Gp, Doctor​/Physician

We are seeking a quality driven and motivated GP to join our friendly, busy Northampton practice for 6 sessions per week
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We are a large training practice with a list size of approximately 12,000 patients
, supported by a strong multidisciplinary team including an experienced Nursing team, Clinical Pharmacists, the ARRS team, and a wide range of additional staff.

The postholder will manage their own caseload and deliver high quality clinical care across a broad range of primary care presentations, ensuring safe, effective, and patient centred care.

• Provide a full range of GP clinical services, including facetoface, telephone and online consultations, home visits, duty doctor work, and management of clinical correspondence.
• Manage an individual caseload and make autonomous clinical decisions for patients presenting with undifferentiated conditions.
• Assess, diagnose, treat and manage patients with acute and longterm conditions, including screening for risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Develop personalised care plans in line with current clinical guidance and practice protocols.
• Provide health promotion, disease prevention advice, and patient education.
• Refer patients appropriately to secondary care and other community services.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records and contribute to data collection for audit and quality improvement.
• Prescribe safely and appropriately in line with local and national prescribing guidance.
• Participate in QOF, IIF and other nationally or locally commissioned services.
• Work effectively within the multidisciplinary team and contribute to practice meetings, training, and service development.
• Uphold confidentiality, safeguarding, infection control, and health and safety standards.
• Engage in continuing professional development, annual appraisal and ongoing performance review
• Contribute to audits, clinical governance and the continuous improvement of patient care.

King Edward Road Surgery is a well established, friendly Northampton practice with a genuine family atmosphere. As a larger training practice, we are committed to developing future clinicians while delivering high quality, patient focused care to our community.

Our team works from a purpose built building designed to support efficient workflows and an excellent patient experience. We also have an active Patient Participation Group (PPG), ensuring our patients have a strong voice in shaping the services we provide.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide a range of consultations including facetoface appointments, telephone contacts, online triage, home visits and duty doctor sessions.
• Review and action clinical correspondence, pathology results and medication requests in a timely and efficient manner.
• Make autonomous clinical decisions when assessing, diagnosing and managing patients with undifferentiated and complex conditions.
• Assess health needs, identify risk factors and early signs of illness, and develop personalised care plans in line with current clinical guidelines.
• Offer health education, lifestyle advice and disease prevention support.
• Refer patients appropriately to secondary care, community teams and other healthcare providers.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records in line with professional standards.
• Issue acute and repeat prescriptions safely, following local and national prescribing protocols.
• Contribute to QOF, IIF and other locally commissioned services, supporting the practice in achieving high performance.
• Undertake all duties expected of an NHS GP working within a primary care setting.

Other Responsibilities

Teamwork and Practice Development

• Work collaboratively with practice colleagues, contributing to a positive and efficient team culture.
• Participate in clinical meetings, MDT discussions and practicewide planning activities.
• Support the continued development and improvement of digital consultation systems including online triage.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide a range of consultations including facetoface appointments, telephone contacts, online triage, home visits and duty doctor sessions.
• Review and…