General practitioner

A salaried GP post at High Street Surgery, a two-partner training practice with around 9,585 patients and a small dispensing branch in Whitfield. The work centres on primary care medical services, including assessment, treatment and prescribing, and coordinating the day-to-day care delivered by the clinical team. Flexible sessions are available within a teaching practice whose wider team includes ANPs, nurse practitioners and pharmacy technicians.

Applicants must be on the General Practitioner Register and hold a current performers list entry.

• Provide comprehensive assessment, advice and treatment for the registered practice population
• Provide a wide range of primary care medical services in a non-judgemental, patient-centred, team-based way
• Coordinate and direct the day-to-day delivery of care by the clinical team
• Provide clinical support to clinical and administrative staff, including QOF and Enhanced Services targets
• Work with surgery and administrative staff to ensure the highest possible standards of care
• Work with other health and social care providers to ensure a safe, integrated service
• Engage with local and national initiatives to improve and coordinate sustainable healthcare provision
• Prescribe according to national and local evidence-based guidelines
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive consultation records on EMIS
• Share experience and knowledge with colleagues at regular clinical meetings

• Qualified General Practitioner

• GMC registration
• Inclusion on the General Practitioner Register
• Current performers list entry, not suspended from it or the medical register
• Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983

• Experience in practice as a GP or locum GP
• Up-to-date understanding of modern primary care in urgent care and community settings
• Understanding of the NHS and its clinical environment
• Able to manage common medical, surgical and psychiatric emergencies
  
  Able to make appropriate referrals for further management