Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a General Practitioner to work 4 sessions at Crawcrook Medical Centre on Thursday and Friday (AM and PM).
Our sessional rate is based on full time hours over 4 days meaning each session is around 4hrs and 40mins.
Each session includes the following:
- 14 face to face appointments and completion of related clinical administration
- Fair share of visits when required (normally completed by our elderly care lead and Nurse Practitioners)
- Fair share of bloods, tasks and medical reports (part-completed by non-clinical staff)
- Assisting completion of the urgent clinical task group and routine clinical task group
- General support to the wider clinical team to join our team at Crawcrook Medical Centre
- Other reasonable duties as required
You will be part of our wider team of 6 whole time equivalent GPs and 7.5 whole time equivalent Nurse Practitioners, with pharmacy and nursing support.
Crawcrook Medical Centre is the main site of Gateshead Healthcare, a growing Practice of 20,500 patients with additional branch surgeries at Rowlands Gill Medical Centre, Grange Road Medical Centre, and Blaydon GP Surgery.
Main duties of the job
- Provide high quality patient care
- Provide face to face and telephone consultations as required
- Effectively utilise in house and external services when needed
- Complete all clinical administration work related to patients seen
- Work collaboratively and contribute to the management and completion of general clinical administration, including bloods, tasks, urgent enquiries, medical reports, for example
- Attend and contribute to clinical practice meetings as required
- Ensure that each patient encounter is maximised to attain contractual target requirements
About us
Crawcrook Medical Centre is the main site for Gateshead Healthcare, which comprises an additional 3 branch surgeries. With a combined list of 20,500 patients, the Practice is growing.
Our vision is to enable the residents of Gateshead to live longer and healthier lives that are full, active and meaningul.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Utilisation of EmisWeb clinical system
- Consult with patient face to face and by telephone as required
- Undertake home visits when required (ordinarily carried out by ANPs)
- Prescribe, refer, treat and advise patients as required
- Respond to clinical queries from the wider team
- Contribute to completion of the clinical task group
- Fair share of clinical administration, including tasks, bloods, and other general duties,
- Complete medical reports as and when required (shared out across the team)
- Provide support to the wider clinical team including being available to our highly experienced ANPs when required
- Other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time
(please note, protected time will be available for certain duties)
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Utilisation of EmisWeb clinical system
- Consult with patient face to face and by telephone as required
- Undertake home visits when required (ordinarily carried out by ANPs)
- Prescribe, refer, treat and advise patients as required
- Respond to clinical queries from the wider team
- Contribute to completion of the clinical task group
- Fair share of clinical administration, including tasks, bloods, and other general duties,
- Complete medical reports as and when required (shared out across the team)
- Provide support to the wider clinical team including being available to our highly experienced ANPs when required
- Other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time
(please note, protected time will be available for certain duties)
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- - Able to put the needs of the team ahead of individual needs at busy times, periods of increased workloads (QOF assessment, flu campaigns, sickness absences or unplanned leave etc.)
- - Respond in a flexible way to fluctuations in workload
- - Flexibility to adapt to different organisational settings
- - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- - Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- - Ability to drive and use of a vehicle to carry out home visits
Desirable
- - Willingness to contribute to and participate in a peer support group
Experience
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC and in good standing
- Proven ability to handle a busy and varied primary care case load
- Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- - Able to put the needs of the team ahead of individual needs at busy times, periods of increased workloads (QOF assessment, flu campaigns, sickness absences or unplanned leave etc.)
- - Respond in a flexible way to fluctuations in workload
- - Flexibility to adapt to different organisational settings
- - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- - Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- - Ability to drive and use of a vehicle to carry out home visits
Desirable
- - Willingness to contribute to and participate in a peer support group
Experience
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC and in good standing
- Proven ability to handle a busy and varied primary care case load
- Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
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).
