Salaried GP

Belvoir

Health Group is a large and well-established practice serving the Rushcliffe

community across three

sites in Bingham, Cotgrave and Cropwell Bishop. With

approximately 26,50028,000

patients, we benefit from a broad and highly skilled

multidisciplinary team, including Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Practice

Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, Clinical Pharmacy Team, Social Prescribers and a

dedicated care-home team.

JOB TITLE - SALARIED GP

REPORTS TO - THE PARTNERS

HOURS OF WORK - 6 8 Clinical Sessions

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. Responsibilities will

reflect requirements of the NHS GP Contracts, and as such may be subject to

change as services adapt.

Clinical responsibilities

In accordance with the practice timetable, as

agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety

of duties including surgery to face, telephone and online consultations

and queries, visiting patients at home,

checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries paperwork

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 organisation

Assessing the health care needs of patients

with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

Screening patients for disease risk factors and

early signs of illness

In consultation with patients and in line

with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for

health

Providing counselling and health education

Admitting or discharging patients to and from

the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate

Recording clear and contemporaneous

consultation notes to agreed standards

Collecting data for audit purpose

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.

Completion of medical reports (including NHS

and private services as required)

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.

Confidentiality

While 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 implement and lead on a full range of

promotion and management their own and others health and safety and infection

control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice

health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and

published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

Using personal security systems within the

workplace according to practice guidelines

Awareness of national standards of infection

control and cleanliness and regulatory /contractual / professional

requirements, and good practice guidelines

Providing advice on the correct and safe

management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling,

use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements

Correct personal use of Personal Protective

Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use of PPE by others, advising on

appropriate circumstances for use by

clinicians, staff and patients.

We are

committed to collaborative working and providing a supportive environment in

which clinicians can develop their skills while delivering high-quality,

patient-centred care.

It is

essential that you have a strong level of clinical knowledge and demonstrate

excellent clinical skills.

For further

information about this role please contact Simon Tidman (Business Manager)

simon.tidman@nhs.net

Circumstances

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Qualifications