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, reports 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 and complying with QOF requirements.

- Delivering enhanced services.

- Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions

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

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

• Qualified GP with an interest in primary care
• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCGP

Desirable

• We welcome applications from experienced GPs as well as those recently qualified
• Experience of working in a GP practice
• Experience of working in primary care

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

Prince of Wales Medical Centre

Address

52 Prince Of Wales Road

London

NW5 3LN

Employer's website

https://www.princeofwalesgrouppractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)