General Practitioner

Key Responsibilities: Clinical In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, you will be available to undertake a proportionate share of a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, triage, 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 from other health care workers within the organisation Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards 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, you will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care Other responsibilities within the organisation: Specific responsibility for agreed clinical areas; Lead GP will discuss and allocate 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 the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate Be a member of the clinical team, attend clinical, education or business meetings and other meetings as appropriate and maintain close personal working relationships Seeks ways to reduce waste, water and energy usage within the office Person Specification Full GMC registration Inclusion in an English Performers List as a GP Skills and Experience Experience in any of the following desirable but not essential; family planning certificate, alcohol and substance abuse training Experience of delivery QOF Clait award and or ECDL or EITS Experience of and success at motivating and managing people in a changing environment Knowledge of national and local agenda in respect of primary care commissioning Familiarity with EMIS Attributes Good team player who is able to support, value and respect the contribution of all members Collaborative, adaptable, reflective and resilient Committed to continuous professional development and patient-centred care Able to self-analyse own work and performance