Salaried General Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical 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.

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
• MRCGP
• Full GMC Registration
• National Performers List Registration
• Appropriate defence indemnity (MDU/MPS)
• Eligibility to practice in the UK
• Experience of working a primary care environment
• General understanding of GMS/PMS contract
• Experience of continued professional development
• Outstanding level of clinical knowledge and skills commensurate with that of an experienced GP

Experience

Essential

• Experience or working in Primary Care
• Excellent communication skills (written & oral)
• Strong IT skills
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Flexible & cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Punctual & committed to supporting the team effort
• Competent in the use of office and outlook
• Systmone user skills
• High levels of integrity & loyalty
• Effective time management (planning & organising)
• Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
• Effectively utilises resources
• Understanding of QOF

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Waterfront Surgery

Address

Brierley Health & Social Care Centre

Venture Way

Brierley Hill

DY5 1RU

Employer's website

https://waterfront.gpsurgery.net/ (Opens in a new tab)