Salaried GP

Job summary

Old Road Medical Practice are seeking a salaried GP to join them at their Clacton surgery on a full-time basis to work over 4 days. Working as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to support and care for a diverse patient group.

This is a new role, where you will have the autonomy to shape the role to best meet the needs of our patients. We would especially like to hire an experienced GP with a specialist interest in gynae matters, to include menopause, gynae issues and HRT. However, this is not essential, and would love to hear from other with different specialist interests.

Main duties of the job

• Undertaking 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 medical 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.
• Developing care plans for health inconsultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols.
• Providing health education.
• Recording clear 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.

About us

Old Road Medical Practice has been providing care and support to the residents of Clacton and Jaywick for over 40 years.

This is an exciting time to join the practice, as we move towards better access for patients whether its online, face to face or via the phone, promoting accessibility to everyone regardless of the time of day.