appropriately
• Willingness to learn new skills and to problem solve on a daily basis
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality

Desirable

• Desire to develop specialist skills
• Ability to challenge traditional models of working and to suggest improvements for change in a positive and inclusive manner

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
• Recognised qualifications or significant experience in family planning, pelvic examination, female incontinence, general gynaecology, cervical cytology and menopause.
• Evidence of annual appraisal and revalidation and continued professional development.
• Higher post graduate membership e.g. MRCGP General practice (Vocational Training Scheme) trained
• On a medical performers list
• UK driving licence
• Current CPR certificate

Desirable

• Diploma of Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (DRCOG) Diploma of Faculty of Family Planning (DFFP) Certificates of competence in fitting intrauterine contraception and subdermal implants.

Motivation

Essential

• Commitment to primary prevention and health improvement
• Addressing health inequalities
• Patient empowerment
• Patient advocate

Experience

Essential

• Chronic disease management
• Primary prevention & screening services
• Clinical Governance
• Delivery of QOF targets
• Self audit and reflection
• Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork
• Time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure
• Computer literacy

Desirable

• Leadership experience in service development
• Experience of working a variety of clinical software systems

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).