Salaried GP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

The post holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health care needs within a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care are delivered to all registered and temporary patients.

Clinical Responsibilities

• In accordance to the practice timetable, the post holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including face to face consultations, telephone consultations, visiting patients at home (when required), checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries and general workflow administration
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care professionals within the practice setting
• 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 consultations with patients in line with current practice disease management protocols
• Providing counselling and health education
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Collecting data for audit purposes
• Compiling and issuing computer generated acute and repeat prescriptions
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate
• In general, the post holder will be expected to undertake all normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working in primary care

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• . Full qualified GP with GMC registration
• . Evidence of annual appraisal and revalidation
• . General practice (vocational training scheme) trained
• . On GP Performers List
• . UK work permit

Desirable

• . Evidence of continued professional development
• . MRCGP
• . UK driving licence

Experience

Essential

• . Experience in dealing with chronic disease management
• . Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork
• . Time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure
• . Computer literacy
• . Clinical governance
• . Self audit and reflection

Desirable

• . Delivery of QoF targets
• . Experience of working in primary care
• . Experience of EMIS Web
• . Experience of working with multi disciplinary teams
• . Adaptability to change and new ways of working

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Duke Street Surgery

Address

4 Duke Street

Barrow in Furness

Cumbria

LA14 1LF

Employer's website

https://www.dukestreetsurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)