Clinical Practitioner

Job summary

Are you a prescriber with minor illness experience, looking for a new challenge? Do you want to be part of an innovative & forward-thinking organisation that supports and develops its staff to provide quality care to patients? If so, this opportunity may be for just right for you & we would love to hear from you.

Howard House Surgery has a fantastic opportunity for a clinical practitioner to join our busy, friendly team.

Main duties of the job

• Provide assessment, diagnosis & treatment at first point of contact by attending to patients according to their needs in the practice. Act as an autonomous clinician, with the support and guidance from the GPs
• Proactively identify, diagnose & manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate).
• Diagnose & manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug & non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan.
• Accurately triage & prioritise patients, including in emergency situations, demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of an event/illness, including past medical and drug history.
• Recognise, assess & refer patients presenting with mental health needs
• Telephone triage as appropriate for clinics & home visits & provide access to GPs as necessary.
• Evaluate clinical information from examination & history taking & initiate appropriate treatment &/or referral, including admission to hospital.

About us

SPC is an innovative partnership of Suffolk GP surgeries. Doctors & practice staff share resources & work together to ensure patients continue to receive high quality healthcare. Suffolk Primary Care is committed to a policy of equal opportunities in employment. Applicants will ideally be fully vaccinated against Covid.

Benefits of working for SPC include:

• NHS Pension Scheme
  • The NHS pension scheme is a defined benefits scheme
  • Life insurance
  • Family benefits including an adult dependents pension and children's pension
  • Ill health benefits
  • 20% employer contribution
• Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
  • No deposit
  • No credit check
  • Fully comprehensive insurance
  • Servicing & tyres
  • Breakdown cover
  • Up to £2,000 contribution from SPC subject to conditions
• Proper pay & cost of living benefits
  • Living Wage Foundation accredited
• GP remote working
• Eye care vouchers
• Health service discounts
• Annual leave: minimum 33 days inc. bank holidays FTE with enhancements for long service
• Enhanced maternity & paternity terms
• High street discounts through our own online portal
• Technology and homewares salary sacrifice schemes with Currys & John Lewis
• Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme
• Gym salary sacrifice scheme