Job summary
AUDLEM MEDICAL PRACTICE - We are a 5100 patient rural practicebased in the traditional Cheshire village of Audlem. We are looking for a part-time GP to work Tuesday, Thursday and Friday to support our current clinicalteam of 3 GP partners, 1 Nurse Practitioner, 1 Nurse Prescriber, and 1 Nurse Associate. We have embraced the ARRS scheme with a Social Prescriber,Physiotherapist, Pharmacist and Care Co-Ordinator working with an extendedadministration team to reduce the load on clinicians. We are a training practice and also hostKeele University Medical Students.
We are a friendly team and value allour staff and their well-being. Wesupport and encourage personal and practice development to improve both thecare we deliver and our working lives. We score highly on the national GP survey and having patients that arehappy with the service we provide helps us all feel good about what we do.
We have a monthly practice meeting anddevelopment session, regular clinical meetings and perhaps more importantly we promote an equal, informed, and enjoyable working environment, including sharedlunchtimes in the staff room.
We have excellent staff retention, andwe are looking for somebody who wants to develop their career and deliverexcellent care.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a Salaried GP, either experienced or newly qualified who is happy to work 3/4 days a week (4 - 7 sessions) we would need the successful applicant to deal with patients, both via the telephone and face to face, deal with prescriptions, look at clinical paperwork (our admin team operate a document management system, so only documents essential for a GP to see are sent through) deal with lab reports, referrals and all other administrative duties that GPs undertake.
About us
We are friendly team and value all the workforce and their wellbeing. We offer clinical support via a team approach and encourage personal development.
We score highly on the national GP survey and feel that our patients are happy with the service we provide.
We do an annual Practice away day which the staff really enjoy and we have low staff turnover. We have regular Practice and Clinical team meetings and catch up every day at lunchtimes. This significantly aids continuity of care for patients as well as supporting staff members whether that is administrative or clinical. Its also an opportunity to get to know the rest of the team on a personal level and the practice team really enjoy this time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 manner
Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems
Assessing the health needs to patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
Contributing to QOF requirements and producing plans and following protocols as required
Referrals and admissions
Dealing patient clinical correspondence and lab reports
Prescribing in accordance with accepted formulary
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes
In general the post holder will be required to undertake all duties and responsibilities associated with working in a GP practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Medical Degree
Desirable
2. GP Training Qualification helpful but not essential
3. Any other additional specialised qualifications would be helpful but not essential