Gp, Healthcare

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Salaried GP to join this established and respected medical practice on a 12 month fixed term contract on a full time basis, with the possibility of an extension after the 12 months.

The post holder will be employed by Greenwich Health, the GP Federation in Greenwich. Greenwich has 7 primary care networks (PCNS) with list sizes of between 30-80,000 patients.

The Post holder will work for Valentine Primary Care Network.

The practice are looking to recruit a Salaried GP into their workforce with immediate effect and are offering 8 sessions per week, with a competitive salary of £11,500 per session. The practice use EMIS Web, Docman and the eConsult digital triage and online consultation platform.

The post-holder will manage acaseload and deal with 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 local organisation owned by our local GP Practices we care what happens in Greenwich and want to make a difference to our patients and our partners.
• We offer competitive remuneration as well as other benefits including:
  • Occupational sickness pay entitlement
  • Counselling services
  • Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Private Healthcare Membership - Benenden Healthcare
• We have a track record for developing individuals in their careers
• Through our partnerships in our local healthcare environment, we can develop shared posts for example, with the hospital trust and our GP practices.
• You will have ongoing support and mentorship.
• We have developed a working culture which harnesses openness and togetherness which has resulted in high staff retention rates.

Clinical Responsibilities:

In accordance with the Practice timetable, asagreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self 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, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.

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 fromthe caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.

Delivering enhanced services.

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acuteand 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 the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GPworking within primary care.

Other Responsibilities within the Organisation:

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant

Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health andsafety.

A commitment to life-long learning and auditto 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-Coding patient data.

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

Confidentiality:

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive

information in relation to their health andother matters. They do so in confidence and have

the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined inthis Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is tobe regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers,colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business

of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health and Safety:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their ownand others health, safety and security as defined in the…