Salaried GP permanent position

• 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
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Undertaking audits as required
• Compiling and issuing repeat prescriptions
• 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.

• 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
• Taking a lead on mutually agreed with the Practice responsibilities that are contractual or an additional service provided by the Practice
• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate and completing mandatory (and additional voluntary) e-learning modules relevant to the post.

Essential

• Strong clinical skills with a commitment to high-quality patient-centred care
• Effective time management
• Experience of working in a GP Practice
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of current revalidation and last appraisal
• Eligibility to practice in UK independently

Desirable

• Familiarity with EMIS Web, Docman, DXS and Accurx systems
• Experience working within the Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF)
• Performers List registration
• Leadership skills and willingness to contribute to practice development and management