Salaried GP (Partnership Potential)
An excellent opportunity has become available for a GP to join a highly regarded training practice as a Salaried GP (Partnership Potential).
A highly regarded, forward-thinking Teaching Practice, combining the valued elements of a traditional family practice, with a progressive attitude. There are exciting opportunities for the future and long-term stability.
Main duties of the job
Clinical 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.
- Taking a share in the on-call duty doctor rota for urgent care.
- 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
- 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.
Overview of your organisation
Located in Knighton, Powys within easy commute of Shrewsbury or Hereford, set in beautiful countryside. On-site parking is available for GPs
The beautiful rural location still offers a variety of clinical cases, and the surgery are happy for an incoming GP to develop further professionally. You would also benefit from managed admin and minimal home visits
Other responsibilities within the organisation:
- Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
- 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
- Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records
- Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data
- Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Essential criteria
- Fully Qualified GP eligible to work in General Practice in the NHS. MBBS or equivalent medical degree. National Performers List Registration. General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003. Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983. Clear DBS report. Eligible to independently practice in the United Kingdom.
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate qualification or special interest in minor surgery, diabetes, Child health, Contraception, ring pessaries, learning disabilities or teaching
To apply for the above post, please email Gary May by clicking the Apply button.