The Elms Medical Centre is a well-established training practice providing patient centred care for our population of 9850 patients. We currently have a fantastic opportunity for aGeneral Practitionerto join our experienced and friendly team on a salaried GP position working Tuesday's and Friday's, 4 sessions per week.
The post holder will support the clinical team to manage a busy and interesting surgery. You will be expected to carry out all the clinical duties and responsibilities of an NHS General Practitioner using the standards expected by the GMC and RCGP in line with appropriate national and/or local guidelines.
The post holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including:
Job overview
The Elms Medical Centre is a well-established training practice providing patient centred care for our population of 9850 patients. We currently have a fantastic opportunity for aGeneral Practitioner tojoin our experienced and friendly team as a salaried GP.
The post holder will support the clinical team to manage a busy and interesting surgery. You will be expected to carry out all the clinical duties and responsibilities of an NHS General Practitioner using the standards expected by the GMC and RCGP in line with appropriate national and/or local guidelines.
Salary depending on experience - very competitive
4 sessions per week -Tuesday & Friday.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including:
Overview of your organisation
The Elms Medical Centre, originally Park Road Group Practice, has a longstanding history dating back to the start of the NHS. Since then, the partnership has grown and diversified to respond to the changing face and requirements of modern general practice.
We are passionate for our patients to receive the level of care we as doctors would expect for ourselves and our families.
Dynamic and supportive PCN with integrated PCN staff and services including first contact physiotherapists, social prescriber, health and wellbeing coaches, pharmacy team and womens health hub
Clinical Responsibilities
In accordance with the practice timetable and as agreed, the post holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including:
Surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, triage, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
The post holder will be expected to take part in on-call or duty doctor responsibilities on a rota basis.
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare 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 from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
Record all relevant data to aid the practice in meeting its performance targets.
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.
Administrative and Other Responsibilities
To manage the normal administrative workload generated by patient contact such as referrals by e-referrals, letters, medical certificates, queries from other health professionals, third party reports etc.
Practice administration which is done on a shared basis e.g. repeat prescriptions, clinical correspondence, results.
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines/protocols e.g. prescribing.
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
Experience
Desirable criteria
Experience of QOF and clinical audit
Experience of medicines management
Experience of GP triage and working to modern general practice
Experience or interests in digital systems
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Fully Qualified GP or due to qualify imminently
Full GMC registration
National performers list registration
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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The Elms Medical Centre
3 The Elms
Dingle
Liverpool
L8 3SS
https://www.theelmsmedicalcentre.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)