Job responsibilities

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Delivering high-quality medical care to patients registered with the practice.
• Providing a range of routine GP consultations, managing long-term conditions and undertaking home visits where clinically appropriate. The practice operates a dedicated duty doctor system to support urgent and acute presentations, ensuring patients receive timely care and clinicians are supported within their roles.
• Prescribing safely and effectively in line with local and national guidance.
• Working collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to support coordinated patient care.
• Maintaining accurate, contemporaneous clinical records in line with professional standards, practice policies and guidance.
• Completing clinical administration in a timely manner, including referrals, correspondence, investigations and repeat prescription requests.
• Supporting the delivery of services within the GMS contract and other practice priorities.
• Contributing to clinical governance, audit, significant event reviews and quality improvement activities.
• Participating in practice meetings and contributing to the ongoing development of services.
• Supporting the education and supervision of Doctors in Training and medical students, where appropriate.
• Maintaining professional registration, appraisal and revalidation requirements.
• Engaging in continuing professional development and supporting a culture of learning within the practice.
• Working in accordance with practice policies, protocols and GMC guidance.
• Promoting effective communication and collaborative working across the whole practice team.

Additional Responsibilities

The successful candidate may also be encouraged to:

• Develop areas of clinical interest and contribute to wider practice or Primary Care Network initiatives.
• Participate in research, service improvement projects and local initiatives to enhance patient care.
• Support the review of significant events and learning from incidents to improve practice processes.

Perosnonal qualities

Essential

• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Effectively utilise resources
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• General understanding of the GMS contract

Desirable

• Experience of medicines management
• Experience of ICB initiatives

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential Qualifications
• Qualified GP
• MRCGP
• Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
• Eligibility
• Essential
• Full GMC registration
• National Performers List registration
• Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU/MDDUS)
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently

Skills

Essential

• Excellent clinical knowledge and skills, with the ability to provide safe and effective care as an autonomous General Practitioner.
• Excellent communication skills - written and oral
• Strong IT skills
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Systmone user skills
• Effective time management - planning and organising
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
• Experience with clinical risk management

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).