Salaried General Practitioner

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 & signing repeat

prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports and correspondence

in a timely fashion.

undifferentiated & undiagnosed problems.

signs of illness.

Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.

agreed standards.

prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)

formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

all the normal duties & responsibilities associated with a GP working within

primary care.

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, reports and correspondence

in a timely fashion

undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

signs of illness.

Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.

and referring to other care providers as appropriate.

agreed standards.

prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).

formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within

primary care

the Organisation: -

policies/guidelines eg.prescribing, confidentiality,

data protection, health and safety

evidence-based best practice

setting within the organisation

records

Read-Coding patient data

other agencies, where appropriate

Confidentiality: -

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

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.

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: -

promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as

defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

according to Practice guidelines

undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risk

maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

Equality and Diversity: -

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

rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with

Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of

patients, carers and colleagues.

Development: -

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:

including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or

professional development

performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are

undertaking similar work

Quality: -

maintain quality within the Practice, and will alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

actions, either directly or under supervision

on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and

enhance the teams performance

meet patients needs

Communication: -

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

communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the

Implementation of Services: -

The post-holder will

standards and guidelines will affect own work

Valentine Health Partnership is a large state-of-the-art GP Training Practice based in the multicultural borough of Greenwich, with a list size of +32,000 patients and two surgeries, based in Woolwich & Shooters Hill. The practice is friendly, supportive and innovative.

At Valentine we are committed to health promotion & actively involved in a range of schemes & services to provide high-quality care to the local population. We have a Strong team ethos with close-knit clinical team & family-friendly working environment.

Part of a Primary Care Network and actively involved in a range of schemes and services to provide high-quality care to the local population.

We offer competitive remuneration as well as other benefits including:

Qualifications

Desirable: - *MRCGP

Experience

Essential: - *Experience of working in primary care in an area with significant health; - problems; - *Experience of providing primary care in and out of hours

Desirable: - *Experience in development of areas of clinical expertise; - *Experience of audit and improving care for patients

Knowledge & Understanding

Personal Skills and Qualities

Other

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