General Practitioner

Clinical Duties • Undertake routine and urgent patient consultations. • Assess, diagnose, treat, and manage acute and chronic medical conditions. • Conduct face-to-face, telephone, and video consultations as appropriate. • Make appropriate referrals to secondary care and community services. • Prescribe safely and effectively in accordance with local and national guidelines. • Promote health education, prevention, and self-management. • Maintain accurate, contemporaneous, and comprehensive clinical records. Administrative DutiesThe post holder will have allocated admin time within their sessions to undertake: • Reviewing and actioning pathology and investigation results. • Processing clinical correspondence and hospital letters. • Managing prescriptions and medication reviews. • Completing referral forms and associated documentation. • Reviewing tasks and workflow generated through patient contacts. • Responding to clinical queries from practice staff. • Completing insurance reports and other non-NHS work by mutual agreement. On-Call Responsibilities • Participate in the practice duty doctor/on-call rota for one day per week. • Provide clinical leadership for urgent same-day patient requests. • Support GPs, nursing staff, and the wider multidisciplinary team with urgent clinical advice. • Manage urgent clinical correspondence and enquiries arising during the on-call period. • Ensure timely assessment of patients requiring same-day intervention. Team Working • Work collaboratively with practice nurses, pharmacists, paramedics, physician associates, care coordinators, and administrative staff. • Participate in practice meetings and multidisciplinary team meetings. • Support the teaching and supervision of trainees, medical students, and other healthcare professionals where appropriate. Quality and Governance • Participate in clinical audit and quality improvement activities. • Contribute to the achievement of QOF and enhanced service targets. • Maintain compliance with GMC standards and professional revalidation requirements. • Adhere to all practice policies relating to safeguarding, information governance, infection control, and health and safety. Job description Job responsibilities Clinical Duties • Undertake routine and urgent patient consultations. • Assess, diagnose, treat, and manage acute and chronic medical conditions. • Conduct face-to-face, telephone, and video consultations as appropriate. • Make appropriate referrals to secondary care and community services. • Prescribe safely and effectively in accordance with local and national guidelines. • Promote health education, prevention, and self-management. • Maintain accurate, contemporaneous, and comprehensive clinical records. Administrative DutiesThe post holder will have allocated admin time within their sessions to undertake: • Reviewing and actioning pathology and investigation results. • Processing clinical correspondence and hospital letters. • Managing prescriptions and medication reviews. • Completing referral forms and associated documentation. • Reviewing tasks and workflow generated through patient contacts. • Responding to clinical queries from practice staff. • Completing insurance reports and other non-NHS work by mutual agreement. On-Call Responsibilities • Participate in the practice duty doctor/on-call rota for one day per week. • Provide clinical leadership for urgent same-day patient requests. • Support GPs, nursing staff, and the wider multidisciplinary team with urgent clinical advice. • Manage urgent clinical correspondence and enquiries arising during the on-call period. • Ensure timely assessment of patients requiring same-day intervention. Team Working • Work collaboratively with practice nurses, pharmacists, paramedics, physician associates, care coordinators, and administrative staff. • Participate in practice meetings and multidisciplinary team meetings. • Support the teaching and supervision of trainees, medical students, and other healthcare professionals where appropriate. Quality and Governance • Participate in clinical audit and quality improvement activities. • Contribute to the achievement of QOF and enhanced service targets. • Maintain compliance with GMC standards and professional revalidation requirements. • Adhere to all practice policies relating to safeguarding, information governance, infection control, and health and safety.