Salaried GP (Newly Qualified - ARRS Scheme)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical responsibilities

The post-holder will be available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing/authorising repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.

Providing counselling and health education.

Managing your patient caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.

Ensure Service is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

Work collaboratively with practice team, including nursing staff, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, and other ARRS roles. Contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the team and work colleagues

Works with local policies and procedures.

Collecting data for audit purposes.

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.

Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.

The post-holder will be required to visit patients during surgery time if clinically indicated.

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 practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Training/Meetings.

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

We are a training practice and have a strong ethos around training and development of others, and the successful candidate will support the further training of other roles where appropriate.

Patient Management

Create opportunities to address patients care needs in the most expedience way.

Communicate and reassure patients of the need to offer alternative care options where appropriate and safe to do so.

Manage self/Professional Development: Develops and maintains up to date personal development plan and professional portfolio for purposes of annual individual performance review, appraisal and revalidation.

Able to develop own knowledge and clinical practice to meet objectives and changes in service.

Manage own time, workload and resources effectively.

A commitment to learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified GP
• GMC full registration
• National Performers List registration
• Eligibility to practice in the UK

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

Granville House Medical Centre

Address

Granville Street

Adlington

Lancashire

PR6 9PY

Employer's website

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