An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time salaried GP to join our friendly forward thinking team, at Severn Valley Medical Practice, Worcester. We are a dual sited training practice with a raw list size of 21,800. We benefit from a strong clinical and non-clinical workforce. The Practice boasts 17 GP's.
We are a pro‑active member practice of Worcester City Primary Care Network that provides services to some 130,000 patients. The strength of our PCN lies in its size and its robust leadership.
The successful candidate will provide general medical services, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered patients.
Core responsibilities of the Salaried GP are as below. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.
To support the GP Partners.
Undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations & emergencies, telephone consultations, on‑call/triaging, home visits, checking & signing repeat prescriptions, test results, patient medical reports and examinations, referral letters NHS/private/e‑referral, paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner.
Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or nationally agreed guidelines.
Severn Valley Medical practice is dual sited, with practices at Henwick Halt and Lyppard Grange. Both are purpose built as a medical practice and have ample staff and patient parking.
The practice uses an EMIS web clinical system. We have a strong educational background and proactively support employee development and advancement, wherever possible.
We are looking for an enthusiastic GP for 6 sessions per week, who can complement our well established team.Monday will form part of the work pattern for this role.
We pride ourselves on maintaining a positive work‑life balance for our staff and encourage a culture of full transparency.
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 practice offer a full range of appointments, both pre‑bookable and same day. We have a robust 'same day access' model, which is constantly under review to ensure optimisation and efficiency with regards to balancing patient demands and capacity.
The successful candidate will be required to:
Contribute on a pro rata basis to Extended Access.
Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems.
Assess the health needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
Collecting of data for audit purposes.
Contribute to successful achievement of the Quality Outcomes Framework and additional service obligations.
In general, the post holder will be required to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working in Primary Care.
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.