salaried GP

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking GP to work in our friendly practice. Heathview Medical Practice is a supportive, nurturing, teaching practice. We would happily support a newly qualified GP or enable a more experienced GP to fly. Special interests would be welcome. We are a training practice in a rural area with a rapidly growing list size due to steadily increasing new housing in the area. We are delighted to be expanding our GP team. We understand that peoples needs vary and we are willing to have conversations about flexibility around working hours.

Main duties of the job

Clinical 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 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

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

Collecting data for audit purposes

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding handwritten 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.

About us

We are a large teaching practice, training all types of students from Doctors, PAs to GPs nurses and ACPs. We work closely with Keele University, and other training facilities in the area. We undertake weekly training lunch and learn meetings that are not only fun, friendly, enriching and count towards your CPD.

We are a high achieving QOF practice and encourage all members of staff to be involved and participate.