Salaried GP post at Shefford Health Centre, a practice of about 20,500 patients that is also a GP training practice and the lead practice for its PCN. The work covers consultations by face-to-face, telephone, video and online routes, prescribing, long-term condition care and referrals, including suspected-cancer pathways. The role is six sessions a week across Monday, Thursday and Friday, within a team of GP partners, salaried GPs and clinical pharmacists. GMC registration is the essential requirement.
What the job involves
- Assess, diagnose, treat and manage acute, chronic and complex conditions by face-to-face, telephone, video and online consultation
- Prescribe safely, review medication, monitor high-risk medicines and answer medication queries
- Contribute to managing diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular and respiratory disease, mental health and other long-term conditions
- Request and review blood tests, imaging and other investigations, act on results and tell patients the outcome
- Make referrals to secondary care, community services and other professionals, including urgent suspected-cancer pathways
- Provide urgent and same-day care
- Carry out safeguarding work
- Make home visits
- Deliver QOF and contractual work
- Provide preventive medicine
- Write clinical correspondence and documentation
- Take part in clinical governance, team working and meetings
Registration & licences
- GMC registration
Nice to have
- Good knowledge of diabetes or other long-term conditions
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