Salaried GP

Job responsibilities

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

Skills and personal attributes

Essential

• Understand the health and social needs of a local practice patient population
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients and other healthcare professionals.
• Ability to listen actively to patients in a non-judgemental manner.
• The ability to deal with criticism and work well under severe pressure.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Patience and a calm demeanour in stressful situations.
• Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing primary care
• Excellent time management skills.
• Excellent record keeping skills
• Experience with clinical IT systems e.g. SystmOne
• Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet Practice demands
• Sensitive and shows empathy in difficult situations
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, nurses, other staff and agencies (verbal, written and electronic formats)
• Caring attitude to patients
• Must value and appreciate the worth of others
• A recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion to patients and colleagues
• Progressive, forward-thinking attitude
• Commitment to continuing education and professional development

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality
• and Outcome Framework (QOF)
• Experience of supporting service change
• Formulating treatment plans and evaluation of progress
• Ability to work with integrated care pathways, protocols, and patient specific directives.
• Experience of service improvement and quality initiatives.
• Evidence of contributing to practice development and research in clinical area.
• Ability to understand the importance of and establish own role in Clinical Governance and risk management.
• Demonstrates evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)

Desirable

• Experience working in general practice/primary care environment
• Have an understanding of the needs of the vulnerable groups of patients that are registered

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully Qualified GP eligible to work in General Practice in the NHS
• MBBS or equivalent medical degree
• National Performers List Registration
• General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
• Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983
• Clear DBS report
• Evidence of commitment to ongoing personal & professional development
• Eligible to independently practice in the United Kingdom

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).