Job summary
We are looking for a Maternity Locum GP, 4-6 sessions per week in Stockwood, Bristol.
Stockwood is a great place to work, it has a real community feel
in settled suburbs.
Our patients come from a varied
demographic. We have a compact practice
area meaning only short distances to travel for visits
Based in a purpose built modern building thats
serves about 10700 patients.
Stockwood is on the south east edge of Bristol
so is within easy reach of both Bristol and Bath city centres and wonderful
Somerset countryside.
We have a stable team; most of us have been
working here for years!
Friendly reception and support staff with
dedicated PA.
Personal list for continuity of care, with high patient satisfaction - check out the GP Patient Survey results.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to work as any other GP in the surgery, so managing your own and others admin, scripts and results on a rota/buddy system.
You will be doing home visits, again on a rota system, although currently these are very few.
About us
The GPs and wider team meet every morning.
Newly qualified GPs who have joined us have
been grateful for protected support time with a dedicated mentor.
The GPs work
closely with our close knit practice team, this includes regular team
meetings and practice social events.
Our goals are to
provide good clinical care to our community and enjoy our time at work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Responsibilities:
- In accordance
with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make
him/her-self 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
- In consultation
with patients and in line with current Practice disease management
protocols, developing care plans for health
- 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
- 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
him/her-self 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
- In consultation
with patients and in line with current Practice disease management
protocols, developing care plans for health
- 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
- 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
Good team worker
Essential
- Flexible to fit in and work closely alongside current staff and procedures
Person Specification
Good team worker
Essential
- Flexible to fit in and work closely alongside current staff and procedures
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).