Job summary
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated GP to join our
existing patient focused team of Clinical Staff. We can support candidates with
a Tier 2 visa. This is an opportunity for candidates to gain a wealth of
clinical experience in General Practice as a next step in their Clinical
career, there is a potential to join our partnership in the future. We can be
flexible with the number of sessions for the right candidate. We would consider a salary from £10,500 per
session depending on experience.
We are a busy General Practice surgery with 5 Partners, 2 Practice
Nurses, 3 HCAs, a Care Co-ordinator, Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician,
Paramedic, Physiotherapists, Mental Health Practitioner and Physician
Associate.
We are one of three surgeries within the Breckland Alliance Primary
Care Network with a practice patient list of 13,300 and a Primary Care Network
total population of nearly 45,000.
Grove Surgery in Thetford is situated just off the A11, the main route
into and out of Norfolk. Within easy reach of Norwich, Bury St Edmunds,
Newmarket and Cambridge. The patient population is varied and interesting.
Main duties of the job
Undertake duties including surgery and telephone consultations, home visits, prescribing, reviewing results and dealing with queries and paperwork - Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems
- Assessing the health care needs of patients
- Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
- Developing care plans in consultation with patients and inline with disease management protocols
- Providing counselling and health education
- Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes
- Prescribing in accordance with the Practice formulary when clinically appropriate
- Compliance with Practice policies/guidelines
- A commitment to life-long learning
- Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting
- Summarising records and Read-Coding patient data
About us
We are a busy General Practice surgery with 5 Partners, 2 Practice Nurses, 3 HCAs, a Care Co-ordinator, Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, Paramedic, Physiotherapists, Mental Health Practitioner and Physician Associate.
We are one of three surgeries within the Breckland Alliance Primary Care Network with a practice patient list of 13,300 and a Primary Care Network total population of nearly 45,000.
We use 15 minute appointments to allow our GPs
time enough time to provide high quality care, control the stresses and demands
of modern General Practice. We offer a generous
leave package and opportunity for study leave. We work closely with our CCG and
encourage our team of GPs to innovate and diversify, with the opportunity to get
involved in or lead enhanced service provision.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical responsibilities:
- In accordance with the practice timetable, as
agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a
variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone
consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing
repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and
correspondence in a timely fashion
- Making professional, autonomous decisions in
relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from
other health care workers within the organisation
- Assessing the health care needs of patients
with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
- Screening patients for disease risk factors
and early signs of illness
- Developing care plans for health in
consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease
management protocols
- 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 agreed standards
- Collecting data for audit purposes
- Compiling and issuing computer-generated
acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions
whenever possible)
- Prescribing in accordance with the practice
prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically
appropriate
- In general, the post-holder will be expected
to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a
GP working within primary care.
Other responsibilities within the organisation:
- Awareness of and compliance with all relevant
practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data
protection, health and safety
- A commitment to life-long learning and audit
to ensure evidence-based best practice
- Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical
standard setting within the organisation
- Contributing to the development of
computer-based patient records
- Contributing to the summarising of patient
records and read-coding patient data
- Attending training and events organised by
the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical responsibilities:
- In accordance with the practice timetable, as
agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a
variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone
consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing
repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and
correspondence in a timely fashion
- Making professional, autonomous decisions in
relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from
other health care workers within the organisation
- Assessing the health care needs of patients
with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
- Screening patients for disease risk factors
and early signs of illness
- Developing care plans for health in
consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease
management protocols
- 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 agreed standards
- Collecting data for audit purposes
- Compiling and issuing computer-generated
acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions
whenever possible)
- Prescribing in accordance with the practice
prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically
appropriate
- In general, the post-holder will be expected
to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a
GP working within primary care.
Other responsibilities within the organisation:
- Awareness of and compliance with all relevant
practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data
protection, health and safety
- A commitment to life-long learning and audit
to ensure evidence-based best practice
- Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical
standard setting within the organisation
- Contributing to the development of
computer-based patient records
- Contributing to the summarising of patient
records and read-coding patient data
- Attending training and events organised by
the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
- Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical
- Act 1983
- Qualified General Practitioner (completed certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
- Currently on a PCT performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register
- DBS clearance
Desirable
- Evidence of further postgraduate educational activities in relevant fields
- MRCGP
- DCH
- DRCOG
- RCGP Substance Misuse Certificate Level 1 or 2
- F2 supervisor training/teaching diploma
- DFSRFH & Competence in Coil insertion
- Evidence of CPD activities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
- Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical
- Act 1983
- Qualified General Practitioner (completed certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
- Currently on a PCT performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register
- DBS clearance
Desirable
- Evidence of further postgraduate educational activities in relevant fields
- MRCGP
- DCH
- DRCOG
- RCGP Substance Misuse Certificate Level 1 or 2
- F2 supervisor training/teaching diploma
- DFSRFH & Competence in Coil insertion
- Evidence of CPD activities
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
