Salaried GP
| Posting date: | 22 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 May 2024 |
| Location: | Slough, SL2 1HD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A3559-24-0007 |
Summary
To provide the full range of NHS General/Primary Medical Services to the patients registered to the Farnham Road Medical Group (FRMG), temporary residents and patients presenting for immediately necessary treatment including clinical examination, diagnosis, treatment and referral as appropriate. 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 triage, video & electronic message consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, on-call/duty work, extended hours sessions. checking and signing prescriptions. dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence as required in a timely fashion including but not limited to: Electronic Prescription Services (EPS). Checking and signing of repeat prescriptions (where EPS does not apply). Safeguarding reports. Dealing with EMIS queries/tasks. Patient test/blood results. Patient medical reports and examinations (e.g. for insurance companies). 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. Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols. To promote and maintain optimum health of the registered patient population of FRMG by identifying, planning and undertaking specific health promotional activities with identified individuals and target groups in order to improve their health and facilitate further service development. 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 including following the practice policies for coding and recording information. Collecting data for audit purposes. Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions. Prescribing in accordance with the practice or local prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.