Salaried GP

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 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

Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols

Providing counselling and health education

Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate

On a rotational basis, undertake on-call surgery

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

Collecting data for audit purposes

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, including participating in all aspects of QOF, QIF and all enhanced services

Other responsibilities within the practice:

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety

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 read-coding patient data

Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate

Participate in the educational and training events of the practice

Participation in an annual individual performance review and appraisal within the practice, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Prepare and complete the revalidation process and external annual peer appraisal

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT) within 2 years
• Vocational Training Certificate or certificate of equivalence
• National Performers List registration
• Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Effective time management
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure

Desirable

• EMIS/Docman user skills

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Experience of clinical audit and managing outcomes
• General understanding of the GMS contract

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Orchard Surgery

Address

Orchard Surgery

Knypersley Road

Stoke-on-trent

ST6 8HY

Employer's website

https://www.orchardsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)