Salaried GP

Brockworth Surgery; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local health practice in Gloucester is looking for a Salaried GP for 5 sessions weekly, with the potential for future partnership. The role involves patient consultations, both in surgery and over the phone, and requires the ability to make professional decisions regarding patient care. Candidates will assess health care needs, develop care plans, and prescribe medication as appropriate. The practice is known for its excellent patient service and community involvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in a primary care setting.
• Demonstrated ability to assess health care needs.

Responsibilities

• Undertake surgery consultations and telephone consultations.
• Make professional, autonomous decisions related to patient care.
• Assess health care needs of patients with undiagnosed problems.
• Screen patients for disease risk factors.
• Develop care plans in consultation with patients.
• Provide counselling and health education.
• Admit or discharge patients from caseload.
• Record clear consultation notes.
• Collect data for audit purposes.
• Compile and issue prescriptions.
• Prescribe according to clinical appropriateness.

Job description

We are looking for a SalariedGP for 5 sessions per week. There is scope to explore the idea ofjoining the partnership in the future.

Main duties of the job

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including 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 fashionMaking professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisationAssessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problemsScreening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illnessDeveloping care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocolsProviding counselling and health educationAdmitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriateRecording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standardsCollecting data for audit purposesCompiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriateIn general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

About us

Our friendly, forward thinking practice is looking for a similarly like-minded GP to join us in continuing to provide an excellent quality service to our patients. We are an innovative practice with a reputation for providing good patient care and have major links in the local community with an excellent Patient Participation Group.

Job responsibilities

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including 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
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
• 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
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
• 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.

Person Specification

Experience

• see attached personal specification
• specification

Qualifications

• see attached personal specification
• see attached personal specification

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.