Job summary
We have an opportunity for a salaried GP to join our friendly team of 5 partners and 5 salaried GP's across our 2 practice sites in the heart of the beautiful Cotswold town of Cirencester, are you recently qualified or ready for a new challenge?
The right candidate will be able to commit to working 6 sessions per week. You will be supported by experienced management, nursing, pharmacists and administrative teams who are passionate about delivering modern, efficient primary care.
If you think this is for you, we would love to hear from you...
Main duties of the job
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.
6 sessions per week, days to be discussed.
Sessions are a mix of telephone and face to face with minimal home visits
Participate in the duty clinical triage team rota with our minor illness nurse and paramedic.
Support the teaching and supervision of medical students and GP trainees.
About us
Thriving practice in the Capital of
the Cotswolds a well-connected historic market town with fantastic outdoor
opportunities and great schools
Respected multi professional
training practice
With 12,000 patients using Systmone
High Qof attainment and CQC rated
Good
Supportive and diverse
multidisciplinary team with Clinical Pharmacists, Paramedic and Advanced Nurse
Practitioner
Innovative practice-based Frailty Service
Close links with South Cotswold PCN, ICS and LMC
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 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
- 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
- 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.
Other responsibilities within the organisation:
- 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.
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 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
- 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
- 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.
Other responsibilities within the organisation:
- 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registration with no restrictions
- Fully qualified GP
- Member of a defence union
- Currently on a performers list
Desirable
- Highly motivated, enthusiastic, dedicated and reliable GP who is friendly, caring and professional.
- Strong clinical skills with an evidence based approach to patient care.
- Ability to manage workload, time and patient related administration effectively.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate with multi disciplinary teams.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registration with no restrictions
- Fully qualified GP
- Member of a defence union
- Currently on a performers list
Desirable
- Highly motivated, enthusiastic, dedicated and reliable GP who is friendly, caring and professional.
- Strong clinical skills with an evidence based approach to patient care.
- Ability to manage workload, time and patient related administration effectively.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate with multi disciplinary teams.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
