Bridge Cottage Surgery is recruiting for an enthusiasticsalaried GP for part or full‑time. We are a large semi‑rural training practice based in Welwyn, Hertfordshire with easy access to the A1M (15 minutes from London). We run a traditional General Practice model with a skill mixed primary healthcare team.
Main duties of the job 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.
About us
We are a training practice for GPST, Nursing and Medical Students
We use SystmOne clinical system
We are a high QOF achiever
CQC rated ‘Good’
List size approximately 16,000 patients
Good facilities and excellent administration
Home visiting service provided by Acute in Hours Visiting Service
We are part of Hertford & Rurals PCN
Extended Access provided by our Federation
Job responsibilities Clinical Responsibilities:
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
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
Compiling and issuing computer‑generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand‑written prescriptions whenever possible)
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
Other Responsibilities within the Organisation:
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, eg prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
A commitment to life‑long learning and audit to ensure evidence‑based best practice
Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisationContributing to the development of computer‑based patient records
Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read‑Coding patient data
Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate
Qualifications
Post graduate qualification in General Practice. Completion of vocational training
Full registration with GMC and a recognised medical defence organisation
Registered and approved on the Medical Performers List
Pre‑employment checks all SGPs will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check prior to being approved
Experience
Excellent clinical, communication and interpersonal skills
Willingness to contribute to multi‑professional working
Ability to work well within the practice team
Evidence of accountability
Experience of contribution working with Partners towards QOF, PCN, Local and national Enhanced services and other contractual obligations held by the practice
Understanding of the Principles of clinical audit
Knowledge of IT Clinical Systems (SystmOne)
Experience of End of Life care for patients
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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