As a newly qualified GP within 2 years of qualification, you will undertake a variety of duties governed by the GMS contract. The role will include:
* In person consultations
* Telephone consultations
* Visiting patients at home and in nursing homes
* Checking and signing repeat prescriptions
* Dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence as required
* All aspects of clinical administration
Main duties of the job
Take accountability for the highest standards and professional decision making in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers across the practice / PCN.
Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate.
Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well as wider guidance such as that from NICE.
Ensure appropriate follow up of patients.
Record clear and immediate consultation notes to agreed standards within clinical systems.
Actively participate in clinical audits, learning events and practice meetings, within a culture of continuous improvement.
Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions avoiding hand-written prescriptions.
Prescribe generically whenever appropriately and in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice (as defined by British National Formulary guidance).
Work with and provide support for other members of the primary health care team & Federation.
Play a lead role in the practice achieving agreed and other key performance indicator targets as shaped by the Clinical Director and Federation team.
About us
Bolton GP Federation is a collective vehicle where Bolton's GP practices come together to deliver primary care; providing a place for collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and coordination. The Federation is a voice of the priorities, needs, and local intelligence of primary care into the wider healthcare system.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and we are proud of the services that we run, which include Primary Care Networks, Extended Primary Care, Experienced Nurse Network, and the Covid Vaccination Programme.
Our mission is to improve health and care. We meet everyday health and care needs for people by connecting primary care systems and using creative thinking to develop, improve, and support great local services.
Job responsibilities
Take accountability for the highest standards and professional decision making in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers across the practice / PCN.
Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate.
Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well as wider guidance such as that from NICE.
Ensure appropriate follow up of patients.
Record clear and immediate consultation notes to agreed standards within clinical systems.
Actively participate in clinical audits, learning events and practice meetings, within a culture of continuous improvement.
Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions avoiding hand-written prescriptions.
Prescribe generically whenever appropriately and in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice (as defined by British National Formulary guidance).
Work with and provide support for other members of the primary health care team & Federation.
Play a lead role in the practice achieving agreed and other key performance indicator targets as shaped by the Clinical Director and Federation team.
Person Specification
Skills
* Proven ability to observe strict confidentiality.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Ability to actively listen and empathise.
* Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Competent time management and self-organisational skills.
* Adaptable and forward-looking with a 'solutions-focused' approach to problem-solving.
* A proven commitment to professional development.
Experience
* Newly qualified GP within 2 years of qualification.
* Experience in the following:
* In person consultations.
* Telephone consultations.
* Visiting patients at home and in nursing homes.
* Checking and signing repeat prescriptions.
* Dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence as required.
* All aspects of clinical administration.
Qualifications
* The applicant must be a qualified GP with full GMC registration licence to practice.
* The applicant must be active on a performers list and have a UK drivers licence.
* Experience of working within a GP practice using EMIS specifically.
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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