Eight sessions per week required, between core contract hours.
In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care namely:
* In person consultations.
* Telephone consultations.
* Visiting patients at home and in nursing homes.
* Checking and signing repeat prescriptions.
* Dealing with queries, paperwork andcorrespondence as required.
* All aspects of clinical administration.
* Contribute to new ideas and be part of thePractice Team.
Main duties of the job
Take accountability for the highest standardsand professional decision making in relation to presenting problems, whetherself-referred or referred from other health care workers across the practice /PCN.
Screen patients for disease risk factors andearly signs of illness.
Cover all the clinical management of thepatients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations,reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers asappropriate.
Develop care and treatment plans in consultationwith patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols aswell wider guidance such as that from NICE.
Ensure appropriate follow up of patients.
Record clear and immediate consultation notes toagreed standards within clinical systems.
Actively participate in clinical audits,learning events and practice meetings, within a culture of continuousimprovement.
Compile and issue computer-generated acute andrepeat prescriptions avoiding hand-written prescriptions.
Prescribe generically whenever appropriately andin accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance and GoodPrescribing Practice (as defined by British National Formulary guidance).
Work with and provide support for other membersof the primary health care team & Federation.
Play a lead role in the practice achievingagreed and other key performance indicator targets as shaped by the ClinicalDirector and Federation team.
About us
We are an innovative andvibrant General Practice Surgery situated in a new purpose built Hub based inthe heart of Gorton. This Hub offersGorton Medical Centre to offer an increase in the number of clinical roomswhich will allow us to recruit more healthcare professionals and members ofstaff so that we can offer a wider range of services.
We hope to be able to offer arange of other services and work collaboratively with other services basedat the Hub.
We have a registered list of around 10,000 patients.
Job responsibilities
* Take accountability for the highest standards and professional decisionmaking in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referredfrom other health care workers across the practice / PCN.
* Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
* Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery asappropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, makingreferrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate.
* Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and inline with current Practice disease management protocols as well wider guidancesuch as that from NICE.
* Ensure appropriate follow up of patients.
* Record clear and immediate consultation notes to agreed standardswithin clinical systems.
* Actively participate in clinical audits, learning events and practicemeetings, within a culture of continuous improvement
* Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptionsavoiding hand-written prescriptions.
* Prescribe generically whenever appropriately and in accordance with thePractice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice (asdefined by British National Formulary guidance)
* Work with and provide support for other members of the primary healthcare team & Federation.
* Play a lead role in the practice achieving agreed and other keyperformance indicator targets as shaped by the Clinical Director and Federationteam.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience in the following:
* In person consultations
* Telephone consultations.
* Visiting patients at home and in nursing homes
* Checking and signing repeat prescriptions
* Dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence as required
* All aspects of clinical administration
Knowledge and skills
* Proven ability to observe strict confidentiality.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Ability to actively listen and empathise.
* Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Competent time management and self-organisational skills
* Adaptable and forward looking with a 'solutions focused' approach to problem solving.
* A proven commitment to professional development
Qualifications
* The applicant must be a fully qualified GP with full GMC registration licence to practice.
* The applicant must be active on a performers list and have a UK driver licence.
* Special interests.
* Training and mentoring
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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