Salaried Gp

Woolpit Health Centre; West Stow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Woolpit Health Centre in a rural village is seeking a salaried GP to join our friendly, supportive team. We require a minimum of four sessions, up to eight, with a mix of surgery and telephone consultations, home visits, and management of repeat prescriptions. The post emphasizes high-quality, evidence-based primary care and collaborative working within the practice.

Applicants should be fully qualified GPs with GMC registration and be eligible to work in the UK. Informal visits are welcomed.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration.
• UK registration and eligibility to work in the UK.
• Experience in primary care and team-based care is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Make professional autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems.
• Assess health care needs of patients with undifferentiated problems.
• Screening for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Develop care plans in collaboration with patients.
• Provide counselling and health education.
• Prescribe within formulary and manage caseload effectively.

Skills

Independent decision making

Patient communication

Clinical judgement

Education

GMC registration

Job description

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a motivated and committed Salaried GP to join our friendly, supportive team.

We are looking for a minimum of four sessions, up to a maximum of eight.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will 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, patient test results and reports and other paperwork and correspondence.

About us

Woolpit Health Centre is a large, rural practice situated in the picturesque medieval village of Woolpit. We are very easily reached by the A14 from Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge and Ipswich.

Informal enquiries and visits to the Practice are welcomed.

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all patients.

They will undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, home visits, dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.

• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems.
• 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 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.
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary.
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies.

The post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care, including enhanced access hours.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.