Salaried GP

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Salaried GP role involves autonomous, high-quality patient care, consultations, managing long-term conditions, diagnostics, prescribing, care plans, within a GP practice setting, handling administrative tasks, referrals, prescriptions, participating in clinical governance, audits, meetings, quality improvement, and contributing to the practice team, adhering to GMC standards, data protection, and potentially undertaking visiting duties, all while focusing on patient needs, safety, and continuous professional development.

The following are the core responsibilities of a Salaried GP. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

Core Responsibilities - Clinical

Patient Consultation:Deliver face-to-face, telephone, and video consultations to manage acute and chronic health conditions for a diverse patient caseload usually 24 patients a day covering your own patient list.

Diagnosis and Treatment:Make autonomous clinical decisions, including physical examinations, arranging investigations (e.g., blood tests, scans), and referring to secondary care or specialists

Prescribing:Issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions in line with national and local practice formularies

Home Visits:Conduct visits to patients' homes or care homes as part of the daily rota

Screening and Prevention:Identify disease risk factors and early signs of illness through screening and health education

Emergency Care: Participate in duty doctor/telephone triage

Administrative and Quality Duties

Clinical Administration:Process lab results, hospital correspondence, Docman, and medical reports

Clinical Records:Maintain clear, contemporaneous, confidential and accurate patient records using the Emis system

Quality and Audit:Participate in clinical audits, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) targets, and significant event reviews to improve patient care standards, clinical governance, and continuous improvement initiatives

Team Collaboration:Attend practice and clinical meetings and work within a multidisciplinary team including nurses, pharmacists and Advanced Care Practitioners

Correspondence:Process and action patient and hospital correspondence, with access to a dedicated Cedars Secretarial team

Training:Support medical students and contribute to practice development/training

Qualifications and Professional Requirements

Essential:Fully qualified GP with General Medical Council GMC registration and inclusion on the NHS National Performers List

Professional Standards:Adherence to GMC Good Medical Practice, confidentiality, and data protection

Professional Indemnity:Valid membership with a recognised medical defence organisation

Checks:EnhancedDisclosure and Barring Service DBS clearance.

Development:Commitment to annual appraisals and the five-yearly GMC revalidation process

Reporting Structure Report to the Business Manager for organisational/admin issues and Partners for Clinical matters

The list is not exhaustive and may change from time to time

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC Registered
• MBBS or equivalent medical degree
• MRCGP
• Inclusion on the Performers List
• MPS/MDUS/MDDUS membership
• DBS Enhanced Check

Experience

Essential

• Worked within a UK GP Setting
• EPS prescribing
• Computer literate ( Microsoft etc)
• Clinical systems (Emis)
• Triage Systems - although training will be provided

Desirable

• Knowledge of current guidelines
• Knowledge of current General Practice environment
• Understanding of demographic characteristics that affect health in the local area

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

The Cedars Surgery

Address

Cedars Surgery

24 Marine Road

Walmer

Deal

Kent

CT14 7DN

Employer's website

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