Salaried GP

The practice timetable is designed to ensure the optimum delivery of our services to patients and other contractual obligations and these will vary over time.

In accordance with this, and at the present time, the postholder will undertake a variety of duties including, but not limited to, Triage Telephone and face to face consultations and queries Visiting patients at home and in the community hospital Checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries Handling results, correspondence and associated administrative tasks in a timely fashion (paper based, electronic etc). Participate and contribute to effective functioning of the practice team and its links to the wider communities Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness Develop care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols Provide counselling and health education Adhere to the clinical governance requirements of the practice Adhere to the information governance and information management requirements of the practice including the Quality and Outcomes Framework.

Participate in and comply with the commissioning requirements of the practice Prescribe in accordance with the practice prescribing guidelines Attend clinical meetings/other meetings as required Undertake other appropriate duties agreed between the practice and the employee.

In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

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