General Practitioner (Salaried)
Coventry And Rugby GP Alliance
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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.
Main duties of the job
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 healthcare workers within the organisation.
Assessing the healthcare 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 (avoid hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
About us
The Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance is a private company limited by shares, wholly owned by local Coventry and Rugby GP practices. As a GP led organisation, we represent 94% of GP practices in Coventry and 45% in Rugby, collectively serving nearly 450,000 patients. We describe our work in terms of Supporting, Innovating, Developing and Educating - we are on the S.I.D.E. of general practice. Our Operational Plan describes what we are going to do to ensure that we continue to high quality, accessible and responsive services for both practices and patients.
We have identified key areas that we will focus on to build upon and improve our existing services. These are our Strategic Priorities:
Clinical Service Improvement & Delivery
Clinical Innovation
Primary Care Development Practice and Network Support
Training and Education
Integrated Care
Good Governance
Date posted
21 March 2024
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£100,896 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
E0046-24-0014
Job locations
1 The Boiler House, Electric Wharf
Sandy Lane
Coventry
CV1 4JU
Hodge Hill Primary Care Centre
Roughlea Avenue
Birmingham
B36 8GH
Employer details
Employer name
Coventry And Rugby GP Alliance
Address
1 The Boiler House, Electric Wharf
Sandy Lane
Coventry
CV1 4JU
Employer's website
https://www.coventryrugbygpalliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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