Job description

Job responsibilities

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including:

Face to face and telephone consultations and queries,

Visiting patients at home and in nursing homes

Checking and authorising prescriptions

Reviewing clinical results and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation

Assessing the health care 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 counselling and health education

Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards

Recording health data correctly to meet QOF and enhanced service specifications

Collecting data for audit purposes

Compiling and issuing acute and repeat prescriptions.

Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a salaried GP working within primary care.

Working with GP clinical system e.g. EMIS, AccuRx and DOCMAN

Clinical audit

Working within a team

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in General Practice

Desirable

• Experience of working with EMIS Web, Accurx and Docman

Qualifications

Essential

• Current GMC registration
• A recognised GP training scheme completed

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Hodnet Medical Centre

Address

18 Drayton Road

Hodnet

Shropshire

TF9 3NF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Works autonomously and accountable for own professional actions.

Undertake clinical practice at an advanced level using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing primary health care services.

Assess, diagnose and treat patients attending primary health care services with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions.

Assess, diagnose and treat patients in surgery or own home who require acute medical attention and refer to appropriate agency.

Admit patients to secondary care hospital in acute medical need.

Refer patients to other medical specialities for assessment if deemed appropriate.

Refer patients as appropriate to other members of the multidisciplinary team, secondary care and to other statutory and voluntary organisations including referral for x-ray.

Interpret a range of diagnostic tests and routine clinical procedures.

Make decisions where precedents do not exist, where appropriate without recourse to others e.g. direct referral of patients to Hospital Consultants without prior reference to other medical colleagues.

Advise and support others where standard protocols do not apply.

Work within professional guidelines and codes of conduct.

Work within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines e.g. infection control, chaperoning, risk management.

Extended and supplementary prescriber within scope of expertise

Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities.

Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required.

Follow up own test results (training provided)

Record health data correctly to meet QOF and enhanced service specifications

Support and participate in shared learning and clinical meetings across the practice

Monitor and respond to safety alerts

Person Specification

About you

Essential

• A strong team player with excellent communication skills
• An experienced and autonomous clinician with advanced practice skills
• Registered with the NMC and appropriately qualified in advanced practice
• An independent prescriber
• Confident in assessing, diagnosing and managing patients
• Committed to high standards of patient-centred care
• A strong communicator and effective team player
• Passionate about continuous professional development and service improvement

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Hodnet Medical Centre

Address

18 Drayton Road

Hodnet

Shropshire

TF9 3NF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake clinical practice at an advanced level using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing primary health care services.

Assess, diagnose and treat patients attending primary health care services with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions.

Assess, diagnose and treat patients in surgery or own home who require acute medical attention and refer to appropriate agency.

Admit patients to secondary care hospital in acute medical need.

Refer patients to other medical specialities for assessment if deemed appropriate.

Refer patients as appropriate to other members of the multidisciplinary team, secondary care and to other statutory and voluntary organisations including referral for x-ray.

Interpret a range of diagnostic tests and routine clinical procedures.

Make decisions where precedents do not exist, where appropriate without recourse to others e.g. direct referral of patients to Hospital Consultants without prior reference to other medical colleagues.

Advise and support others where standard protocols do not apply.

Work within professional guidelines and codes of conduct.

Work within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines e.g. infection control, chaperoning, risk management.

Extended and supplementary prescriber within scope of expertise

Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities.

Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required.

Follow up own test results (training provided)

Record health data correctly to meet QOF and enhanced service specifications

Support and participate in shared learning and clinical meetings across the practice

Monitor and respond to safety alerts

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with the NMC/HCPC and appropriately qualified in advanced practice
• Certified Independent prescriber
• Advanced clinical assessment skills

Experience

Essential

• A strong team player with excellent communication skills
• An experienced and autonomous clinician with advanced practice skills
• Confident in assessing, diagnosing and managing patients
• Committed to high standards of patient-centred care
• A strong communicator and effective team player
• Passionate about continuous professional development and service improvement

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Hodnet Medical Centre

Address

18 Drayton Road

Hodnet

Shropshire

TF9 3NF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including:

Face to face and telephone consultations and queries,

Visiting patients at home

Checking and authorising prescriptions

Reviewing clinical results and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation

Assessing the health care 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 counselling and health education

Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards

Recording health data correctly to meet QOF and enhanced service specifications

Collecting data for audit purposes

Compiling and issuing acute and repeat prescriptions.

Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a salaried GP working within primary care.

Working with GP clinical system e.g. EMIS, AccuRx and DOCMAN

Clinical audit

Working within a team

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in General Practice

Desirable

• Experience of working with EMIS Web, Accurx and Docman

Qualifications

Essential

• Current GMC registration
• A recognised GP training scheme completed

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Hodnet Medical Centre

Address

18 Drayton Road

Hodnet

Shropshire

TF9 3NF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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