General Practitioner - Westfield Medical Centre

NHS Jobs; Newport; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A primary care provider in Newport is seeking a General Practitioner to deliver high-quality medical services to registered patients. The role involves managing a range of health needs, participating in on-call duties, and ensuring patient safety through effective consultations and care plans. Applicants must have full GMC registration and relevant experience in primary care.

Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC.
• Experience in managing patients with a wide range of health needs.
• Strong decision-making skills and ability to work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Provide general medical services to registered patients.
• Participate in on-call rota and holiday cover.
• Make professional autonomous decisions regarding patient care.

Job description

General Practitioner - Westfield Medical Centre

Job Summary To provide general medical services , providing services for registered patients. To provide high quality primary care services to the practice population as required by the Group in line with approved protocols and evidence based medical practice and guidelines. To manage patients, dealing with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, always ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients. To undertake all duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care Participate in on call rota and holiday cover. Duties and Responsibilities Clinical: Provide a full range of medical services as defined in the core GMS contract and additional and enhanced services where appropriate. Undertake a variety of duties (as agreed) including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with all queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion to ensure patient safety is not compromised. Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation. Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems. Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness. Develop care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols. Provide counselling and health education where appropriate. Refer patients to other care providers as appropriate. Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes in line with Good Medical Practice. Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible). Prescribe in accordance with the local PCN prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate. Undertake all duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care. On call duties.