Job summary
LYMM, CHESHIRE
Salaried GP (6 sessions)
Brookfield Surgery is
a friendly and well respected GMS practice in a semi- rural location on the
banks on the Bridgewater Canal in Lymm, Cheshire.
- Three GP Partners
- 9200
patients
- High
QOF achievers
- Training
practice for GP Registrars
- System
One clinical system
Please apply in
writing and with CV to:
Ms Debbie Taylor Practice
Manager,
Brookfield Surgery, Whitbarrow
Road
Lymm, Cheshire
WA13 9DB
Debbie.taylor18@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
Clinical Duties and ResponsibilitiesUndertaking a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone, econsultconsultations 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 medical problems, including history taking, examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment, referral, provision of healthcare and advice as appropriate following NICE guidelines/best practice;
About us
Doctor Aparna Rao Senior Partner, Doctor Sumra, Dr Leech & Dr Lynch Partners.
Salaried GP's include Doctor Sarah Williams
Debbie Taylor Practice Manager
Beverly Stirrup Deputy Practice Manager
Three Practice Nurses
We have two secretaries, workflow team and Prescribing Team. We have 9 part time medical receptionists that make up our team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
BROOKFIELD SURGERY
JOB TITLE: SALARIED GENERAL
PRACTITIONER
REPORTS TO: THE PARTNERS (Clinically)
THE PRACTICE MANAGER
(Administratively)
HOURS: 6 sessions
Job summary:
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. We are a GMS practice located on the
outskirts of Warrington looking after 9200 patients. We use TPP SystmOne.
Clinical responsibilities:
The post-holder will practice in accordance with
accepted good medical practice and the various policies and procedures of the
practice including, but not limited to:
- In accordance with the job plan, as agreed, the post-holder will
make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including, but
not limited to, surgery consultations, telephone consultations and
queries, visiting patients at home, on call rota, 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 practice or external organisations/services
- Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated
and undiagnosed problems
- Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of
illness
- Contributing to QOF and enhanced service requirements and
recording data appropriately
- In consultation with patients and in line with current practice
disease management protocols, developing care plans for health related
illnesses
- Providing counselling and health education
- Admitting patients to hospital/external services or departments,
also referring to other care providers as appropriate
- Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed
standards
- Collecting data for audit purposes and contributing in the
practice audit programme as required
- Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
(avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
- Prescribing in accordance with accepted prescribing formulary (or
generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
- Take responsibility for some aspects of the clinical work within
the practice team, for example; co-ordinating aspects of governance, QOF,
enhanced services, CPD and keeping clinical protocols up to date
- In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the
normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within
primary care, as set out by RCGP, GMC, all other royal colleges and
councils applicable to the staff within the practice, DoH, CCG and all
other regulatory and standard setting organisations
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
- Contribute to individual case discussions at clinical meetings and
bring examples of cases for group discussion
- Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read coding
patient data
- Contributing to evaluation/audit within the practice
- Attend training meetings/events organised by the practice and
other agencies where appropriate
- Attending team meetings and other meetings as may be necessary
Confidentiality:
- In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or
allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and
other matters. They do so in
confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their
privacy and act appropriately
- In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description,
the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to
patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare
workers. They may also have access
to information relating to the business of the practice. All such
information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
- Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other
healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to
authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures
relating to confidentiality and GPDR.
Job description
Job responsibilities
BROOKFIELD SURGERY
JOB TITLE: SALARIED GENERAL
PRACTITIONER
REPORTS TO: THE PARTNERS (Clinically)
THE PRACTICE MANAGER
(Administratively)
HOURS: 6 sessions
Job summary:
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. We are a GMS practice located on the
outskirts of Warrington looking after 9200 patients. We use TPP SystmOne.
Clinical responsibilities:
The post-holder will practice in accordance with
accepted good medical practice and the various policies and procedures of the
practice including, but not limited to:
- In accordance with the job plan, as agreed, the post-holder will
make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including, but
not limited to, surgery consultations, telephone consultations and
queries, visiting patients at home, on call rota, 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 practice or external organisations/services
- Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated
and undiagnosed problems
- Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of
illness
- Contributing to QOF and enhanced service requirements and
recording data appropriately
- In consultation with patients and in line with current practice
disease management protocols, developing care plans for health related
illnesses
- Providing counselling and health education
- Admitting patients to hospital/external services or departments,
also referring to other care providers as appropriate
- Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed
standards
- Collecting data for audit purposes and contributing in the
practice audit programme as required
- Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
(avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
- Prescribing in accordance with accepted prescribing formulary (or
generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
- Take responsibility for some aspects of the clinical work within
the practice team, for example; co-ordinating aspects of governance, QOF,
enhanced services, CPD and keeping clinical protocols up to date
- In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the
normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within
primary care, as set out by RCGP, GMC, all other royal colleges and
councils applicable to the staff within the practice, DoH, CCG and all
other regulatory and standard setting organisations
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
- Contribute to individual case discussions at clinical meetings and
bring examples of cases for group discussion
- Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read coding
patient data
- Contributing to evaluation/audit within the practice
- Attend training meetings/events organised by the practice and
other agencies where appropriate
- Attending team meetings and other meetings as may be necessary
Confidentiality:
- In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or
allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and
other matters. They do so in
confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their
privacy and act appropriately
- In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description,
the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to
patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare
workers. They may also have access
to information relating to the business of the practice. All such
information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
- Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other
healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to
authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures
relating to confidentiality and GPDR.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Salaried GP or Locum GP
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Salaried GP or Locum GP
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).
