Salaried GP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• In accordance with the Practice rota, with prior agreement, the post holder will undertake various duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, home visits, checking and signing repeat and acute prescription requests as well as dealing with paperwork and correspondence
• To make professional and autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems with regards to prescribing and treatment in line with local formularies whenever it is clinically appropriate
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Admitting or referring patients to other care providers as necessary in line with local procedures and pathways
• To screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• To maintain the clinical record of patients using EMIS Web and to keep clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• To participate in multidisciplinary clinical meetings with external organisations and within the practice
• To maintain own clinical and professional competence and be responsible for own continuous professional development
• To participate and suggest clinical audits to benefit priority areas such as QOF, NICE Guidance, GP Plus or other agreed targeted areas
• To work effectively across the neighbourhood HUB and other community / external services
• In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working in primary care

Other Responsibilities

To have an awareness of all relevant practice policies and procedures e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety and infection control

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

To facilitate and assist the practice, where required, with our duties as a training practice

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• + Up to date and fit to practice safely
• + Experience of Primary Care or working with GP Practices
• + Evidence of achievement of foundation competencies

Desirable

• + Experience in undertaking clinical audit

Qualifications

Essential

• + nMRCGP or equivalent qualification
• + Current GMC registration on GP list at time of application
• + Be on, or eligible for inclusion on a performers list

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Newton Drive Health Centre

Address

Newton Drive

Blackpool

FY3 8NX

Employer's website

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