Job summary
Lawn Medical Centre are recruiting a new partner or
Salaried GP needed for 4-8 sessions a week, job share considered.
We are a
steadily growing suburban training practice of 3 partners and 2 salaried GPs
list size 7900. High standard, purpose built, leased premises.
Informal enquiries
or visits are welcome.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate
will value family medicine and continuity of care. The practice is accredited
for training, involved with research and is part of the Wyvern Health
Partnership Primary Care Network.
We are looking for a complementary and
dynamic individual to join our excellent, caring team & help us take these
roles forward and be proactive in further practice development.
About us
Wyvern Health Partnership is a newly formed partnership of five GP practices, formed in 2018 to improve the quality of care for over 50,000 patients across the area.
The partnership incorporates Hawthorn Medical Centre, Lawn Medical Centre, Merchiston Surgery, Old Town Surgery and Priory Road Medical Centre.
Our very busy practices have fantastic teams, each led by a group of partners and a practice manager. They include training practices for GPs and nurses.
The practices came together in response to the increased demand for primary care services in Swindon and the considerable pressure this put on resources, and on staff in particular.
The partnership has 23 partners and a large team of GPs, nurse practitioners, general nurses, health care assistants and support staff, working together and sharing best practice to benefit patients.
Job description
Job 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.
Job description
Job 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible to work in General Practice in the NHS
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible to work in General Practice in the NHS
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care
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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).