Job summary
**An exciting opportunity has
arisen for a salaried GP at Billinge Medical Practice,a forward
thinking and dynamic GP Practice. The salary is negotiable depending on
experience and additional skills to enhance the practice offering joint
injections. We are looking for between 4-6 sessions per week.**
Main duties of the job
The post holder will manage a
caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting,
ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary
patients.
About us
Our aim is to provide the
highest quality health care available to all our patients, with a well-trained
and highly motivated primary health care team. Putting patients at the heart of
everything we do. Providing the highest standard of care and treatment.
Providing high quality, safe,
personalised care
Strengthening our positive
reputation
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities:
The post holder will:
- In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including Surgery consultations and emergencies, 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.
- Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
- Collecting data for audit purposes
- Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
- Prescribing in accordance with the locally agreed formulary and/or national guidelines (e.g., NICE).
- To understand the role of Risk Management within the practice contributing to risk assessment and Significant Event Audit and the importance of Infection Control.
Other responsibilities within the organisation:
- Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, safeguarding
- A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence based best practice
- Contributiing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
- Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities:
The post holder will:
- In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including Surgery consultations and emergencies, 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.
- Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
- Collecting data for audit purposes
- Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
- Prescribing in accordance with the locally agreed formulary and/or national guidelines (e.g., NICE).
- To understand the role of Risk Management within the practice contributing to risk assessment and Significant Event Audit and the importance of Infection Control.
Other responsibilities within the organisation:
- Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, safeguarding
- A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence based best practice
- Contributiing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
- Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- A qualified General Practitioner on the GMC Medical Register with a license to practice
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- A qualified General Practitioner on the GMC Medical Register with a license to practice
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).
