Job summary
To provide caring, safe and effective general medical services to our patient population
To contribute to the design & development of services within Tower Family Healthcare
Main duties of the job
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.
Take part in significant events analysis / meetings
About us
Tower Family Healthcare is one of the largest GP Practices in the UK. With 50,000 patients, serving around 25% of Burys population, we are able to provide primary care at scale, offering new services, new innovative ways of providing primary care and improving access for patients.
With over 30 GPs, an expanding nursing workforce, a pharmacist team and highly skilled administrative staff, led by a corporate partnership structure, the opportunities and possibilities are endless.
We have a strong history of delivering global commercial and academic clinical research which in turn benefits our patients and the wider population.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In accordance with the Tower Family Healthcare rota, as agreed, you will make yourself 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, you will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care
Providing cover across each of our 4 branches for other members of our clinical team in order to meet patient demand
Job description
Job responsibilities
In accordance with the Tower Family Healthcare rota, as agreed, you will make yourself 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, you will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care
Providing cover across each of our 4 branches for other members of our clinical team in order to meet patient demand
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully trained GP with CCT Certificate.
- Up to date CPR training
- Appraisal or Revalidation up to date
Desirable
- Higher post graduate
- membership, for example,
- MRCGP, MRCP, DRCOG, DCH.
- Family Planning to include
- LoCSDI-IR, LoCSDI-IO, LoCSDI-RO, LoCIUT
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Evidence of computer literacy and keyboard skills
- Ability to work flexibly across multiple sites, services and professional boundaries
- Ability to challenge traditional models of working and to implement and sustain positive change
Desirable
- Familiarity with Emis clinical system
Experience
Essential
- Currently working/training in General Practice or other form of community medicine or urgent care.
- Evidence of consolidation of professional training, for example, able to demonstrate particular areas of clinical interest or further study.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Knowledge of national and
- local agendas in respect of
- primary care commissioning,
- intermediate and urgent care agendas
Desirable
- Experience of delivering QOF.
- Understanding of Primary Care Networks
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully trained GP with CCT Certificate.
- Up to date CPR training
- Appraisal or Revalidation up to date
Desirable
- Higher post graduate
- membership, for example,
- MRCGP, MRCP, DRCOG, DCH.
- Family Planning to include
- LoCSDI-IR, LoCSDI-IO, LoCSDI-RO, LoCIUT
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Evidence of computer literacy and keyboard skills
- Ability to work flexibly across multiple sites, services and professional boundaries
- Ability to challenge traditional models of working and to implement and sustain positive change
Desirable
- Familiarity with Emis clinical system
Experience
Essential
- Currently working/training in General Practice or other form of community medicine or urgent care.
- Evidence of consolidation of professional training, for example, able to demonstrate particular areas of clinical interest or further study.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Knowledge of national and
- local agendas in respect of
- primary care commissioning,
- intermediate and urgent care agendas
Desirable
- Experience of delivering QOF.
- Understanding of Primary Care Networks
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).
