Enhanced Access General Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 75 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A one-year fixed-term enhanced access GP post with Sutton Primary Care Networks, the collaborative body for Sutton's four PCNs. The GP will assess, diagnose and treat urgent and routine problems, prescribe and hand ongoing care back to registered practices.

Sessions are face-to-face at designated sites or remote by phone or video; experience with EMIS Web and Accurx is beneficial. Applicants must be GMC registered and on NHS England Medical Performers List.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration and licensed to practise.
• Experience using EMIS Web and Accurx for remote consultations.

Responsabilités

• Provide face-to-face, telephone and remote consultations within Enhanced Access Service.
• Assess and diagnose urgent, routine, acute and long-term conditions.
• Prescribe safely and cost-effectively per guidelines.
• Make referrals and liaise with community pharmacies.
• Hand over ongoing management to patient’s registered practice.
• Conduct safe remote consultations and recognise when face-to-face review is needed.
• Escalate significant clinical concerns and participate in safeguarding processes.
• Issue fit notes and other clinical documentation as appropriate.
• Provide health promotion, prevention and self-management advice.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and information governance compliance.

Formation

GMC registration

Outils

EMIS Web

Accurx

Description du poste

A one-year fixed-term enhanced access GP post with Sutton Primary Care Networks, the collaborative body for Sutton's four PCNs. The work centres on assessing, diagnosing and treating urgent and routine problems, prescribing, making referrals and handing ongoing care back to registered practices. Sessions are either face to face at designated sites or remote by phone or video; remote clinicians need an approved practice laptop with EMIS Web and Accurx. Applicants need GMC registration and a place on the NHS England Medical Performers List.

What the job involves

• Provide face-to-face, telephone and remote consultations within the Enhanced Access Service
• Assess and diagnose urgent, routine, acute and long-term conditions from history, examination and test results
• Prioritise clinical problems and start treatment, including emergency intervention
• Prescribe safely and cost-effectively, in line with national and local guidelines
• Make referrals and liaise with community pharmacies where needed
• Hand over ongoing management to the patient's registered practice
• Conduct safe remote consultations and recognise when face-to-face review is needed
• Escalate significant clinical concerns, incidents and risks
• Take part in safeguarding processes and act on concerns
• Issue fit notes and other clinical documentation within professional competence
• Provide health promotion, prevention and self-management advice
• Keep accurate clinical records and comply with information governance

Qualifications

• Fully qualified GP registered with the GMC and licensed to practise
• Mandatory training up to date: safeguarding adults and children, information governance, equality and diversity, basic life support, conflict resolution, infection prevention and control

Registration & licences

• Inclusion on the NHS England Medical Performers List
• Professional indemnity cover appropriate for general practice

Experience

• Previous experience working as a GP within UK primary care
• Experience using EMIS Web
• Working autonomously and making safe clinical decisions in an enhanced access setting

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of NHS primary care pathways and referral processes

Nice to have

• Previous experience in an Enhanced Access, GP Out of Hours, Urgent Care or Walk-in Centre service
• Experience working across multiple GP practices or PCNs