Salaried GP

A key member of the team, the Salaried GP will manage a caseload, dealing with a wide range of presenting health care needs in a primary care setting ensuring the highest standards of care for the differing needs of our patient population. The salaried GP will work closely with the practice's multi-disciplinary team of other GPs, nurses and non-clinical staff to provide a high quality and accessible service to all registered patients.

Main duties of the job

• Clinical responsibilities: 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 and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, referrals and correspondence in a timely manner.
• 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.
• 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.
• Complete care plans required for local enhanced services.
• Participate in Enhanced Services work required within the practice.
• Maintains GMC registration.
• Ensures continuous Medical Defence cover.
• Ensures inclusion on a local Performers list.

Training & Education

• Prepare for and complete the annual external appraisal process.
• Prepare for and complete the revalidation process.
• Undertake training that meets personal, mandatory and practice learning needs including recording of learning, reflection, complaints, information governance etc.
• Participate in and contribute to learning activities such as significant event reviews, clinical audit, protected learning time, video analysis of consultations.
• Contribute to delivering teaching for doctors in training in the practice and other health professionals in training.

Other responsibilities with the Practice

• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records.
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and accurate Read-Coding of patient data.
• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
• Ensuring full accreditation which will include full and unrestricted registration with the GMC, membership of an appropriate defence body and delivery of annual evidence for appraisal or accreditation purposes in keeping with National requirements at any time.

Person Specification

• Other: Flexibility to meet the needs of the business; Able to travel to all SHP sites; DBS required.
• Experience: Experience of working in general practice in the UK; Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary and skill mixed team; Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF); Evidence of independent working in General Practice; Evidence of participation in Audit.
• Knowledge and Skills: Understanding of the health and social needs of a local practice patient population; Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing primary care; Excellent verbal and written communication skills; IT literate; Commitment to personal and professional development; Commitment to education and training.
• Qualifications: Qualified General Practitioner (completed certificate of Completion of Training CCT); Currently on a PCT performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register; MRCGP; DRCOG; Minor surgery skills.
• 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.