Salaried GP
Somerset Gardens Family Health Care Centre
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Job summary
The post-holder will manage a caseload and 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.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Responsibilities:
- In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self 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
- Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
- 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
- Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
- Collecting data for audit purposes
- Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
- 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.
About us
Somerset Gardens Family Health Care Centre is a purpose built modern primary care centre in East Haringey. The practice is situated to the west of Tottenham High Road a few minutes walk from White Hart Lane overground railway station. It is a short drive from the North Circular Road. The practice has a gated car park available to practice staff.
The practice philosophy is to give attention to patients needs and see them as individuals. The partners are keen to provide a high quality of care to their patients, while maintaining a good work life balance for all. The partners along with the salaried GPs work within a well-functioning partnership, where they are supportive of one another and sensitive to each others needs.
The practice provides general medical services through a PMS contract with NHS Haringey to around 14000 patients in the surrounding area. The patient profile includes a significantly high ethnic mix with patients coming from a variety of cultural backgrounds. A proportion of the patients have settled locally and have remained with the practice for years, whereas others are transient with a high turnover.We are a training practice with capacity for three learners. We also have close links with Middlesex University for nurses education. The practice has a strong education focus.
The practice uses the EMIS PCS clinical computer system. The practice is also connected to the NHS Net. Hospital test results are received on-line.
Date posted
30 April 2024
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
A4302-24-0003
Job locations
4-6 Creighton Road
Tottenham
London
N17 8NW
Employer details
Employer name
Somerset Gardens Family Health Care Centre
Address
4-6 Creighton Road
Tottenham
London
N17 8NW
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