Southgates and the Woottons are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated salaried GP to join our well-established practices, split over two sites. 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.
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 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.
* 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.
* Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
* Applying practice policies, standards and guidance.
We have a combined list size of over 22,000 patients and provide our services to patients through a team of dedicated GPs, nurse practitioners, practice nurses, health care support workers and a robust and efficient administrative team. The practice also offers minor surgical procedures to the local population and GP led palliative care to a local hospice.
Kings Lynn is a beautiful historical town located in west Norfolk with direct rail links to Cambridge and London. There is a wealth of shopping facilities as well as restaurants, public houses and all the usual amenities expected of a market town. There are 3 secondary schools and one college all located in the town, plus further secondary schools in the surrounding villages. The Royal Estate of Sandringham and the coastal town of Hunstanton are right on the doorstep.
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