General Medical Practitioner

Dacorum Healthcare Providers Ltd; Hunton Bridge; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Dacorum Healthcare Providers Limited is seeking a General Practitioner to manage a diverse caseload in a primary care setting. The role involves autonomous clinical decision-making, home visits, and coordinating with other care teams to ensure high standards of patient care.

Applicants must hold full GMC registration, be on the Performers List, and have the right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship. The post emphasizes ongoing professional development within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration.
• Performers List registered.
• Must be able to start within 3 months of receiving conditional offer of employment.
• Must have indefinite right to work in the UK.
• The General Medical Practitioner must not be prohibited from performing any such service by regulation 24 of the NHS (Performers Lists) (England) Regulations 2013;
• Not suspended from NHS England list or from the Medical Act 1983 registers;
• DHPL does not have Home Office sponsorship status and cannot assist with visas.

Responsibilities

• Face-to-face surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries.
• Visiting patients at home and signing repeat prescriptions where appropriate.
• Develop care plans and disease management with patients in line with NICE guidelines.

Job description

The successful applicant must be able to start working within 3 months of receiving the conditional offer of employment. 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., To undertake duties governed by the contract and Direct and Local Enhanced Services comprising a variety of duties, including face to face 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., Clinical Responsibilities To undertake duties governed by the contract and Direct and Local Enhanced Services including: A variety of duties including face to face 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 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 In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health 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 Administration - dealing with queries, patient test results, referral letters, task, emails and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions 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. Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well as wider guidance such as that from NICE. Job description, Clinical Responsibilities To undertake duties governed by the contract and Direct and Local Enhanced Services including: A variety of duties including face to face 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 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 In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health 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 Administration - dealing with queries, patient test results, referral letters, task, emails and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions 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. Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well as wider guidance such as that from NICE.

Person Specification - Qualifications Essential

• Full GMC registration.
• Performers List registered
• Must be able to start within 3 months of receiving conditional offer of employment
• Must have indefinite right to work in the UK
• The General Medical Practitioner must not be:
• a. Prohibited from performing any such service by regulation 24 of the National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) Regulations 2013;
• b. Suspended from the list of medical practitioners maintained and published by NHS England in accordance with section 91 of the NHS Act 2006 or from the registers kept under section 2 of the Medical Act 1983;
• c. and/or Subject to interim suspension under 41A of the Medical Act 1983.
• DHPL does not have Home Office sponsorship status. This means that we are unable to provide any assistance with visas and all applicants / employees must have indefinite right to work in the UK in order to qualify for the job roles we offer.

Desirable

• Experience of working in NHS General Practice.
• Keeping up with CPD and good knowledge of current guidelines.
• Understanding of QoF, Medicines Management and the general working of GP practices.
• Understanding of EMIS Systems.
• Excellent communicator and team player.

Person Specification - Qualifications Essential

• Full GMC registration.
• Performers List registered
• Must be able to start within 3 months of receiving conditional offer of employment
• Must have indefinite right to work in the UK
• The General Medical Practitioner must not be:
• a. Prohibited from performing any such service by regulation 24 of the National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) Regulations 2013;
• b. Suspended from the list of medical practitioners maintained and published by NHS England in accordance with section 91 of the NHS Act 2006 or from the registers kept under section 2 of the Medical Act 1983;
• c. and/or Subject to interim suspension under 41A of the Medical Act 1983.
• DHPL does not have Home Office sponsorship status. This means that we are unable to provide any assistance with visas and all applicants / employees must have indefinite right to work in the UK in order to qualify for the job roles we offer.

Primary Care Networks (PCNs), supported by Dacorum Healthcare Providers Limited (DHPL), are developing new and exciting additional roles under the 2020 scheme to support GPs and clinical teams at enhancing patient services in the local community.

There is a wide socio-economic and demographic served within this area which will provide an interesting and varied case mix. The role will contribute to improving quality of patient care across the network of practices. DHPL has been awarded the Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (HVCCG) Certificate of Achievement in recognition of exceptional contribution to the Primary Care workforce under the category of Supported Retention and Recruitment of Staff. As such, you will be joining an enthusiastic team of clinicians and administrators and will be well supported with on-going professional development (training support, CPD and peer support). Always striving for excellence, we live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We have a clear vision, and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.