Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork 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
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
• Providing counselling and health education
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Collecting data for audit purposes
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
• 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 GP working within primary care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full Registration with the GMC and hold license to practice
• MRCGP / nMRCGP
• Eligible to work immediately as a GP in the UK
• Completed GP Registrar training
• On a GP Performers list

Desirable

• Desirable
• Certificate in Family Planning Services
• Other diplomas or qualifications such as DCH,
• DRCOG

Experience

Essential

• UK GP NHS Experience including
• working with mental health patients
• health promotion and its implications
• Chronic Disease Management
• Paediatrics
• Obstetrics
• Understanding of Clinical Governance and
• quality issues
• Understanding of the role of teamwork in providing
• quality services
• Experience of participating in audit
• Experience in maintaining patients records at an acceptable standard for audit purposes

Desirable

• Experience of student teaching
• Experience of participating in research

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

Reedyford Health Care

Address

Carr Road

Nelson

Lancashire

BB9 7SR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.reedyfordgp.com/nhs-general-practice-nelson-barrowford/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake structured medication reviews and clinical medication reviews

Review patients with complex polypharmacy, particularly older people and those with multiple long-term conditions

Support the management of patients with chronic diseases

Identify and address medication-related problems, adherence issues and medicines wastage

Respond to medication queries from patients and healthcare professionals

Support patients to obtain the best outcomes from their medicines

Review and manage repeat prescribing in accordance with practice policies

Support patients recently discharged from hospital with medication reconciliation and follow-up

Contribute to safe and effective prescribing and medicines optimisation

Promote antimicrobial stewardship in line with local guidance

Support the practice with prescribing audits, clinical audits and quality-improvement projects

Contribute to relevant QOF and enhanced-service activity

Liaise appropriately with community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy and other healthcare professional

Contribute to the development and implementation of shared-care arrangements, where appropriate

Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records

Ensure that any clinical activity is undertaken within professional competence, local protocols and agreed supervision arrangements

Escalate clinical concerns promptly to the appropriate GP or clinician

the postholder may prescribe within their competence and agreed scope of practice

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical council

Experience

Essential

• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Appropriate clinical experience as a pharmacist.
• Experience of conducting medication reviews.
• Knowledge of safe prescribing and medicines optimisation.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and colleagues.
• Ability to maintain accurate clinical records.
• Understanding of confidentiality, safeguarding and information governance.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Independent prescribing qualification, or willingness to work towards this where appropriate.
• Experience working in general practice, primary care or a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of managing chronic disease and complex polypharmacy.
• Experience of prescribing audits, QOF or quality-improvement projects.
• Experience of working with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues.
• Familiarity with EMIS

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

Primary Health Care Centre

Address

South Road

Chopwell

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE17 7BU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.chopwellmedicalpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

A detailed job description and person specification is attached and we welcome calls and pre arranged visits

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A medical practitioner on the General Practice Register under Article 10 of the Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
• Not the subject of suspension under section 41A if the Medical Act 1983
• Qualified General Practitioner(completed certificate of Completion of Training
• Currently on a performers list and not suspended from the list or the medical register
• Accredited as a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) MBBS or equivalent degree

Experience

Essential

• In practice as a GP or Locum
• Experience of and commitment to working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working to achieve standards within Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF)
• Experience of working in a Primary Care environment in areas with significant health problems
• Development of areas of clinical expertise
• Experience of audit and improving care for patients

Desirable

• Experience of using EMIS

Knowlwdge and Skills

Essential

• Understanding the roles of medical services in a wider public health agenda
• Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the area
• Undertanding current NHS policy
• Understanding health and social needs of a practice population
• Understand the issues and challenges facing primary care

Personal

Essential

• Commitment to ongoing personal development / education and training
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English. This includes written and verbal communications
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good organizational skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Excellent record keeping skills
• Provision of enhanced services - i.e. minor surgery
• Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative
• Ability to support and mentor GP Registrars, Medical Students and other Health Professionals

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

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Pendle Valley Practice

Yarnspinners Primary Health Care Centre

Nelson

BB97SR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)