You 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.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working in primary care:
1. Surgery consultations
2. Telephone consultations
3. Home visits
4. Repeat prescriptions
5. Dealing with queries in a timely fashion
Assessing healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
Promoting and maintaining health and safety for themselves and other members of staff.
This list is not exhaustive.
About us
We are a very busy Practice with over 20,000 patients, committed to offering good practice. We aim to be timely, considerate, and responsive to the needs of our patients, safeguarding their needs to ensure they are our top priority.
Job responsibilities
Bexley Medical Group
JOB TITLE: SALARIED GENERAL PRACTITIONER
REPORTS TO: THE PARTNERS (Clinically), THE PRACTICE MANAGER (Administratively)
HOURS: TBC
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:
1. Make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, and queries.
2. Visit patients at home and check and sign repeat prescriptions.
3. Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems.
4. Assess the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
5. Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
6. Develop care plans for health in consultation with patients.
7. Provide counselling and health education.
8. Admit or discharge patients to and from the caseload and refer to other care providers as appropriate.
9. Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
10. Collect data for audit purposes.
11. Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
12. Prescribe in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary whenever clinically appropriate.
Other Responsibilities within the Organisation
1. Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines.
2. Commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
3. Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
4. Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records.
5. Attending training and events organized by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Confidentiality
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with sensitive information. All such information is to be regarded as strictly confidential and may only be divulged to authorized persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures.
Health & Safety
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others' health, safety, and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy.
Equality and Diversity
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity, and rights of patients, carers, and colleagues.
Personal/Professional Development
The post-holder will participate in any training program implemented by the Practice as part of this employment.
Quality
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice.
Communication
The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team.
Contribution to the Implementation of Services
The post-holder will apply Practice policies, standards, and guidance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Qualified GP
* Any other qualifications relevant to primary care
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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