General Practitioner Hereford Road Surgery

Hereford Road Surgery are excited to be offering the opportunity for a salaried GP to join our popular and friendly practice. We are looking for a GP to join our patient focused team for up to 8 sessions per week, could be split between 2 GPs.

We are a small, enthusiastic dispensing practice offering services to almost 5,200 patients in the beautiful market town of Abergavenny.

Main duties of the job

1. Clinical assessment, care and treatment of our patients
2. Associated medical administration including management of test results, referrals, and share of practice clinical administration
3. Support the delivery of care by clinical colleagues
4. Help the practice meet QOF goals
5. Assist with research needs

About us

We pride ourselves on our welcoming and professional approach from our whole team which includes 2 GP partners, 3 Salaried GPs, 2 Practice Nurses, 1 Treatment Room Nurse, 1 HCA, LHB Pharmacist, Diabetic Specialist Nurse, Midwife, St Davids Nurse, Drug Support Worker and onsite dispensary. This is all backed up by our efficient reception and admin team.

Job responsibilities

1. In accordance with the practice schedule, you will make yourself available to undertake a variety of duties. These include face to face consultations, telephone consultations, home visits, checking and signing prescriptions, and dealing with queries in a timely fashion.
2. Perform clinical examinations of patients to assess, diagnose and monitor conditions
3. Diagnose and treat various illnesses ailments
4. Liaise with other healthcare professionals e.g., midwives, pharmacists, health visitors, district nurses.
5. Contributing to QOF requirements and recording data appropriately.
6. Developing care plans for health related illnesses.
7. Screening patients for health education.
8. Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
9. Use of EMIS Web.

Job summary:

The post holder will deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Clinical responsibilities

1. 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.
2. Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
3. Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
4. Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
5. Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
6. Providing counselling and health education
7. Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
8. Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
9. Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions, avoiding handwritten prescriptions whenever possible.
10. 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.

Other responsibilities within the organisation:

1. Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
2. A commitment to life long learning and audit to ensure evidence based best practice
3. Contributing to evaluation, audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
4. Contributing to the development of computer based patient records
5. Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read coding patient data
6. Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
7. Share workload of medical, insurance reports and other admin tasks.

Person Specification Experience

• Experience of working in primary care
• Understanding of GMS contract requirements
• Good knowledge of chronic conditions management
• Experience of working with EmisWeb

Qualifications

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
• Eligible to work in general practice in the NHS
• Registered on the medical performers list
• MBChB and MRCGP qualifications
• Registered on the Wales medical performers list

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.

Depending on experience Salary Available Upon Request 4 to 8 sessions a week