Salaried GP

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.

Role Summary

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.

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, visiting patients at

home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries,

paperwork (docman) and correspondence in a timely fashion

Making professional,

autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred

or referred from other health care workers within the organization

Assessing the health

care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to

agreed standards

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

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat

prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)

Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing

formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

Collecting data for audit purposes

In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake

all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a General

Practitioner working within primary care.

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice

policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health

and safety etc

Contributing to the development of computer-based patient

records in a timely fashion

Contributing to the summarising of patient records and

coding patient data with applicable

codes relating to QOF and practice policies

Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard

setting within the organisation

A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure

evidence-based best practice

Attending training and events organised by the practice or

other agencies, where appropriate.

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

Assess own performance and take accountability for own

actions, either directly or under supervision

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on

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

the teams performance

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet

patients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective

communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members

Communicate effectively with patients and carers

Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of

communication and respond accordingly

Greenbank Medical Practice is committed to safeguarding and

promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and

expects all staff to share this commitment. The post holder will complete the

required level of safeguarding mandatory training, demonstrate a good

understanding of safeguarding and will strictly adhere to the Practices

safeguarding policies and procedures.

In the course of seeking treatment, 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 the performance of the duties outlined 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.

Information relating to patients, carers, 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 & Safety

The post-holder will be expected to promote and maintain

their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practices

Health & Safety Policy.

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and

rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples

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

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming 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 are met, the post-holder will participate

in any internal or external training programmes implemented by the Practice

relevant to their role. This will include all mandatory training and may

occasionally involve attending for training off-site.

We provide a friendly working environment with good CQC rating and high QOF achievement, supporting our team to develop skills and interests, a good work life balance and portfolio career.

We are a training practice and welcome the opportunity for any further career development.We are located in Oldham, in a large purpose built building and benefit from easy access to the motorway, public transport links and onsite parking.

We have a happy and skilled practice team who offer a high quality, responsive health care service. We pride ourselves on patient satisfaction and family centric values for both patients and staff, accommodating flexible working patterns where possible. We are a professional and focused team whilst retaining a friendly atmosphere.

Practice Information

4 partners

10,500 plus patients

Training practice with ST2 and ST3 resident doctors

Qualifications

Essential: - REgistered GP