ARRS GP

NHS Jobs; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in the United Kingdom is seeking a General Practitioner to provide safe, evidence-based medical care to registered patients. The role includes face-to-face, telephone and video consultations, managing a wide range of acute and chronic conditions, developing treatment plans and arranging investigations.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care, participate in safeguarding, governance, and teaching activities, and undertake home visits when clinically

Qualifications

• Maintain GMC registration and licence to practise.
• Remain on the NHS England Medical Performers List.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, effective and evidence-based medical care to patients registered with the practice.
• Undertake face-to-face, telephone and video consultations as appropriate.
• Assess, diagnose and manage patients with acute, chronic and complex conditions.
• Develop and implement treatment and management plans.
• Arrange investigations and interpret diagnostic results.
• Make referrals to secondary care and other healthcare professionals.
• Provide health promotion and preventative care.
• Ensure continuity of care where appropriate.
• Support ongoing management of chronic diseases (diabetes, hypertension, asthma, COPD, CHD, heart failure, CKD, mental health).
• Undertake home visits where appropriate and liaise with community teams.
• Prescribe medicines safely and cost-effectively with review of regimens.
• Identify safeguarding concerns and participate in safeguarding processes.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and coding.
• Participate in clinical governance, audits, and continuing professional development.
• Support education and multidisciplinary team development.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Care

• Provide safe, effective and evidence-based medical care to patients registered with the practice.
• Undertake face-to-face, telephone and video consultations as appropriate.
• Assess, diagnose and manage patients presenting with a wide range of acute, chronic and complex medical conditions.
• Develop and implement appropriate treatment and management plans.
• Arrange investigations and interpret diagnostic results.
• Make appropriate referrals to secondary care, community services and other healthcare professionals.
• Provide health promotion, preventative care and lifestyle advice.
• Ensure continuity of care where appropriate.

Management of Long-Term Conditions

Support the ongoing management of patients with chronic diseases, including:

• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Asthma
• COPD
• Coronary Heart Disease
• Heart Failure
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Mental Health Conditions

• Participate in the development and review of patient care plans.
• Work collaboratively with the wider clinical team to improve outcomes for patients with long-term conditions.

Home Visits

• Undertake home visits where clinically appropriate and in accordance with practice procedures.
• Assess and manage patients unable to attend the surgery due to illness, frailty or disability.
• Liaise with community teams and support services to ensure coordinated patient care.

Prescribing

• Prescribe medicines safely and appropriately in accordance with current legislation, local prescribing policies and national guidelines.
• Promote medicines optimisation and cost-effective prescribing.
• Review medication regimes and monitor treatment effectiveness.
• Support safe prescribing practices within the practice.

Safeguarding

• Identify and manage safeguarding concerns relating to children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• Act in accordance with local and national safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Participate in safeguarding meetings and case reviews where required.

Clinical Administration

• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous and legally compliant clinical records.
• Process pathology results, hospital correspondence and clinical documents in a timely manner.
• Complete insurance reports, medical certificates and other clinical documentation as appropriate.
• Ensure appropriate clinical coding and record keeping.

Quality Improvement and Clinical Governance

• Participate in clinical audit, quality improvement projects and service development initiatives.
• Contribute to achievement of Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) targets and other contractual requirements.
• Participate in significant event reviews and learning activities.
• Support the implementation of national and local clinical guidance.
• Promote a culture of patient safety and continuous improvement.

Teaching and Training

• Support the education and development of medical students, trainee doctors and other healthcare professionals where appropriate.
• Participate in practice-based learning activities.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary team education and development.

Multidisciplinary Team Working

Work collaboratively with:

• GP Partners
• Practice Nurses
• Advanced Nurse Practitioners
• Clinical Pharmacists
• Pharmacy Technicians
• Healthcare Assistants
• First Contact Practitioners
• Social Prescribers
• Care Coordinators
• Community and Secondary Care Teams

• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and case discussions.
• Support integrated and coordinated patient care.

Professional Responsibilities

• Maintain full registration and licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC).
• Remain on the NHS England Medical Performers List.
• Adhere to the standards outlined in GMC Good Medical Practice.
• Participate in annual appraisal and five-yearly revalidation.
• Maintain professional competence through continuing professional development (CPD).
• Comply with information governance, confidentiality and data protection requirements.
• Complete mandatory and statutory training.

Practice Responsibilities

• Support delivery of NHS contractual requirements and enhanced services.
• Participate in practice meetings and clinical discussions.
• Contribute to service development and practice resilience planning.
• Assist in developing and implementing practice policies and procedures.
• Support achievement of practice objectives and strategic priorities.

General Responsibilities

• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Work in accordance with practice policies and procedures.
• Maintain a professional and compassionate approach at all times.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to the role and level of responsibility.