Salaried General Practitioner

Job Summary

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.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves 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.
• Covering the local Community Hospital Ward, Minor Injuries Unit during working hours.
• Taking a share in the on-call duty doctor rota for urgent care.
• 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
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
• 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
• Collecting data for audit purposes
• 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, 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 organisation
• Contributing 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.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of commitment to ongoing personal & professional development.
• Eligible to independently practice in the United Kingdom.
• Experience working in general practice.
• An understanding of the needs of the vulnerable groups of patients that are registered.
• Understand the health and social needs of a local practice patient population.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to listen actively to patients in a non-judgemental manner.
• The ability to deal with criticism and work well under pressure.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Patience and a calm demeanour in stressful situations.
• Formulating treatment plans and evaluation of progress.
• Ability to work with integrated care pathways, protocols, and patient specific directives.
• Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing primary care.
• Ability to develop and deliver evidence based care.
• Experience of service improvement and quality initiatives.
• Ability to understand the importance of and establish own role in Clinical Governance and risk management.
• Demonstrates evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
• Excellent time management skills.
• Excellent record keeping skills.
• Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Sensitive and shows empathy in difficult situations.
• Caring attitude to patients
• A recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion to patients and colleagues.
• Progressive, forward-thinking attitude.
• Commitment to continuing education and professional development.

Desirable

• Experience with Emis clinical IT system
• Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality
• and Improvement Framework (QIF).
• Evidence of contributing to practice development and research in clinical area.

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully Qualified GP eligible to work in General Practice in the NHS.
• MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
• National Performers List Registration.
• General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003.
• Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983.
• Clear DBS report.
• Eligible to independently practice in the United Kingdom.

Desirable

• Post graduate qualification or special interest in minor surgery, diabetes, Child health, Contraception, ring pessaries, learning disabilities or teaching

Job Requirements

The post-holder will be expected to work in a fast-paced environment, managing a caseload and dealing with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting. The post-holder will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

The post-holder will be expected 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.

The post-holder will be expected to work in accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, and will be responsible for covering the local Community Hospital Ward, Minor Injuries Unit during working hours.

The post-holder will be expected to take a share in the on-call duty doctor rota for urgent care and will be responsible for making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.

The post-holder will be expected to assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and will be responsible for screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.

The post-holder will be expected to develop care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols and will be responsible for providing counselling and health education.

The post-holder will be expected to admit or discharge patients to and from the caseload and refer to other care providers as appropriate and will be responsible for recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

The post-holder will be expected to collect data for audit purposes and will be responsible for compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).

The post-holder will be expected to prescribe in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate and will be responsible for undertaking all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

The post-holder will be expected to work in accordance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety and will be responsible for contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.

The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the development of computer-based patient records and will be responsible for contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data.

The post-holder will be expected to attend training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

The post-holder will be expected to demonstrate evidence of commitment to ongoing personal & professional development and will be responsible for being eligible to independently practice in the United Kingdom.

The post-holder will be expected to have experience working in general practice and will be responsible for understanding the needs of the vulnerable groups of patients that are registered.

The post-holder will be expected to understand the health and social needs of a local practice patient population and will be responsible for having excellent verbal and written communication skills.

The post-holder will be expected to be able to listen actively to patients in a non-judgemental manner and will be responsible for being able to deal with criticism and work well under pressure.

The post-holder will be expected to have strong attention to detail and will be responsible for being patient and having a calm demeanour in stressful situations.

The post-holder will be expected to formulate treatment plans and evaluate progress and will be responsible for being able to work with integrated care pathways, protocols, and patient specific directives.

The post-holder will be expected to understand the current issues and challenges facing primary care and will be responsible for being able to develop and deliver evidence based care.

The post-holder will be expected to have experience of service improvement and quality initiatives and will be responsible for being able to understand the importance of and establish own role in Clinical Governance and risk management.

The post-holder will be expected to demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development (CPD) and will be responsible for having excellent time management skills.

The post-holder will be expected to have excellent record keeping skills and will be responsible for demonstrating awareness of the importance of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

The post-holder will be expected to be sensitive and show empathy in difficult situations and will be responsible for having a caring attitude to patients.

The post-holder will be expected to have a recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion to patients and colleagues and will be responsible for having a progressive, forward-thinking attitude.

The post-holder will be expected to have a commitment to continuing education and professional development.

How to Apply

Applications should be submitted to [insert contact details].

Equal Opportunities

Llandrindod Wells Medical Practice is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.

Disclaimer

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Language

The language of the job is English.

Location

The job is based at Llandrindod Wells Medical Practice.

Working Hours

The working hours are [insert working hours].

Salary

The salary is [insert salary].

Benefits

The benefits include [insert benefits].

Interviews

Interviews will be held at [insert location] on [insert date].

References

References will be taken up in accordance with the practice's policy.

DBS Check

A DBS check will be required for this post.

Qualifications

The post-holder will be expected to hold the following qualifications:

• Fully Qualified GP eligible to work in General Practice in the NHS.
• MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
• National Performers List Registration.
• General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003.
• Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983.
• Clear DBS report.
• Eligible to independently practice in the United Kingdom.

Desirable Qualifications

The post-holder will be expected to hold the following desirable qualifications:

• Post graduate qualification or special interest in minor surgery, diabetes, Child health, Contraception, ring pessaries, learning disabilities or teaching

Language Code

The language code for this job is en.