Salaried GP

We are looking to employ an enthusiastic part-time Salaried GP. You will need to be:

• Be a fully qualified GP registered with the GMC (UK)
• Newly qualified GPs welcome with CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training)
• Be a resilient and enthusiastic team player
• Value high-quality patient care and clinical excellence
• Contribute to continuous improvement

Main duties of the job:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, e-Consults and queries, visiting patients at home (although we have very low visit rates), checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• Assessing the health care 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.

About us:

• We have an excellent purpose-built premises consisting of 3 GP Partners (one male and two female GPs) with the following: ANP, Practice Nurse & HCA.
• Very stable staff team.
• High QOF & LQC achievement.
• We currently have over 5000 patients and still growing.
• We use the EMIS web clinical system along with add-on applications such as e-Consult and AccuRx.
• We also have full engagement and relationships with our PCN, Federation and ICB.

Job responsibilities:

• 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.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Person Specification:

• Experience in chronic disease management.
• Primary prevention & screening services.
• Clinical Governance.
• Delivery of QoF targets.
• Self-audit and reflection.
• Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork.
• Time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure.
• Ability to input to strategic and practice development requirements.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Palliative care.
• Adaptability to change.
• EMIS Web.
• Ability to challenge traditional models of working and to suggest improvements for change in a positive and inclusive manner.

Qualifications:

• GP CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training).
• Newly qualified GPs welcome.
• This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
• Depending on experience, competitive salary to be discussed at interview.