Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

To be responsible for providing comprehensive medical care to patients of all ages, ensuring their well-being through accurate diagnosis, effective treatment plans, and ongoing patient education. This role requires a strong commitment to patient care and a thorough understanding of various medical practices.

Key Responsibilities

Undertaking a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, queries. Administrative duties such as checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion. The admin requirements will be generated only from your session or a response or results from something you requested.

Each session will have a maximum of 13 appointments (15 minutes for face-to-face appointments and 10 minutes for telephone appointments.)

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting medical problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the PCNs.

Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.

Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols.

Providing health education.

Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards.

Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.

Qualifications - Essential Criteria

Fully qualified GP with GMC registration

On performers list

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• A good knowledge of and interest in general practice and primary and community care;
• Understanding of NHS Long Term Plan;
• Population health;
• Experience of working with stakeholders

Desirable

• Understanding of ICB arrangements;
• Interest in new models to strengthen and improve primary care

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to problem solve;
• Organisational and time management skills;
• Committed to continuing personal development;
• Commitment to patient and public involvement;
• Good communicator and motivator;
• A Collegial team spirit and desire to work with a range of stakeholders

Desirable

• Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills;
• Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders;
• Understanding of budget and health and social care data

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
• On GP Performers List

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

Surbiton and Chessington PCN LTD

Address

Surbiton Health Centre

Ewell Road

Surbiton

Surrey

KT6 6EZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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