Salaried GP – Taverham Partnership & Bacon Road Medical Centre
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Job summary
We are excited to offer the great opportunity to become a new member of our clinical team. We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and forward-thinking GP to join our team across two surgeries.
We are a friendly and welcoming practice that operates 2 surgeries in Norwich. We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and forward thinking GP, who puts patient care at the core of their ethos, to join our team.
Across the 2 sites our team consists of 9 GPs, Clinical Pharmacist, 3 Practice Nurses, and 4 HCAs supported by a team of Patient Coordinators, dispensers, administrators and approachable management.
We will consider applicants looking for 6 to 8 clinical sessions per week.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as one of a team of GPs delivering general practice services to c13,000 registered patients. They will also provide support to our trainers by assisting with debriefing trainees and students and providing occasional tutorials.
About us
We are a friendly practice who are enthusiastic about providing patient centered care and developing our team.
Some of the key features of the organisation are: -
GMS Contract
15 minute appointments.
Both Practices are teaching environments, hosting over the 2 sites years 1, 2, 3 & 4 medical students, FY2s, ST1s and ST3s.
SystmOne clinical system with Ardens.
Rated "Good" by the CQC.
User of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPSr2)
Patient base of c13,000 patients over 2 sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job summary:
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.
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 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
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.
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
Fully qualified and registered GP.
Desirable
Experience of SystmOne
To apply for this position please send your CV and covering letter to johnisherwood@nhs.net.