GP Partner

Job responsibilities

Job summary:

Clinical responsibilities:

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, video consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and authorising 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.

Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols.

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.

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).

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

Assist with the supervision of registrars.

In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Involved in the business side of the practice / partnership

Experience

Essential

• Excellent communication skills ( verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Good time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure.
• Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork.
• Clinical Governance.
• Work with partners and practice team towards the delivery of QoF targets and other practice objectives/targets.
• Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork.

Desirable

• Experience of TPP SystmOne.
• Experience of Accrx.
• Experience of EPS prescribing.
• Adaptability to change.
• Service Development.
• Experience or willingness to support GP Registrars in their daily surgeries.
• Self-audit and reflection

qualities and abilities

Essential

• Willingness to share and collaborate across entire primary health team.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams.
• Ability to work flexibly.
• Ability to recognize own limitations and act upon them appropriately.
• Willingness to learn new skills and to problem solve on a daily basis.
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
• Ability to work within the changing structures of the NHS and work to the requirements of other regulatory bodies.
• Caring with the ability to listen and empathise.
• Honest, good humoured and ability to display integrity at all times.

Desirable

• Ability to input to practice development requirements
• A demonstrable commitment to professional development.
• Adaptability to change

other

Essential

• Knowledge of current guidelines.
• Commitment to delivering a high standard of patient centred care.
• Commitment to continuity of care
• Patient empowerment.
• Patient advocate
• UK driving licence and car owner.
• UK work permit (if required).
• MPS/MDU/MDDUS membership

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully qualified GP, eligible to practice in the UK with GMC registration & on the Medical Performers List.
• Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate).
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

Desirable

• MRCGP.
• Sexual health services e.g. contraception implants, IUDs.

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).