Gp, Doctor​/Physician

Salaried GP post at St Andrews Surgery, a single-premises practice with about 6,700 patients, working alongside three GP partners, practice nurses, healthcare assistants and pharmacists. The work covers surgery and telephone or electronic consultations, home visits, acute and repeat prescribing, and care planning and referrals for patients with undiagnosed problems. The practice is a training site for GP registrars and students and delivers a range of enhanced services, including care homes and warfarin monitoring.

Entry depends on GMC registration and being on the performers list.

• Conducting surgery and telephone and electronic consultations
• Making autonomous clinical decisions on presenting problems, including self-referred patients and those referred by other staff
• Assessing the health needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Visiting patients at home
• Prescribing acute and repeat medicines in line with practice policy, formulary and guidelines
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
• Checking and signing repeat prescriptions
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• Developing care plans for health management
• Making timely referrals for further opinion and treatment
• Dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely way
• Assessing incoming electronic and paper correspondence on patient and non-patient matters

• Fully trained and accredited GP

• Registered with the General Medical Council
• On the Performers list

• Well motivated
• Works well as a member of a team
• Consultative approach, involving relevant people appropriately
• Willingness to be involved in QOF and enhanced services work
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good understanding of GMS contract requirements and the operation of QOF and enhanced services
• Good time management, punctuality

• 6 weeks annual leave per year
• 1 week study leave, pro rata