Gp, Doctor​/Physician

Salaried GP position in a friendly and enthusiastic practice set within a vibrant, multicultural and expanding area. Would you like to be part of our supportive, enthusiastic and proactive team? We are a large training practice in Tottenham, North London, currently looking for equally enthusiastic and proactive individuals to join our team. We are seeking a Salaried GP with a view to partnership to cover up to 8 sessions p/week and help us deliver the highest standards of care for our patients.

Standard BMA contract and Medical Indemnity Cover will be provided. Salary negotiable depending on experience. Specialised clinical interests and/or an interest in teaching are welcome.

In accordance with the practice timetable as agreed, the post-holder will undertake a variety of duties, including telephone/video/virtual and face2face consultations, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion. In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

We are a large training practice based in comfortable purpose built premises only minutes away from Tottenham Hale and Seven Sisters stations. We are a licensed sponsor under the Skilled Worker immigration scheme. Our aim is to provide quality services in a caring and friendly environment, and offer a supportive working environment to all members of our team. We are keen to support training and personal development.

Job summary:

The post-holder will manage a caseload 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.

• 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 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
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
• 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
• 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 the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

• 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
• Contributi…