Job description

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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/authorising 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
• 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
• Complete referrals where appropriate for patients to secondary care and external/internal services
• Refer patients for appropriate diagnostic testing and report on results as required
• Collecting data for audit purposes
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated/electronic 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.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE ORGANISATION

• 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified GP.
• MRCGP.
• Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP.
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT).
• Eligibility:
• Full GMC Registration.
• National Performers List registration.
• Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU).
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently.
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.
• Occupational Health Clearance.

Experience

Essential

• Qualified GP.
• MRCGP.
• Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP.
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT).
• General understanding of the GMS contract.

Desirable

• Experience of medicines management.
• Experience of ICB/PCN initiatives.

Knowledge, Skills and Personal Qualities

Essential

• Outstanding level of clinical knowledge and skills commensurate with that of an experienced GP.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
• Strong IT skills.
• Clear, polite telephone manner.
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook.
• Effective time management (Planning & Organising).
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Problem solving & analytical skills.
• Polite and confident.
• Flexible and cooperative.
• Motivated, forward thinker.
• High levels of integrity and loyalty.
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations.
• Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations.
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient.
• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Effectively utilises resources.
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort.
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.
• Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes.
• Experience with clinical risk management.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Marden Medical Practice

Address

25 Sutton Road

Shrewsbury

SY2 6DL