ARRS Salaried GP Fixed Term Contract

support the GP partners in the Practice to manage a busy, interesting clinical

caseload. The appointee will also have the opportunity to take part in leading on

key disease areas (monitoring trends in treatment, staff training and

prescribing) and assist in developing appropriate healthcare services for a

diverse suburban patient list; including Directed Enhanced Services

commissioning, patient participation and health promotion.

The

post-holder will manage a patient caseload and deal with a wide range of health

needs, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary

patients.

support the GP partners in the Practice to manage a busy, interesting clinical

caseload. The appointee will also have the opportunity to take part in leading on

key disease areas (monitoring trends in treatment, staff training and

prescribing) and assist in developing appropriate healthcare services for a

diverse suburban patient list; including Directed Enhanced Services

commissioning, patient participation and health promotion.

The Practice

Partners.

1)

accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make

him/her-self 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,

referrals and correspondence in a timely manner.

2)

Making

professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether

self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the Practice.

3)

Assessing

the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed

problems.

4)

Screening

patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.

5)

In

consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management

protocols, developing care plans for health.

6)

Providing

counselling and health education.

7)

Admitting

or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care

providers as appropriate.

8)

Recording

clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

9)

data for audit purposes.

10) Compiling and issuing

computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written

prescriptions whenever possible).

11) Prescribing in accordance with the

Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically

appropriate.

12) Ensuring that all work carried out

which carries a private fee is properly recouped and accounted for; e.g.

Medical Reports, Insurance reports, Private letters to third Parties etc.

13) In general, the post-holder will be

expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated

with a GP working within primary care.

Responsibilities within the practice

1)

of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g.

prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.

2)

A

commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best

practice.

3)

to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the Practice.

4)

to the development of computer-based patient records.

5)

to the summarising of patient records and accurate Read-Coding of patient data.

We are a long established General Practice providing quality health care in Sparkhill. We strive to provide safe and compassionate care for all our patients in an environment that supports the whole of our team

Qualifications

Essential: - Qualified GP