General Practitioner

Job summary

Are you looking for some flexible additional sessions?   With our multidisciplinary team in our Out Of Hours service (in various locations in Surrey and Guildford), youre back in control. As the largest independent provider of NHS services, Practice Plus Group is delivering a new model of Integrated Urgent Care that reduces pressures on services and staff. By bringing together urgent care, clinical assessment and primary care services and , NHS 111 call centres, clinical assessment and other urgent care services. This is the perfect chance to use and develop all your skills and expertise as a General Practitioner, providing diagnosis, treatment, advice and referrals to other healthcare resources, via primary care centres and home visits. You will also use our electronic prescribing system to effectively  manage the patient. We are proud of our strong, stable infrastructure that ensures clinical safety and provides senior-level clinical support throughout evenings, nights and weekends. Youll be able to keep your skills up to date with a CPD programme and can expect education and training tailored to your needs and future plans. We can offer this role as either bank or self-employed.

Main duties of the job

• To visit and consult with those patients whose clinical details are passed from the call centre following nurse triage assessment, or via the Practice Plus Group Co-ordinator.
• To advise patients over the telephone, after referral from NHS Direct or another Practice Plus Group call centre, who require GP advice.
• To represent Practice Plus Group in a professional manner when in contact with the general public and other professionals.
• To work as a Primary Care Centre GP as required by service demands during a session, or to cover as a Practice Plus Group Doctor on the GP rota.
• To be responsible for prioritisation and timeliness of all consultations.
• To work with the management team, together with other members of staff, to maximise effective and efficient delivery of care to patients.
• To promote close teamwork between colleagues and to continually strive to improve the service.
• To be available for meetings and appraisals from time to time as required.
• To regularly update personal clinical skills and knowledge.
• To work within the prescribing formulary taking account of the minimum recommended length of prescribed treatment.

About us

What you will need:

• GMC registration certificate and inclusion on the GP Performers List with a valid CCT.
• Experience to confidently manage acute and chronic presentations for both adult and paediatric patients, with a proven ability to maintain and monitor high standards of care.
• Excellent listening and communication skills, with experience of urgent care assessment and good IT/keyboard skills.