The Alice Medical Centre
Job Summary
The post-holder will contribute in the provision of general medical services with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
Clinical Responsibilities:
- In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self 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.
- 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.
- Collecting data for audit purposes- for personal and practice audits.
- 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.
Job Description/Responsibilities
You will have excellent clinical and communication skills and must hold MRCGP. You will deliver quality patient care and share in the clinical workload. You will be encouraged to contribute to the running and development of our practice, which will involve leadership and team working.
Person Specification
Essential
- Eligible to practice independently in the UK Licence to practice with GMC MRCGP Registration with medical defence organisation Eligibility for the local performers list
Desirable
- Experience of SystmOne clinical system
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Experience
Essential
- Excellent communication skills Broad primary care clinical knowledge and expertise Ability to handle a busy and at times complex clinical caseload IT Skills Ability to prioritise tasks and work without direct supervision.
Desirable
- Experience of SystmOne clinical system
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Employer details
Employer name
The Alice Medical Centre
Address
1 Carnwood Road
Bestwood
Nottingham
NG5 5HW