Salaried GP (Family Doctor)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

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, queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion and in accordance with the contractual obligations set out by the GMS contract.

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

To participate actively in the collection of data for audit purposes

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions

Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

Providing support for other clinicians such as nurses and health care assistants including the signing of prescriptions where appropriate.

To work with other clinicians to establish a culture of learning and professional development and to take part in the training.

In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Collaborative working within the Primary Care Network.

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 the development of computer-based patient records

Contributing to the read-coding patient data

Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

To work collaboratively with other members of the Primary Health Care Team, including participating in multi-disciplinary meetings, significant event analyses and other activities in the interest of individual and team development and improved care of patients.

To maintain an interest in the practice programme for training and education and contribute effectively to the educational development of learners who may (at different times) be attached to the practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential criteria
• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and inclusion on the GP Register. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Commitment to providing patient centred care and maintaining high professional standards.

Desirable

• Experience of Vision.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Parklane Surgery

Address

Park Lane

Tonyrefail

Porth

Mid Glamorgan

CF39 8AG

Employer's website

http://www.parklanesurgery.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)