Salaried General Practitioner

Job responsibilities

In accordance with the Practice timetable, 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 repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports 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.

- In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.

- 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 and complying with QOF requirements.

- Delivering enhanced services.

- 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.

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

Experience

Essential

• *Experience of working in primary care in an area with significant health
• problems
• *Experience of providing primary care in and out of hours

Desirable

• *Experience in development of areas of clinical expertise
• *Experience of audit and improving care for patients

Knowledge & Understanding

Desirable

• *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

Personal Skills and Qualities

Essential

• *Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, both
• written and verbally.
• *Good organizational skills
• *Time management skills
• *Able to work under pressure
• *Working on own initiative
• *IT skills (including word processing and database work) as relevant
• to General Practice
• *Committed to quality and patient satisfaction
• *Committed to equal opportunities
• *Team worker

Other

Essential

• *Committed to working as part of a multi- disciplinary, multi-agency primary care team
• *Openness to explore alternative working practices

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).