Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

You will work as an autonomous salaried General Practitioner, using your professional skills and clinical knowledge to deliver a high standard of patient-centered care within a supportive and collaborative team.

The role involves a mix of face-to-face and telephone consultations, alongside management of clinical correspondence and results, repeat prescribing, and home visits where appropriate.

Furthermore, the post-holder will adhere to the GMC standards for good medical practice, leading by example, maintaining a positive, collaborative working relationship with the multidisciplinary team.

Key Responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the salaried GP. There may be on occasion, a requirement to conduct other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population

commensurate with the GMS contract, undertaking responding to patients face to face, by telephone or online as appropriate

Maintain accurate, contemporaneous record on practice computer system for all patient contacts

Communicate with other members of PHCT and outside agencies to plan and provide care which meets patients needs

Prescribe in accordance with local and national guidance

Effective management of long-term conditions

Review and adhere to practice protocols and policies including those on confidentiality, equality and diversity, GDPR, health and safety and infection control

Process administration in a timely manner, including referrals, repeat prescription requests and other associated administrative tasks

Undertake on call duties on a rotational basis

Participate in advanced access hours on a rotational basis

Work collaboratively, accepting an equal share of the practice workload

Adhere to best practice recommended through clinical guidelines and the audit process

Contribute to the successful implementation of continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the practice

Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required

Commit to self-learning and instil an ethos of continuing professional development across the practice team

Participate in mandatory training

Ensure compliance with the appraisal and revalidation process

Work within practice guidelines for safeguarding children and adults

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential criteria
• Qualified GP MRCGP Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)

Experience

Essential

• Outstanding level of clinical knowledge and skills commensurate with that of an experienced GP
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong IT skills
• System One user skills
• Effective time management Planning & Organising
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Excellent people skills
• Problem solving & analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• 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).

Employer details

Employer name

Chatsworth Road Medical Centre

Address

Chatsworth Road

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

S40 3PY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.chatsworthroadmedicalcentre.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)