Job description

Job responsibilities

Job requirements

• Registered with GMC and needs to be on the GP register (or will be on the GP register fairly soon.)
• Will have to register / be registered with the Welsh Performers list
• Usual revalidation / licence to practice requirements need to be fulfilled.
• Contract for employment will be based on modified BMA contract.
• 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, face to face & telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports 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
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QUAIF requirements.
• Delivering enhanced services.
• 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.
• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records.
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data.
• Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where 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

• MBBS/equivalent
• MRCGP/or be on the GP register
• Will need to be on/agree to join the Welsh performers list
• Appropriate appraisal/revalidation needs to be up to date
• Have a access to a car/clean driving license to do home visits/travel to and from work
• Any special interests would be welcome

Desirable

• Enthusiasm - Hard working GP who can join our team here and contribute towards daily functioning of the practice.

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

Strathmore Medical Practice

Address

Chester Road

Wrexham

Clwyd

LL11 2SA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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