Job description

Job responsibilities

- Provide comprehensive medical services to registered patients, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic conditions.

- Undertake face-to-face, telephone, and video consultations as appropriate.

- Carry out home visits when clinically indicated.

- Prescribe medications safely and cost-effectively in accordance with national and local guidelines.

- Request, interpret, and act upon diagnostic investigations and test results.

- Make appropriate referrals to secondary care and community services.

- Provide health promotion, preventative care, and lifestyle advice.

- Manage patients with complex and long-term conditions.

- Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive clinical records using the practice clinical system.

- Participate in safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in accordance with local and national policies.

- Contribute to the management of urgent and same-day care.

Multidisciplinary Team Working

- Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacists, physician associates, healthcare assistants, social prescribers, and other members of the primary care team.

- Participate in multidisciplinary meetings where appropriate.

- Liaise effectively with community services, hospitals, and external healthcare professionals to ensure continuity of care.

Quality Improvement and Clinical Governance

- Participate in clinical audit, quality improvement projects, and service development.

- Support the practice in achieving Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and other contractual requirements.

- Contribute to significant event reviews, clinical governance, and risk management activities.

- Maintain awareness of current national guidance and best practice.

Professional Responsibilities

- Maintain full registration and licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC).

- Comply with the standards set out in Good Medical Practice.

- Participate in annual appraisal and professional revalidation.

- Maintain continuing professional development (CPD) in line with GMC requirements.

- Ensure compliance with practice policies, NHS regulations, and information governance standards.

Teaching and Training

- Support the education and supervision of medical students, trainee GPs, and other healthcare professionals where appropriate.

- Share knowledge and contribute to the learning and development of colleagues.

Health and safety

- Comply with all health and safety legislation and practice policies.

- Promote infection prevention and control standards.

- Report incidents, accidents, and near misses in accordance with practice procedures

Safeguarding & Risk Management

- Recognise and escalate safeguarding concerns in line with practice policy.

- Identify patients and carers at risk of crisis and alert appropriate clinicians.

- Ensure confidentiality and data protection standards are always maintained.

General Responsibilities

- Work within the policies and procedures of the practice.

- Demonstrate professionalism, integrity, and respect in all interactions.

- Maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with GDPR and NHS information governance requirements.

- Undertake any other duties appropriate to the role and commensurate with the grade of the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• -MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• -Full GMC registration with a licence to practise.
• -Inclusion on the NHS England Medical Performers List.
• -MRCGP or equivalent qualification.
• -Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• -Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• -Commitment to high-quality, patient-centred care.
• -Evidence of continuing professional development.
• -Understanding of clinical governance and quality improvement.

Desirable

• -Experience of working in UK General Practice.
• -Experience with EMIS Web
• -Participation in research, service improvement, or leadership activities.

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

Trent Meadows Medical Practice

Address

Branston Primary Care Centre

Main Street, Branston

Burton on Trent

Staffordshire

DE14 3EY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.trentmeadowsmedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)