Salaried GP

• To be familiar with Good Medical Practice and follow the guidance it contains as directed by the General Medical Council. • To work as a member of the multidisciplinary Practice team to provide general medical services. The post holder will manage a busy caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting. • To help ensure the Practice provides the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients. • Clinical Responsibilities • The post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care. The following list is not exhaustive: In accordance with the Practice consulting schedule, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations (e.g. insurance companies) and letters on behalf of the practice. • Making professional decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers. • Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness. • Cover all clinical management of the patients in the surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results and 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. • Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards. • Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions. • Making referrals to other health care providers in line with national and local guidelines and pathways. • Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines. • Work with other members of the primary health care team in delivering high quality primary care. • Play a role in the practice achieving agreed QOF and other key performance indicator target Job description Job responsibilities • To be familiar with Good Medical Practice and follow the guidance it contains as directed by the General Medical Council. • To work as a member of the multidisciplinary Practice team to provide general medical services. The post holder will manage a busy caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting. • To help ensure the Practice provides the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients. • Clinical Responsibilities • The post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care. The following list is not exhaustive: In accordance with the Practice consulting schedule, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations (e.g. insurance companies) and letters on behalf of the practice. • Making professional decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers. • Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness. • Cover all clinical management of the patients in the surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results and 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. • Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards. • Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions. • Making referrals to other health care providers in line with national and local guidelines and pathways. • Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines. • Work with other members of the primary health care team in delivering high quality primary care. • Play a role in the practice achieving agreed QOF and other key performance indicator target