Job summary
Our mission statement is 'There for you all your life, your
good health with our support, empowering you to live well'. We believe in
offering a traditional family GP service enabled by modern technology to
empower patents and clinicians through a Partnership of Trust. We have enabled
over 81% of our patient population to have full records access and
understanding thereby improving digital and health literacy.
We are a CQC Outstanding training practice, operating across
2 sites in Hyde and Denton, Tameside, Greater Manchester, close to all major
motorway network links and within easy access of both the cosmopolitan
Manchester city and the beautiful rolling hills and moors of the Pennines
We currently have 5 partners, 2 Salaried GPs,1 Prescribing
Pharmacist, 1 ACP and 3 Practice Nurses and
a full complement of PCN staff. We pride ourselves on providing a high
standard of GP led care.
Main duties of the job
Provide the choice of direct access to an ACP, both in the Practice and
over the telephone, for the general practice population. Make professionally
autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountable.
Provide a first point of contact within the Practice for patients
presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, making use of skills in
history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical
decision-making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan
Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or
investigations and interpret findings/reports
Where the post holder is an independent prescriber to prescribe safe,
effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative
framework
Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient
care
Offer a holistic service to patients and their families, developing
where appropriate an on-going plan of care/support, with an emphasis on
prevention and self-care
Promote health and well-being through the use of
health promotion, health education,
screening and therapeutic communication skills
Contribute to the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain the
high standards of patient care and service delivery.
Help develop and set up new patient services and participate in
initiatives to improve existing patient
services
About us
We are a highly performing GMS Practice and have a dynamic
team who are forward thinking, pro-active and are working to find new and
smarter ways of delivering health, social and self care.
We offer a whole host of additional services, such as
Minor Operations, Joint injections, INR clinic and Women's heath, Teaching and
training of medical students, and ST1 to ST3 GP Trainees
Job description
Job 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
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat
prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all
the normal duties and responsibilities associated with an ACP working within primary care.
Job description
Job 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
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat
prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all
the normal duties and responsibilities associated with an ACP working within primary care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
- Prescribing qualification desirable.
- General Practice experience desirable.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
- Prescribing qualification desirable.
- General Practice experience desirable.
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).