Job summary
- 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.
- The post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Main duties of the job
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
About us
Exciting
opportunity to join a long-established dispensing practice in beautiful south
Farnham
2
sessions to 6 sessions
Starting
date flexible, from Summer - Autumn 2025
Prepared
to wait for the right applicant
Work/life
balance a priority. No OOH commitment. 7 weeks leave (including 1 week of study
leave)
House
visiting assisted by Paramedic Practitioners
Beautiful semi-rural area of south Farnham on the Hampshire
/ Surrey border. In the catchment area of South Farnham School, ranked one of
the best in the country and other excellent schools.
We are part of Farnham and Surrey Heath Place which is
being incorporated into Surrey Heartlands ICB. We are also part of the 20
practices of GP provider federation: Salus Medical Services Ltd. (Company
No.9612540)
Purpose built surgery with own dispensary which dispenses to
64% of our 6,500 patients. GMS Practice. Excellent Post Graduate Medical Centre
at Frimley Park Hospital
Very high patient satisfaction:
Practice
Comparison
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Excellent IT infrastructure: ANIMA, EMIS Web, TITAN, E-cass,
electronic prescribing, accuRx, DXS, Docman10, Lexacom dictation, eRS, ICE
links to Frimley Park Hospital, BrightHR, Peninsula HR support.
We are a forward thinking, democratic and supportive team.
If you have any special interests to develop this would be supported and
encouraged by the practice.
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
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in primary care in
- an area with significant health problems
- Development of areas of clinical
- expertise
- Experience of audit and improving care
- for patients
Desirable
- Experience of providing primary care in
- and out of hours
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical degree
- Full registration with GMC
- Certification of Completion of Training
- (JCPTGP/PMETB)
- Inclusion on Performers List
- Evidence of a commitment to on-going
- personal & professional development
Desirable
- MRCGP
- Understanding the role of medical
- services in a wider public health agenda
- Knowledge of the demographic
- characteristics that affect health and
- health care in the area
- Understanding current NHS policies
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in primary care in
- an area with significant health problems
- Development of areas of clinical
- expertise
- Experience of audit and improving care
- for patients
Desirable
- Experience of providing primary care in
- and out of hours
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical degree
- Full registration with GMC
- Certification of Completion of Training
- (JCPTGP/PMETB)
- Inclusion on Performers List
- Evidence of a commitment to on-going
- personal & professional development
Desirable
- MRCGP
- Understanding the role of medical
- services in a wider public health agenda
- Knowledge of the demographic
- characteristics that affect health and
- health care in the area
- Understanding current NHS policies
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).
Additional information
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).