Salaried GP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make them self available to undertake a variety of duties as would be expected for a GP including (but not limited to) surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports 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 within the organisation.

- Seeking advice from colleagues and organisations as appropriate.

- Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.

- 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.

- Providing counselling and health education.

- Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.

- Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

- Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.

- Delivering enhanced services.

- Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions

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

Other Responsibilities within the Organisation: -

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

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

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

- Contributing to the development 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

Experience

Essential

• Qualified GP to be registered on the Performers List
• A keen interest in partnership clinical, governance and business matters
• Not to have been disqualified from practising.

Desirable

• MRCGP or equivalent
• We welcome applications from experienced GPs as well as those recently qualified
• Experience of working in a GP practice
• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of partnership matters
• Specialist interests, skills and qualifications

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

St Peter’s Medical Centre

Address

St. Peters Medical Centre

Oxford Street

Brighton

BN1 4LA

Employer's website

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