Salaried GP

To work as an autonomous practitioner, to provide general

medical services to manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health

needs in a primary care setting. To ensure the highest standards of care for

all patients whilst adhering to the GMC standards for good medical practice.

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 manner

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

On a rotational basis, undertake on-call surgery

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

Collecting data for audit purposes

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

In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care, including participating in all aspects of QOF, QIF and all enhanced services

Other responsibilities within the practice

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

Participate in the educational and training events of the practice

Participation in an annual individual performance review and appraisal within the practice, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Prepare and complete the revalidation process and external annual peer appraisal

Qualifications

Experience

Desirable: - EMIS/Docman user skills

Experience