Salaried GP

Are you a highly motivated GP, with a strong work ethic, looking to join a dedicated and supportive Primary Care Team?

We are seeking to recruit a salaried GP, with potential for partnership in the future if desired. Six sessions preferred but negotiable for the right candidate.

As we adapt to new challenges, we are open to discuss different approaches to the GP role, such as a primarily admin or a non-listed salaried GP, while considering flexibility to cover. We encourage out-of-the-box thinking and welcome suggestions of alternative ways of working.

Main duties of the job

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities:

- The post holder will undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, messages, investigations, 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.

- Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and offering preventative medical advice.

- 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 and, if appropriate referring to other care providers.

About us

With a list size of approximately 16,700 patients, patients are cared for by a team of:

• 6 GP Partners, 2 Salaried GPs, 2 Retainer GPs, and 2 Resident GPs
• 1 Clinical Pharmacist, 1 Nurse Practitioner and 1 Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner
• 6 Practice Nurses
• 4 Health Care Assistants
• Prescription Team, including two Pharmacy Technicians and two dispensing assistants
• Excellent admin team
• A range of hosted services including an Employment and Benefits Adviser

In addition to Practice Staff, patient have access to additional roles through Billingham and Norton Primary Care Network, including a team of Social Prescribing Link Workers, Health and Wellbeing Coaches, First Contact Practitioners, and a Mental Health Practitioner

Job responsibilities

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. The post holder mayhave a list of patients for whom they have overall responsibility for, including ensuring their annual medication reviews are performed.

Clinical Responsibilities

The post holder will undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, messages, investigations, checking and signing repeat prescriptions anddealing 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.

Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and offering preventative medical advice.

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness in consultation withpatients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing careplans for health and, if appropriate referring to other care providers.

Providing counselling and health education.

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to accepted GMC standards.

Recording data to support the Quality and Outcomes Framework targets and clinical audit activities.

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding handwritten prescriptions whenever possible).

Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) wheneverthis is clinically appropriate.

In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties andresponsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Other Responsibilities within the Organisation:

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, eg prescribing,confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.

A commitment to life-long learning, audit and peer appraisal, to ensure evidence based best practice.

Contributing to training of GP Registrars, medical students and the nursing team.

Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the Practice, including monitoring and updating patient records for the purpose of QOF and enhanced services.

Contributing to the upkeep of computer-based patient records.

Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data.

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

Person Specification Qualifications

• Current GMC Registration
• Inclusion on the GP register
• Commitment to patient care

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.