Salaried GP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities:

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self 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

In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health

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.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Good communication skills
• Good consultation skills
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work with other agencies
• Ability to assess acutely ill patients
• Flexibility

Desirable

• Extensive experience in all aspects of general practice

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• Completion of GP Vocational Training Scheme/JCTGP Certificate
• Evidence of entry to the Performers List

Desirable

• SystmOne 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.

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

The Medical Group

Address

Adrian Clark House

Sawmills Lane

Meadowfield

Durham

DH7 8NH

Employer's website

https://www.themedicalgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)