Quarryfoot Practice Profile
Website: www.quarryfoot.co.uk
Quarryfoot Practice is based in Bonnyrigg Health Centre
Bonnyrigg Health Centre was opened on the 15th August 2005. The building
accommodates three practices and a range of community services which are managed
by Midlothian Community Health Partnership. Quarryfoot Practice currently looks
after 5200 permanently registered patients.
In addition to the practices the building accommodates the Community Nursing and
Midwifery teams, Health Visitors, Treatment Room Nurses, Podiatry, Physiotherapy
Suite, Dietetics, Community Care of the Elderly team, Community Mental Health
Team and Community dementia team.
There is also a community pharmacy in the building.
Quarryfoot Practice
The four partners, together with our salaried GP and nurses, supported by the HCAs
form the present clinical team. Including the Practice Manager, Office Manager and
Practice Pharmacist, there is a total of eight further staff providing essential
management, reception, pharmacy and administrative support.
Staff employed by the Practice
Quarryfoot Practice remains committed to providing a multi trained team to benefit
the patient experience. Our Lead Practice Nurse is also a qualified Nurse Prescriber
and we have recently appointed an Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
The Practice also employs a part-time Pharmacist who assists in the many prescribing
initiatives carried out by the Practice.
The majority of the front office team has been trained as a Phlebotomist or Health
Care Assistant.
Quarryfoot Practice Values
Quarryfoot Practice is committed to trying to provide a first-class health care service
to its patients and to contribute to the health of the local community.
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Patients – our first priority, responding to patient and community need.
Staff – our greatest asset.
Partnership working – our link with the local community and the wider NHS.
Challenging – seeking to constantly improve and achieve quality standards.
Ethical values – integrity, honesty, courtesy and equality of service for all
patients.
Mutual respect – ensuring that doctors, staff and patients exist in a mutually
respectful environment.
Quarryfoot Practice Aims
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As a team we will promote team satisfaction and team involvement.
We will aim to provide high quality patient care.
We will work at continual improvement by identifying and delivering ongoing
positive development across the practice.
We will aim to encourage professional development by providing time and
opportunity for individual development.
By:
Promoting Health:
 To ensure the well-being of our patients.
 To work with patients to improve their health through information and education.
 To work with the local community to develop the practice services in line with
need.
Supporting the Practice Team:
 To encourage and value the contribution of our staff and ensure opportunities for
continuous professional development and supporting practice learning to develop
staff potential.
 Ensuring that the Practice should be remunerated fully for work done.
 By ensuring that the welfare of the Practice Team, including the doctors, should
not be overlooked.
Ensuring Confidentiality:
 To ensure patient confidentiality at all times.
Ensuring Effectiveness and Improvement:
 To ensure that services are delivered in an efficient and effective manner.
 To effect pragmatic management within limited resources.
 To seek out quality standards to demonstrate leadership, management, process
control and best practice.
IT within Quarryfoot Practice
The Practice has always believed in using technology to enhance the benefits to
patients. Management of patients includes the utilisation of care management screens
and templates on our clinical system (EMIS) .We also use the MJOG text messaging
service to patients.
Pay and Conditions of Service
There are 6 weeks paid annual leave and 8 days public holiday per year. Salary for the
post will be discussed at interview.