General Practitioner GP

Apart from clinical responsibilities , the candidate would be expected to have: 1. Awareness of & compliance with all relevant Practice policies. 2. Commitment to life-long learning and contributing to evaluation/audit/ training & clinical standard setting within the organisation, 3. Maintaining confidentiality of data, 4. Promoting & maintaining their own & others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, 5. Support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, 6. Strive to improve the quality of services in all spheres by reflecting on own & team activities & making suggestions on ways to improve & enhance the teams performance, 7. Recognise that effective communication is the key to relationships with colleagues and patients and contribute to ways of improving our communication methods.

Please refer to Job description and Person specification for further information.

Job

title: General Practitioner

SUMMARY OF MAIN 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 registered and temporary patients.

STRUCTURE

Will report to the Lead GP (Clinically) and

to the Practice Manager (Administration)

Clinical Responsibilities: -

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, reports and correspondence in a timely

fashion.

in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from

other health care workers within the organisation.

patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.

factors and early signs of illness.

with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for

health.

education.

consultation notes to agreed standards.

complying with QOF requirements.

acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever

possible).

Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically

appropriate

expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities

associated with a GP working within primary

care.

Other Responsibilities within the

Organisation: -

relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data

protection, health and safety.

audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.

clinical standard setting within the organisation.

computer-based patient records.

patient records and Read-Coding patient data.

by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Primary Care Network (PCN) team.

Confidentiality: -

patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in

relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have

the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act

appropriately.

in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential

information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other

healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the

Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to

be regarded as strictly confidential.

colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only

be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and

procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and

sensitive data.

Health and Safety: -

The post-holder will assist in promoting

and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in

the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

the workplace according to Practice guidelines.

activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.

update knowledge and skills.

procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from

hazards.

Equality and Diversity: -

The post-holder will support the equality,

diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent

with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.

and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.

to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances,

feelings priorities and rights.

In addition to maintaining continued

education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to

ensure that professional development requirements for PREP are met, the

post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the

Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of

own personal and/or professional development.

development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities

to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality: -

The post-holder will strive to maintain

quality and risk.

accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.

team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to

improve and enhance the teams performance.

other agencies to meet patients needs.

resources.

Communication: -

The post-holder should recognise the

importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

members.

carers.

methods of communication and respond accordingly.

An exciting opportunity to join a progressive, innovative and expanding GP practice where staff wellbeing is a top priority.

You will be joining an experienced and collaborative multidisciplinary team consisting of:

9 GPs, 2 ANPs, 3 Practice Nurses, 2 First Contact Physiotherapists,1 Social Prescriber,1 HealthCoach,1MHP, 3 Clinical Pharmacists.

We are a training practice, providing training for GPs, medical students and nurses.

Staff Wellbeing Is Our Top PriorityAt Lynwood Medical Centre, we believe that looking after our staff is just as important as looking after our patients.

What We Offer- Competitive salary depending on experience

About Our Practice- Practice list size: 15,000+ patients

Come and Join UsIf you are looking for a practice where you can make a real difference, work alongside a fantastic team and enjoy a supportive environment that genuinely prioritises staff wellbeing, we would love to hear from you.

We welcome informal enquiries

Email: nelondonicb.practice.manager@nhs.net

Telephone: 01708 208669

Qualifications

Personal skills and qualities

Desirable: - Commited to working as part of a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency primary care team; - Openness to explore alternative working practices

Experience