Salaried GP

JOB TITLE: SALARIED GP
REPORTS TO: PARTNERS /PRACTICE MANAGER
HOURS/SESSIONS: 6 sessions per week
SALARY: To be discussed
Job Summary:
The salaried GP will be responsible for delivering the full range of primary care services as part of the practice ensuring the highest standards of care for the differing needs of our patient population. The salaried GP will work closely with the practice's multi-disciplinary team of other GPs, nurses and non-clinical staff to provide a high quality and accessible service to patients

• 6 x sessions per week
• 1 x Duty day out of 5
• To include 1 hour of extended hours (EA) out of contractual core open hours
• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, referrals and correspondence in a timely manner.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
• Providing counselling and health education.
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collecting data for audit purposes.
• Experience in Long Term Health Conditions
• Experience in Elderly patients Health conditions
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible. EPS is now implemented at the Practice)
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate which will include a DUTY day.
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
• Complete care plans required for local enhanced services

TRAINING AND EDUCATION

• Prepare for and complete the annual external appraisal process.
• Prepare for and complete the revalidation process.
• Undertake training that meets personal, mandatory and practice learning needs including recording of learning, reflection, complaints, information governance etc.
• Participate in and contribute to learning activities such as significant event reviews, clinical audit, protected learning time, video analysis of consultations.
• Contribute to delivering teaching for doctors in training in the practice and other health professionals in training

Other responsibilities with the Practice:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Contributing to the development of