General Practitioner

Western Road Surgery is looking for a General Practitioner to join their progressive, forward thinking clinical team at the surgery. The GP team is made up of 6 partners, and 1 salaried GP. The surgery also employs a pharmacist and nursing team, as well as a clinical coding team, reception team and home visiting team. As a GP here, correspondence, prescription queries and the majority of home visits are completed by other teams. The surgery also uses AccuRX for their digital triage system, used effectively each day.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Care: GPs assess, diagnose, and treat awide range of acute and chronic medical conditions for patients of all ages.They perform physical examinations, take medical histories, order and interpretdiagnostic tests, and provide appropriate treatments or referrals tospecialists when necessary. They also manage chronic diseases such as diabetes,hypertension, asthma, and heart disease, adjusting treatment plans andeducating patients on self-care.

Preventive Care and Health Education: GPsprovide routine check ups, immunizations, screenings, and lifestyle guidance,including diet, exercise, and smoking cessation, to prevent health problems andpromote wellness. They educate patients on managing chronic conditions andmaintaining overall health.

About us

Western Road Surgery makes up part of Billericay PCN. We are a forward thinking, driven, proactive surgery looking to increase our clinical workforce. We cover 13,000 patients, and are a very supportive practice with 6 partners on hand to help with any clinical advice.

Job responsibilities

Main Responsibilities

Clinical Care: GPs assess, diagnose, and treat awide range of acute and chronic medical conditions for patients of all ages.They perform physical examinations, take medical histories, order and interpretdiagnostic tests, and provide appropriate treatments or referrals tospecialists when necessary. They also manage chronic diseases such as diabetes,hypertension, asthma, and heart disease, adjusting treatment plans andeducating patients on self-care.

Preventive Care and Health Education: GPsprovide routine check-ups, immunizations, screenings, and lifestyle guidance,including diet, exercise, and smoking cessation, to prevent health problems andpromote wellness. They educate patients on managing chronic conditions andmaintaining overall health.

Administrative Duties: GPs maintain accuratepatient records, document care and education provided, issue prescriptions, andmanage referrals. They may also handle billing, insurance claims, andcompliance with healthcare regulations.

Collaboration and Teamwork: GPs work closelywith nurses, pharmacists, allied health professionals, and other specialists toensure comprehensive patient care. They participate in practice audits,accreditation activities, and after-hours or on-call services as needed.

Professional Development: GPs are expected tomaintain current medical knowledge through continuing education, adhere toprofessional standards and legislation, maintain medical indemnity insurance,and hold current resuscitation certification.

Other Responsibilities

Keep up to date with Mandatory Traning, as setout by the Practices policies and procedures

Be responsible for your own InformationGovernance and Data Protection, in line with the Practices policies andprocedures

Adhere to the Practices policies for Health andSafety, Safeguarding and Infection Control

Person Specification Experience

• Strong diagnostic and clinical skills
• Competent with IT systems
• Experience working in a Primary Care Network or a GP Surgery
• Experience working with SystmOne
• Experience in Audit and Quality Improvement

Qualifications

• Registered with the GMC
• Completion of a Residency Programme in General Practice

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.