GPNHS

Job summary

EAST:MK Primary Care Network has exciting opportunity to welcome a general medical practitioner into our practice teams. The role is offered on sessional basis of between 4 to 6 sessions per week, between Monday and Saturday, on a rotation basis across the 4 surgeries - Ashfield Medical Centre, CMK Medical Centre, Milton Keynes Village Practice and The Grove Surgery that make up the PCN.

Main duties of the job

See details in the job description section below, and if you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Job description

Responsibilities of the role will include:

• Deliver high quality clinical care to the patients through face-to-face/online/telephone consultations, home visits, assessments, diagnoses, treatment plans. Manage acute and chronic conditions, safe prescribing, handle referrals and prescription reviews, maintain accurate clinical records
• Chronic disease management: To deliver care plans for chronic conditions and manage long-term conditions
• Preventative care and screening: Promote immunisations, screenings, and lifestyle interventions. Focus on early intervention, disease prevention, and health education
• Referral and coordination of care: Refer patients to specialist services and coordinate care across primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors. Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to provide seamless care for complex cases
• Health promotion: Engage in health promotion initiatives such as mental health awareness, smoking cessation, and weight management. Refer patients to relevant agencies and contribute to population health strategies aimed at reducing health inequalities
• Public health and community engagement: Participate in public health initiatives to address social health determinants and inequalities. Collaborate with local services and community organisations to improve patient well-being
• Quality improvement: Take part in audits, research, and quality improvement projects. Ensure adherence to appraisal and revalidation processes, promoting continuous professional development. Contribute to reviews of significant events and near-misses using structured approaches like root cause analysis. Foster a culture of collaborative working and continuous improvement across the PCN
• Adhere to the highest personal and professional standards as set out by the GMC and to put individual patient care as your priority
• Work with the PCN manager, practice managers and clinical director to support the development, delivery and review of the surgery action plan including list

About us

East:MK PCN covers a total population of approximately 56,000 patients, across its 4 practices in Milton Keynes: Ashfield Medical Centre, CMK Medical Centre, Milton Keynes Village Practice and the Grove Surgery.

Our overarching objective is to deliver the highest standard of care. We work collaboratively with colleagues in the NHS, public and community services to make as much of an impact to improving patient access and care. Patient-centred care is a firm belief in our network, and we are looking for energetic and proactive individuals that will enjoy working in a vibrant team.