Locum GP - maternity cover
| Posting date: | 03 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 December 2025 |
| Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 1LJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | A2356-25-0003 |
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. 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. 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, triage, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion Respond to medical problems presented by temporary residents as required 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 To assist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions e.g. asthma, COPD Completion of clinically related administrative and non clinical duties need for the delivery of the service Providing counselling and health education Refer patients for further opinions and interventions according to practice protocols Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible) using EPS and ERD as first option Prescribing in accordance with the CCG 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. Maintaining, Monitoring & Updating Computer Database and Management of Medical Records & Practice Audits Ensure that practice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately with information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy and for practice recording requirements under IM&T protocols, QOF and enhanced services Respond to alerts on records Appropriate use of SNOMED codes Participating in the collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation of practice reports, performance monitoring and audits Participation in the auditing of Practice activity Participation in patient satisfaction audits Standards Duties must be completed within the following timescale: Routine Reports 1 week Repeat prescription same day Routine Letters within 2 working days Urgent Letters same day Telephone consultations / Visits same day.