Job summary
Horsmans Place Surgery, Dartford
Salaried GP
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed GP to join our successful patient-focused team, providing holistic care services for 6-8 sessions per week at our long established practice in Dartford.
We are happy consider 2 GPs to work 4 sessions each.
The team at Horsmans Place Practice is a fantastically committed team aiming to be the number one GP practice in Dartford.
The practice going through a lot of changes so these are exciting times.
Main duties of the job
Horsman's Place is a four-partner practice with over 10,000 patients. The site is one of the few to be owned by the partners in the borough. Also due to succession planning the applicant may in future be considered to join the partnership.
About us
Excellent Competitive Salary negotiable depending on experience.
6 weeks annual leave and1 week study leave
Indemnity cover paid
Education, personal development, specialist interests encouraged for good work/life balance
Upgraded premises provide 7 consulting rooms, 3 nurse treatment rooms, and one offering community-based services.
Owned premises with 2 Partners.
EMIS Web clinical system
Docman 10/ AccuRx/ Voice Dictation software.
Highly Skilled Nursing Team, Pharmacists and First Contact Practitioners/ In House Physiotherapists.
Well Pharmacy attached to premises.
Current list size 10,100 patients; GMS contract.
Excellent QOF achievement
Paramedic Team who undertake home visits
Established reputation as a teaching/training/research practice for GP's and medical students.
Lead practice of Dartford Central Primary Care Network.
Interested parties should apply in writing or email with CV and covering letter to: Dr Nicholas Fernandes
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Informal visits encouraged.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JobSummary:
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.
ClinicalResponsibilities:
1. 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, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
2. Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation
3. Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
4. Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
5. In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
6. Providing counselling and health education
7. Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
8. Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
9. Collecting data for audit purposes
10. Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
11. Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
12. In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
13. Qualified GP on the National Performers list