Gp, Doctor​/Physician

Salary:
Depending on experience Up to £11,188 per session x 6 sessions

Initially looking for maternity cover with a view to becoming permanent and potentially a partner GP. We are looking to cover 6 sessions. You would be joining an excellent team of 2 Partners, 3 Salaried GPs, ACP, Physician Associate, nurses and a PCN pharmacy team. We are seeking someone to enhance our team and who shares our ethos.

We fully recognise the need for work/life balance and support from colleagues.

The post holder will work as a GP using their professional skills and knowledge to provide a high standard of care to our very supportive, well trained friendly and multi-disciplinary team.

The post holder will provide effective clinical admin, audit and manage as appropriate to the role.

The post holder will be an active team member, participating in update meetings, clinical meeting and education sessions.

Killamarsh Medical Practice serves approx. 8500 patients in North East Derbyshire and we have great transport links being close to the M1 and M18. We serve a very settled community and border with Sheffield and Rotherham.

We pride ourselves on providing a high quality service covering a full range of primary care - we are well-regarded locally and delighted to be rated CQC Good. We have a strong focus on learning together, with an established meeting structure across all areas of work.

Our clinical system is Systm One, and we use Accu Rx and eConsult as part of our access/appointment system.

We play a full part in the North East Derbyshire PCN, as one of 4 practices who work well together. There are exciting plans underway with additional roles, as well as local system redesign to help us thrive into the future.

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will 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

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.

Undertake an equitable share in prescription management and other administrative duties.

Undertake Duty Doctor sessions as agreed after initial induction period.

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety

Training

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‑coding patient data

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

All our clinicians are encouraged to take an active role in training within the practice

The post holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health and safety and security as defined in the practice…