General Practitioner - Hodge Hill

NHS; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health service provider in Coventry is looking for a skilled health professional to manage a caseload of patients. You will assess, diagnose, and treat patients, ensuring high standards of care in a primary care setting. This role requires a strong understanding of NHS policies and the ability to work under pressure. The ideal candidate must possess an MBBS or equivalent medical degree and hold full GMC registration.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in primary care in an area with significant health problems.
• Understanding current NHS policies.
• Ability to maintain high confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Make professional, autonomous decisions on patient problems.
• Assess healthcare needs of patients with undiagnosed problems.
• Develop care plans for health with patients.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

IT skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical degree

Full registration to General Medical Council (GMC)

MRCGP

Job description

The main purpose of the job is act independently to manage acaseload of patients referred to Discharge to Assess beds (D2A), and to providefull comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment/appropriate management,onward referral and discharge to this complex range of patients. The supportingadmin team with ensure the most up to date patient list is provided.

The post holderwill also be required to manage a caseload and dealwith a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring thehighest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Responsibilities

In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, thepost-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of dutiesincluding surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visitingpatients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing withqueries, paperwork, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.

About us

Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance is committed to supporting and delivering high quality primary care services to the local population and strengthening and developing general practices.

We are a private company limited by shares, and as such, we are wholly owned by the practices within our Federation, covering a total population of around 450,000.

We continue to provide a range of high quality, accessible and responsive services, whilst always looking forward to find new ways to support general practice and our local population.

Our aim is to strengthen primary care for a stronger NHS. Our work plan continues to evolve to support local and national local policy developments, as well as local practice, Network and partner needs in terms of Supporting, Innovating, Delivering and Educating.

Job responsibilities

Making professional, autonomous decisionsin relation to presenting problems, whether self- referred or referred fromother healthcare workers within the organisation.

Assessing thehealthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.

In consultation with patients andin line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing careplans for health.

Providing counselling and healtheducation.

Admitting or discharging patientsto and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.

Recording clearand contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards. Collecting data foraudit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.

Delivering enhanced services.

Compiling and issuingcomputer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoid hand-writtenprescriptions whenever possible).

Prescribing in accordance withthe Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinicallyappropriate.

In general the post-holder willbe expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associatedwith a GP working within primary care.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working in primary care in an area with significant health problems
• Experience of providing primary care in and out of hours
• Experience of audit and improving care for patients.
• Understanding the role of medical services in a wider public health agenda
• Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the areas
• Understanding current NHS policies
• Development of areas of clinical expertise

Other Requirements

• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours if required
• Full license holder with access to transport, as the post will require travelling to practices
• Clear vision of role and commitment to working in Primary Care

Skills and Attributes

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, both written and verbally
• Good organisational skills
• Able to work under pressure
• Working on own initiative
• IT skills (including word processing and database work) as relevant to General Practice
• Committed to quality and patient satisfaction

Values and Attitudes

• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and discretion at all times.
• Ability to work under pressure

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree
• Full registration to General Medical Council (GMC)
• Certification of Completion of Training (JCPTGP/PMETB)
• Inclusion on Performer List
• Evidence of a commitment to on-going personal and professional development
• MRCGP

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.