Old Road Medical Practice are seeking a salaried GP to join them at their Clacton surgery on a full-time basis to work over 4 days. Working as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to support and care for a diverse patient group.
This is a new role, where you will have the autonomy to shape the role to best meet the needs of our patients. We would especially like to hire an experienced GP with a specialist interest in gynae matters, to include menopause, gynae issues and HRT. However, this is not essential, and would love to hear from others with different specialist interests.
Main duties of the job
* Undertaking 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, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.
* Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting medical problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation.
* Assessing the healthcare 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.
* Providing health education.
* Recording clear 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.
About us
Old Road Medical Practice has been providing care and support to the residents of Clacton and Jaywick for over 40 years.
This is an exciting time to join the practice, as we move towards better access for patients whether it’s online, face to face or via the phone, promoting accessibility to everyone regardless of the time of day.
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
* Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
* Be on the NHSE medical performers list
Experience
* Good understanding and experience of chronic disease management, and primary prevention and screening services.
* Ability to take responsibility for your own career development, learning and performance and are responsible for ensuring that all your mandatory training is in date.
* Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies and guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
* Commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a confidential manner.
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.
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