Lawford Surgery, a semi-rural dispensing practice with about 5,500 patients, is recruiting a part-time salaried GP who can work flexibly across days and shifts. The role covers the full range of general practice: surgery and telephone consultations, home visits, chronic disease management, screening and repeat prescribing. The post sits within a multidisciplinary team, and the practice is part of North Colchester PCN, sharing ARRS staff. Applicants need full GMC registration and a place on the NHSE medical performers list.
What the job involves
- Carrying out surgery and telephone consultations, home visits, and dealing promptly with queries, paperwork, reports and correspondence
- Making autonomous clinical decisions on presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred by colleagues
- Assessing patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
- Developing care plans with patients in line with current disease management protocols
- Compiling, issuing and checking computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
- Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
- Providing health education
- Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards
- Collecting audit data and complying with QOF requirements
- Delivering enhanced services
- Carrying out all general duties associated with a GP working in primary care
Qualifications
Registration & licences
- GMC registration
- Place on the NHSE medical performers list
- Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
Experience
- Good understanding and experience of chronic disease management, primary prevention and screening services
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, used in a confidential manner
- Commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based practice
- Awareness of and compliance with practice policies, including prescribing, confidentiality, data protection and health and safety
Other
- Taking responsibility for own career development, learning and performance, including keeping mandatory training in date
What’s offered
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Life insurance
- Family benefits including an adult dependants' pension and children's pension
- Ill-health benefits
- 20% employer contribution
- Flexible working with regard to days and shift patterns