A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and enthusiastic 4-6 session Salaried GP to join our dynamic and supportive team at Alma Medical Centre, Southampton. We are a friendly and forward-thinking GP training practice, committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to a diverse population of over 10000 patients. We are part of the Central Southampton PCN practices.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
- Managing a diverse patient background across all age groups
- Face-to-face, video, electronic and telephone consultations
- Issuing and signing repeat prescriptions
- Clinical triage and participation in the duty GP rota
- Occasional home visits for housebound frail elderly and palliative patients, we do benifit from a PCN paramedic home visiting service.
- Participating in clinical meetings and quality improvement work
- Supporting the teaching and supervision of medical students and GP trainees
About us
Alma Medical Centre is located in the heart of Southampton, with an excellent reputation for patient care, offering a full range of NHS and enhanced services.
There is excellent support from a multi-disciplinary team of GPs, ANPs and Practice Nurses. The computer system is Systemone
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will manage a proportional caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
Clinical Responsibilities:
In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make himself/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including F2F consultations, telephone consultations answer e- consults, triage calls, triage visits, action test results and requesting appropriate tests for patients checking and signing of acute and repeat prescriptions and dealing with any self-generated paperwork, and correspondence in a timely fashion.
Respond to medical problems presented by regular and temporary residents as required.
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organization.
Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
Completion of clinically related administrative and non-clinical duties needed for the delivery of the service.
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary / HIOW Formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.
Participate in training plans of GP trainee and medical students as required.
In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Maintaining, monitoring and updating computer database and management of medical records and practice audits
Ensure that practice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately with information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy and for practice recording requirements under QOF and Enhanced Services.
Appropriate use of read codes.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Qualifications
Essential
- Essential
- GMC-registered General Practitioner with a passion for primary care
- Strong commitment to teamwork and holistic patient care
- Excellent communication and clinical skills
- Enthusiasm for working in a training and teaching environment
- Willingness to contribute to ongoing service development and team learning
Desirable
- Previous similar experience is preferred.
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.
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).
