Job summary
The Colne Practice in Rickmansworth is seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking General Practitioner to join our dedicated team. We are offering a salaried position for 4 sessions per week, specifically on Thursdays and Fridays. If you are looking to join a motivated, supportive and forward-thinking team, then this could be the perfect opportunity.
Main duties of the job
- Share of routine and urgent appointments both face to face and telephone
- Prescribe as per local & national guidelines
- Share of home visits routine and emergency
- Time-manage completion of administration: letters, results, tasks, referrals, telephone calls, emails
- Take responsibility for appropriate referrals (following local guidance and good medical practice) and administration pertaining to them
- Checking and signing share of repeat prescriptions
- Cover for colleagues in exceptional circumstances such as sudden illness, taking into account the individual doctors external commitments such as childcare.
- On call sessions pro rata
- Work with other health and social care providers to ensure a safe and integrated service. Provide comprehensive assessment, advice, and treatment for the registered practice population.
- Maintain accurate and comprehensive records of consultations using both EMIS clinical system
- Provide clinical support to other members of staff, both clinical and administrative, in achieving the highest possible standards of care and QOF and Enhanced Services targets.
About us
With a list size of 10,400, Colne Practice has a strong emphasis on personal lists, continuity of care and patient focused services. We are looking for a motivated, caring GP to join our friendly, hardworking team consisting of 5 partners, 2 salaried GPs, 3 clinical pharmacists, physiotherapist and excellent support from nursing and admin teams.
We are a recognised Teaching Practice, actively involved in the education and development of GPs, FY2 doctors, and medical students from Brunel and Cambridge medical schools. Additionally, we host training afternoons for our Primary Care Network (PCN) training days. We would be delighted to welcome the new GP team member to participate in these educational activities, particularly if they are interested in developing their teaching and mentoring skill set. Furthermore, our practice offers an in-house Minor Surgery and Joint Injection service. The GP leading this service is enthusiastic about supporting training opportunities and would be happy to provide supervision if this area aligns with the new colleague's professional interests.
We are committed to fostering a supportive environment for growth and professional development.
Job description
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you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not
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Job description
Job responsibilities
If
you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not
hesitate to get in contact with us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care within the surgery, patients own home or other environment where patient care is carried out
- Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly referring patients to other services/agencies in a timely manner, utilising Practice, PCN and local guidelines.
- Recognise the need for and be able to perform and interpret investigatory procedures, including laboratory and radiology.
- Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
- Ensure appropriate follow up of patients
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care
- Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans
- Recognise and work within your own competence and in accordance with professional codes of conduct, maintaining accurate and contemporaneous health records
- Independently prescribe for patients within your scope of practice. Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines.
- Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
- Review medications following the appropriate policies, NICE/local clinical guidelines and local care pathways.
- Maintain an awareness of developments in clinical practice and awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety and QOF standards.
- Be aware of your duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to our policies and procedures on Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care within the surgery, patients own home or other environment where patient care is carried out
- Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly referring patients to other services/agencies in a timely manner, utilising Practice, PCN and local guidelines.
- Recognise the need for and be able to perform and interpret investigatory procedures, including laboratory and radiology.
- Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
- Ensure appropriate follow up of patients
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care
- Support the delivery of anticipatory care plans
- Recognise and work within your own competence and in accordance with professional codes of conduct, maintaining accurate and contemporaneous health records
- Independently prescribe for patients within your scope of practice. Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines.
- Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
- Review medications following the appropriate policies, NICE/local clinical guidelines and local care pathways.
- Maintain an awareness of developments in clinical practice and awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety and QOF standards.
- Be aware of your duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to our policies and procedures on Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults.
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).
