Job summary
Join our warm
and patient-centred practice in the heart of our semi-rural community. Enjoy a
fulfilling role with 6 sessions, where you'll be welcomed by a friendly team
dedicated to providing exceptional care. The South Lakes area is a great place to live and work where you can enjoy making a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of our community.
Competitive salary and supportive work environment await you.
We can offer you an invigorating and supportive working environment with excellent opportunities for career development. You will be working alongside compassionate colleagues, who strive for a good work / life balance while achieving high-quality patient care.
We offer BMA model contract with a fair allocation of work across all the GP team.
Main duties of the job
The GP will undertake a variety of duties governed by the GMS contract and objectives of Enhanced services. including:
- In person consultations
- Telephone consultations
- Visiting patients at home and in nursing homes
- Checking and signing repeat prescriptions
- Dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence as required
- Clinical administration
About us
We are 2 site, dispensing practice in Kendal with around 17,500 patients keen to attract caring, motivated, and passionate colleagues. We offer a wide range of enhanced services including minor surgery, coil/implant fitting, plus Dermatology and ENT GPwER clinics.
We are a GP registrar and medical student training practice with an active frailty and care home support team. We are an accredited Veteran friendly practice, a Park Run practice andare proactive in women's health. We aim to develop an enhanced approach to men's health.
We are part of an excellent Primary Care Network and supported with clinical services from a wide range of disciplines. We offer
- Weekly clinical MDT meetings
- Protected daily coffee time with colleagues.
- Opportunity to develop clinical and non-clinical special interests.
We continually develop our systems to respond to the changing environment of primary care, aiming to minimise administration workload and maximise job satisfaction to the benefit of our patients and our team.
Newly Qualified GP Mentorship programme and GP retainer scheme are available, and we have recently supported a GP fellowship.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Make
professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether
self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the
organisation
Screen
patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
Cover
all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including
initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary
care or to other providers as appropriate
Develop
care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current
Practice disease management protocols as well wider guidance such as that from
NICE
Ensure
appropriate follow up of patients
Record
clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes to agreed standards
Participate
in clinical audits, and learning event analyses and practice meetings
Compile
and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions avoiding
hand-written prescriptions.
Prescribe
generically whenever appropriately and in accordance with the Practice
prescribing formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice (as defined
by British National Formulary guidance)
Work
with and provide support for other members of the primary health care team
Play a lead role in
the practice achieving agreed and other key performance indicator targets
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- The applicant must be a qualified GP with full GMC registration licence to practice, on a performers list and have a UK drivers licence
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in a GP practice using EMIS
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Observance of strict confidentiality
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to listen and empathise
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Competent time management and organisational skills
- Adaptable and forward looking with problem solving and a 'solutions focused' approach
- A demonstrable commitment to professional development
- Computer literate
Desirable
- Enjoys a semi-rural lifestyle
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
The James Cochrane Practice
Address
Helme Chase Surgery
Burton Road
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 7HR