Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a salaried GP role and we are looking to recruit for 4 to 5 sessions per week. This is for a one year fixed term contract covering maternity leave.

The role will involve seeing patients face-to-face, telephone consultations and e-consults. The successful applicant is likely to have a fair share of duty days and to deal with their own pathology results.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Must be fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice.
• Must be included on the NHS Performers List.
• Must hold MRCGP qualification or equivalent.

Desirable

• Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Be committed to delivering high standards of patient care.
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.

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

St. Andrew’s Medical Practice

Address

Sensier House

St. Andrew’s Lane

Spennymoor

Durham

DL16 6QA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities

Advanced clinical practice

Undertake comprehensive histories, examination, risk assessment and clinical reasoning for patients within the agreed age range and service scope; recognise red flags, deterioration and time critical illness.

Formulate and explain differential diagnoses and management plans; request and interpret investigations where authorised and competent; arrange safety netting, review, referral or urgent escalation.

Prescribe, supply or administer medicines only within current legal authority, NMC annotation where applicable, local policy and personal competence; undertake medication review and antimicrobial stewardship.

Manage complex long term conditions, multimorbidity, frailty and prevention needs with shared decision making, continuity and coordinated care.

Provide consultations in person, by telephone or digitally as appropriate, maintaining accurate contemporaneous clinical records and appropriate coding.

Assess mental capacity and obtain valid consent; identify safeguarding concerns and act under local pathways, including timely documentation and referral.

Recognise health inequalities and adapt communication and care for disability, language, culture and other individual needs.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Must be able to treat patients from birth to death.
• Experience of women's health.
• Experience of treating mild/moderate MH issues.

Desirable

• Experience using System One clinical system.
• Able to perform triage/duty clinician.

Qualifications

Essential

• Current NMC registration without restrictions compatible with the role.
• Independent prescribing qualification.
• Advanced clinical skills.

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

St. Andrew’s Medical Practice

Address

Sensier House

St. Andrew’s Lane

Spennymoor

Durham

DL16 6QA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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