Salaried GP

NHS Jobs; Bishop's Stortford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Bishop's Stortford is seeking a General Practitioner to work within a busy primary care team. The post holder will provide GP consultations, carry out home visits as required, manage repeat prescriptions, respond to prescription queries and support urgent appointment rotas.

You will follow current clinical guidelines, maintain accurate records using read coding, contribute to QOF data, and participate in appraisal and continuing professional development.

Job description

In general the post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care. In accordance with the practice timetable the post holder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, home visits, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, dealing with prescription queries, follow up investigation results and complete paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion. Duty doctor and urgent appointment team responsibilities, which will include an 8am start and 6.30 finish on a rota basis. Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems. Assessing the healthcare needs of patients. 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 patients. Providing counselling and health education appropriate to GP consultations Referring to other healthcare providers appropriately. Recording clear and accurate consultation notes to agreed standards, read-coding patient data ensuring the highest level of data quality. Collecting data for audit purposes. Compiling and issuing computer generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand written prescriptions where possible). Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate. Adhering to practice/local policies and guidelines in relation to prescribing. Proactive actions to ensure QOF data maximised. Ensuring QOF data entered during a consultation. Responsible for a personalized list of over 75 year old patients. Willingness and flexibility to embrace new clinical initiatives, protocols, enhanced services etc. that may be instigated from time to time. Show understanding and flexibility at times of increased patient demand and practice pressure. The post holder is expected to have an awareness of and compliance to all relevant practice policies/guidelines eg. Prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety (see below) Personal and professional development Responsibility to participate in formal appraisal and revalidation processes required to maintain registration. A commitment to lifelong learning and audit to ensure evidence based best practice. Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies where appropriate. Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintain a record of own personal and professional development.

Confidentiality

In the performance of their duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder will have access to confidential information relating to patients, their carers, colleagues and other healthcare workers. All such information is to be regarded as strictly confidential and can only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with practice policies procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data. The post holder may have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information is to be regarded as strictly confidential and can only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with practice policies procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health and Safety

The post holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health and Safety Policy. To include:

• Using personal security systems within the workplace.
• Identifying risks involved in work activities and undertaking those activities in a way that manages those risks.
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way, free from hazards.
• Reporting potential risks identified.

Equality and Diversity

The post holder will support the equality, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice policies and procedures and current legislation.
• Respecting privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Quality

The post holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance team performance.
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication

Communicate effectively with other team members. Communicate effectively with patients and carers. Using personal security systems within the workplace.

Equality and Diversity

The post holder will support the equality, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice policies and procedures and current legislation.
• Respecting privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Quality

The post holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance team performance.
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.