Salaried General Practitioner (Newly Qualified)

Job description

Job responsibilities

In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will undertake a variety of duties including face to face and telephone consultations. Visiting patients at home or within Care Homes as required; check and sign repeat prescriptions, process pathology results and deal with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion

Make professional and 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

Referring to other care providers and services as appropriate

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 and recording care plans for health

Providing counselling and health education

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards on the clinical computer system

Involvement in clinical audit and Significant Event analysis

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

Requirement to participate in the on-call rota to provided duty doctor cover, between 0800 1830.

Requirement to participate in the enhanced access rota (approx 1:12) Saturday mornings, 0830 1200.

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

Regular attendance at monthly Practice Clinical meetings, Medicines Management, Palliative Care/CST meetings

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. safeguarding children and adults, prescribing, data protection and confidentiality, health and safety, etc

Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation

Participation in the training programme for Registrars and medical students

Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records

Contributing to the summarising of patient records and appropriate coding of patient data

Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

Reporting potential risks identified.

A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work. Maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Approved medical degree
• Unrestricted registration with the General Medical Council
• Approved VTS training and certificate of completion issued by the JCPTGP within the last 2 years and no previous employment as a GP in primary care
• Inclusion on a Medical Performers List

Desirable

• MRCGP
• Previous general practice experience
• Enhanced training/specialism/areas of interest
• S1 and AccuRx experience

Essential criteria

Essential

• Good IT skills and ability to record data on clinical computer systems
• Ability to conduct face to face and telephone consultations
• Excellent communicator; telephone and interpersonal skills
• Good time management; ability to work to an average of 15-minute appointments
• Ability to work under pressure
• Participation in annual appraisal and revalidation
• Flexibility and a team worker
• Clean driving licence

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Wellbrook Medical Centre

Address

Wellbrook Medical Centre

Welland Road

Hilton

Derby

DE65 5GZ

Employer's website

https://www.wellbrookmedical.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)