Salaried General Practitioner (ARRS)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• In accordance with the PCN, 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/authorising 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
• Contributing to QOF requirements and recording data appropriately
• Contributing to PCN requirements and recording data appropriately.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
• Providing counselling and health education
• Referring to other care providers as appropriate
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
• Take responsibility for some aspects of the clinical work within the team, for example, coordinating aspects of governance, QOF, enhanced services, CPD and keeping clinical protocols up to date.
• To provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues and to ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence.
• To be professionally accountable and responsible for all elements of clinical practice in accordance with the GMC Code of Conduct ensuring the safety of patients and the quality of their care is primary.

In general, the post holder(s) will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within Primary Care, as set by the Royal College of General Practitioners, General Medical Council, all other royal Colleges and Councils applicable to the staff within the PCN and Practices, Department of Health, ICB and all other regulatory and standard setting organisations.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Newly qualified GP, within 2 years and not having held a substantive post
• Registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and licensed to practice
• Membership of the appropriate Medical Organisation (MDU, MPS, etc)
• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions.
• Experience of using electronic clinical patient records
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• Experience of medicines management
• Experience of Primary Care Clinical Systems (SystmOne & EMIS)
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Commitment to providing compassionate care

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

North & South Gloucestershire Primary Care Network

Address

Churchdown Surgery

Parton Road

Churchdown

Gloucester

GL3 2JH

Employer's website

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