We are a forward-thinking, friendly, people-oriented medical training practice working in one of the top ten places to live in the North West. We are looking for a new salaried GP to join us. There are good transport links to The Lakes, Manchester, and Liverpool, and excellent local schools, both independent and state, golf courses, and a vibrant cafe culture.
Main duties of the job
* Undertaking 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, reports, and correspondence in a timely fashion.
* Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting medical problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation.
* Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
* Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
* Providing health education.
* Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
* Delivering enhanced services.
* Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
* All general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
About us
We can offer you:
* EMIS Web and Docman 10 paperless surgery with Nova managed triage system in place to reduce GP workload.
* A high achieving practice with over 11,000 patients including a proactive Participation Group.
* Progressive, diverse clinical team including 8 GPs, 2 Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Senior prescribing pharmacist, and pharmacy technician.
* Extremely supportive team with lots of social events organized throughout the year.
* Proactive PCN with roles provided including MSK practitioner, mental health worker, social prescribing, care home team, and physicians associate.
* Purpose-built modern premises at our main surgery in Lytham and branch surgery at Freckleton, both with attached services including District Nurses and Pharmacy on site.
* Regular in-house meetings and training.
* Rated Good by CQC.
* GP Training Practice.
* Gold award-winning practice for training for medical students.
* Mentoring for new team members available and we encourage special interests.
* Pro-rata on call depending on the number of sessions worked.
Job responsibilities
* Undertaking 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, reports, and correspondence in a timely fashion.
* Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting medical problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation.
* Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
* Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
* Providing health education.
* Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
* Delivering enhanced services.
* Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
* All general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Fully qualified GP with GMC registration.
* Eligibility to work in the UK.
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.
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