Salaried GP in Chipping Ongar

Ongar Health Centre is looking for a salaried GP to join their busy practice covering 4 to 8 sessions a week.

Working as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to support and care for a diverse patient group.

The role will include all general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Main duties of the job

• Undertaking a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing 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 in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols;
• Providing health education to patients;
• Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards;
• Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements;
• Support the practice Governance policies to ensure safe and appropriate care is delivered and CQC standards arch achieved.
• Delivering enhanced services;
• All general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

About us

Ongar Health Centre is busy and friendly four-partner training and dispensing practice, serving a patient population of 12,800 and operating from purpose built premises over three floors.

There is ample free parking directly opposite our building.

Supporting your work life balance and professional development is important to us, we can offer the following benefits:

• Supportive and friendly environment
• Flexibility
• Peer support and career development support
• Blue Light Card

We use Systm One clinical system and are rated Good with CQC.

Job responsibilities

Ongar Health Centre is looking for a salaried GP to join their busy practice covering 4 to 8 sessions a week.

Working as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to support and care for a diverse patient group.

The role will include all general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care, as well as:

• Undertaking a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing 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 in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols;
• Providing health education to patients;
• Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards;
• Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements;
• Support the practice Governance policies to ensure safe and appropriate care is delivered and CQC standards arch achieved.
• Delivering enhanced services;
• All general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
• Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
• Be on the NHSE medical performers list

Experience

• Good understanding and experience of chronic disease management, and primary prevention and screening services;
• Ability to take responsibility for your own career development, learning and performance and are responsible for ensuring that all your mandatory training is in date;
• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies and guidelines, e. g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety;
• Commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a confidential manner.
• Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

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