Gp, Doctor​/Physician

Carlisle Healthcare is a large

NHS general practice partnership formed in 2016 following the merger of three established practices in the city. We operate over three sites and have aregistered population of approximately 40,000 people.

We are a dual practice Primary Care Network. We have welcomed and embraced the opportunities this gives us to innovate and redesign the delivery of comprehensive primary care.

We are a busy and innovative practice. We aim to deliver the best service for patients whilst recognisingthe finite resources that we have to hand. We also value the importance of supporting our administrative and clinical staff and colleagues with their ownwell-being aspiring to achieve a high level of professional satisfaction within our teams.

We are a GP training practice andalso have learners in a number of disciplines and at different stages(including medical students, nursing students, advanced clinical practitioner sand apprentices).

We have recently developed newpurpose built premises in the South of Carlisle which opened at the end of 2022and is our new headquarters. This has allowed us to rationalise our estate. We currently operate from three sites in Carlisle - North Carlisle Medical Practice CA3 9JZ
;
St Pauls Medical Centre CA1 1DG
; and our new site at Locke Road CA1 3UB
.

The post-holder will manage a caseload and dealwith a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

We are a large team including:

• 18 GPs
• 12 ANPs
• Home visiting team (including ANPs, Nurses, Paramedics, Occupational Therapists, Frailty Co‑ordinators)
• Social Prescribing Link Worker
• First Contact Physiotherapists
• Primary Care Mental Health Workers
• 28 Practice nurses and HCAs
• Senior management and administrative support teams
• We also work in collaboration with a number of clinicians who work remotely to augment clinical capacity

Job summary:

The post-holder will manage a caseload and dealwith a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

Clinical responsibilities:

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, thepost-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety ofduties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries,checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries,paperwork and online and normal correspondencein a timely fashion

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation topresenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation

Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiatedand undiagnosed problems

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs ofillness

Providing counselling and health education

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible

Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary(or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all thenormal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working withinprimary care.

Other responsibilities within the organisation:

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 computer-based patient records

Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read‑codingpatient data

Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Evidence of up to date statutory and mandatory training
• Experience of working in a multi‑disciplinary team
• Desire to develop an area of clinical/management
• Interest with Personal Development plan

• Ability to drive and holds a full UK driving Licence

• GMC Registration
• MRCGP

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.

Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working