ASalaried GP is sought to join the team at Abercromby Family Practice. Thesuccessful candidate will be enthusiastic, motivated and possess the necessaryqualifications and experience to work autonomously providing excellent care toour patients. Competitive salary dependent upon experience.
Wepride ourselves on providing high quality care to our diverse population. We look after circa7000 patients, use EmisWeb, are a Training Practice of long standing and are supported by a dedicatedand friendly staff team including a team of pharmacists meaning that theclinicians have much reduced administrative and repeat prescribingresponsibilities.
We are committed to equality and diversity, and strive for ourworkforce to be representative and inclusive of the complex and diversecommunity we are proud to serve.With this commitment in mind, we encourage individuals whoself-identify as having protected characteristics to apply for this role. We are keen to encourageapplications from women and gender minorities, members of the LGBTQ+ community,members of black, minority ethnic, minority faith groups and from those who aredisabled and/or neurodiverse. We aremindful that we may not always be aware of structural and systemic factorswhich might discourage or prevent certain minority groups and marginalisedpopulations from applying to join our team.If you are aware that any such barriers do exist let us know so wecan work to overcome and dismantle them.
Main duties of the job
Asa General Practitioner the post holder will be an autonomous professional andan integral member of the practice team.The post holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range ofhealth needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of carefor all registered and temporary patients.
About us
Wepride ourselves on providing high quality care to our diverse population. We look after circa7000 patients, use EmisWeb, are a Training Practice of long standing and are supported by a dedicatedand friendly staff team including a team of pharmacists meaning that theclinicians have much reduced administrative and repeat prescribingresponsibilities.
Job responsibilities
Job Description Salaried GP
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Asa General Practitioner the post holder will be an autonomous professional andan integral member of the practice team.The post holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range ofhealth needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards ofcare for all registered and temporary patients.
Dutiesand Responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
In accordance with the practicetimetable, as agreed, the post holder will make him/herself available toundertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephoneconsultations and queries, triage, visiting patients at home, checking and signingrepeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondencein a timely fashion. The post holderwill be expected to take part in on-call or duty doctor responsibilitieson a rota basis, normally once per week.
Making professional, autonomousdecisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred orreferred from other healthcare workers within the organisation.
Assessing the health care needs ofpatients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
Screening patients for disease riskfactors and early signs of illness.
In consultation with patients and inline with current practice disease management protocols, developing careplans for health.
Providing counselling and healtheducation.
Admitting or discharging patients toand from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
Recording clear and contemporaneousconsultation notes to agreed standards.
Record all relevant data to aid thepractice in meeting its performance targets.
Compiling and issuing computergenerated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand written prescriptionswhenever possible).
Prescribing in accordance with thepractice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinicallyappropriate.
In general the post holder will beexpected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associatedwith a GP working within primary care.
Administrativeand Other Responsibilities
To manage the normal administrative workloadgenerated by patient contact such as referrals by e-referrals, letters,medical certificates, queries from other health professionals, third partyreports etc.
Practice administration which is done on ashared/rota basis eg repeat prescriptions, clinical correspondence, results.
Awareness of and compliancewith all relevant practice policies/guidelines/protocols eg prescribing.
A commitment to life long learning andaudit to ensure evidence based best practice.
Contributing toevaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
Contributing to thedevelopment of computer based patient records.
Contributing to the summarising ofpatient records and read coding patient data.
Attending training and eventsorganised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Confidentiality
Inthe course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us togather, sensitive information in relation to their health and othermatters. They do so in confidence andhave the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and actappropriately.
Inthe performance of their duties outlined in this job description, the postholder may have access to confidential information relating to patients andtheir carers, practice staff and other health care workers. They may also have access to informationrelating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is tobe regarded as strictly confidential.
Informationrelating to patients, carers, colleagues, other health care workers or thebusiness of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons inaccordance with the practice policies and procedures relating toconfidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Supportthe confidentiality and Data Security and Protection agenda in line withPractice policies and current legislation.
Health and Safety
Ensureall accidents and dangerous incidents are investigated, recorded, reportedand where necessary any follow up action taken.
Inline with Practice policies ensure teams adhere to their individualresponsibilities for infection control and health and safety, using a systemof observation, audit and check, hazard identification, questioning,reporting and risk management.
Ensureall health and safety and infection control mandatory training is up to date.
Equality and Diversity
Thepost holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients,carers and colleagues, to include:-
Actingin a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpretingthem in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, andcurrent legislation.
Respectingthe privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
Behavingin a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non judgementaland respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.
Communication
Thepost holder should recognise the importance of effective communication withinthe team and will strive to:-
Communicateeffectively with other team members.
Communicateeffectively with patients and carers.
Recognisepeoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respondaccordingly.
Personal/ProfessionalDevelopment
Inaddition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any coursesand/or study days necessary to ensure that professional developmentrequirements are met, the post holder will participate in any trainingprogramme implemented by the practice as part of his/her employment, suchtraining to include:-
Participationin an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibilityford maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
Takingresponsibility for own development, learning and performance anddemonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similarwork
Quality
Thepost holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:-
Alertother team members to issues of quality and risk.
Assessown performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly orunder supervision.
Contributeto the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities andmaking suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team performance.
Workeffectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.
Effectivelymanage own time, workload and resources.
Contribution to Developmentand Implementation of Services
Thepost holder will:-
Applypractice policies, standards and guidance.
Discusswith other team members how the policies, standards and guidelines willaffect own work.
Participatein audit where appropriate.
General
Workas a flexible member of the team to ensure the smooth running of thepractice, providing support to other team members when necessary.
Thisjob description is not exhaustive and may be adjusted periodically afterreview and consultation. You will alsobe expected to carry out any reasonable duties which may be requested fromtime-to-time
Prepared by:Linda Foster
Title: Practice Manager
Date: 25th October 2021
Reviewed: 12th May 2026
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
* Certificate of completion of training (JCPTGP/PMETB)
* Inclusion on Performers List
* MRCGP
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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