General Practitioner Maternity Leave Cover

Job summary

The post-holder will undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations with a mixture of telephone or face to face, home visits, checking and signing prescriptions, dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner.

Contribute to successful implementation of continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the practice.

Main duties of the job

• Provide high quality patient care including prevention, screening, treatment, management of chronic conditions and health promotion
• Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice protocols as well as wider guidance e.g. NICE
• Carry out face to face, telephone and video consultations and undertake home visits
• Speak and see patients promptly and in a timely manner in order to minimise waiting times.
• Ensure appropriate follow up with patients
• Liaise with other team members and organisations involved in patient care and respond promptly to queries
• Investigate and refer patients as appropriate in line with current guidance
• Deal promptly with results and correspondence, clearly communicating any actions that are required
• Provide cover as needed, for all of the above, when other GPs are on leave
• When providing care ensure the judicious use of resources and NHS funds
• Keep clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes and patient records to agreed standards and in-line with practice policies
• Other day to day Responsibilities within the Organisation
• Demonstrate an awareness of, and compliance with, all relevant Practice policies/guidelines e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
• Demonstrate a commitment and contribution to clinical governance processes including significant event review

Please see supporting documents for the full job description, list of responsibilities and person specification

About us

We are a well-established practice with a patient list of approximately 9,800.Our team includes 4 Partners, 3 Salaried GPs, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 2 Clinical Pharmacists, a Pharmacy Technician, a dedicated Nursing team, a supportive Management team, and an excellent Admin/Reception staff.

As a training practice, we host an in-house educational session every 5 weeks and actively participate in the quarterly Surrey Heath Educational Day (SHED). Clinical staff are entitled to one week of study leave per year, pro-rata.

We hold daily referrals meetings as well as a mid-morning coffee and clinical discussions meeting. Our practice works collaboratively with the Primary Care Network and neighbouring practices.

We value team wellbeing and regularly organise social and wellbeing events, such as our annual Summer BBQ and Christmas party. Free on-site parking is available, and we offer membership to the NHS Pension Scheme.