General Practitioner

Job responsibilities

Working in accordance with the practice timetable; the applicant will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including telephone consultations, surgery consultation queries, home visits, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, reviewing results 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 healthcare workers within the organisation.

• Accessing the healthcare needs of patients

• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

• Consultation with patients and in-line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health

• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate

• Providing counselling and health education

• Referring patients to our cluster projects where applicable

• Delivering enhanced services

• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

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

• Compiling and issuing of computer generated acute and repeat prescriptions

• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary whenever clinically appropriate

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

• Qualification Specifications
• Essential
• Qualified GP with an interest in primary care
• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCGP
• GMC Registered
• Performers list inclusion
• Desirable
• Experience of working in a GP practice
• Experience Specifications
• Essential
• Experience working in Primary Care
• Desirable
• Knowledge of Emis Clinical System
• Additional Criteria
• Essential
• Ability to provide quality care
• Motivated
• Able to work autonomously and within a team
• Demonstrate initiative
• Demonstrate a desire for personal development
• Excellent IT Skills

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualification Specifications
• Essential
• Qualified GP with an interest in primary care
• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCGP
• GMC Registered
• Performers list inclusion
• Desirable
• Experience of working in a GP practice
• Experience Specifications
• Essential
• Experience working in Primary Care
• Desirable
• Knowledge of Emis Clinical System
• Additional Criteria
• Essential
• Ability to provide quality care
• Motivated
• Able to work autonomously and within a team
• Demonstrate initiative
• Demonstrate a desire for personal development
• Excellent IT Skills

Desirable

• Experience of working in a GP practice
• Experience Specifications
• Essential
• Experience working in Primary Care
• Desirable
• Knowledge of Emis Clinical System
• Additional Criteria
• Essential
• Ability to provide quality care
• Motivated
• Able to work autonomously and within a team
• Demonstrate initiative
• Demonstrate a desire for personal development
• Excellent IT Skills

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).