Job summary
Danebury
Avenue Surgery has an exciting opportunity for a new colleague to join us
for 2 to 4 sessions a week as a long-term locum GP. We are a practice based in Wandsworth and care for
around 3,300 patients.
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
We currently
have 2 GP Partners, 3 Sessional GPs,Practice Nurse ,
Physician Associate , Physiotherapy Practitioner , Clinical Pharmacist , Heath
Care Assistant, Mental Health support worker
and a Social Prescriber with an excellent and friendly reception and
admin team.
A
motivated, forward thinking GP with practical, innovative and good organisational
skill. Paid indemnity will be provided.
The
practice has high QOF achievement and we pride ourselves on our excellent
standards, We have rated Good by CQC
performance.
We are an
Emis practice with AccuRx eConsult technology and Docman for document filing.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION
Salaried GP 2- 4 sessions
Job summary:
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.
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
- 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION
Salaried GP 2- 4 sessions
Job summary:
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.
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
- 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.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to provide good clinical care
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a GP surgery team.
Desirable
GP qualification
Essential
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to provide good quality care.
- IT skills.
Desirable
- To know how to carry out audit within the clinical system.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to provide good clinical care
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a GP surgery team.
Desirable
GP qualification
Essential
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to provide good quality care.
- IT skills.
Desirable
- To know how to carry out audit within the clinical system.
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).