Job description

Job responsibilities

• Working in accordance with the practice opening hours, the applicant will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including telephone consultations, surgery consultation queries, home visits, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, reviewing results 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 healthcare workers within the organisation.

• Accessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

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

• Consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health

• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate

• Providing counselling and health education

• Referring patients to our cluster projects where applicable

• Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards

• Collecting data for audit purposes

• 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 accurate read coding of patient data

• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies where appropriate

• Compiling and issuing of computer generated acute and repeat prescriptions

• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary whenever clinically appropriate

• Ensuring that all work carried out which carries a private fee, is properly recouped and accounted for e.g. medical reports, insurance reports, private letters etc.

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

Job responsibilities

• Working in accordance with the practice opening hours, the applicant will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including telephone consultations, surgery consultation queries, home visits, checking and signing repeat prescriptions, reviewing results 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 healthcare workers within the organisation.

• Accessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

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

• Consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health

• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate

• Providing counselling and health education

• Referring patients to our cluster projects where applicable

• Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards

• Collecting data for audit purposes

• 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 accurate read coding of patient data

• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies where appropriate

• Compiling and issuing of computer generated acute and repeat prescriptions

• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary whenever clinically appropriate

• Ensuring that all work carried out which carries a private fee, is properly recouped and accounted for e.g. medical reports, insurance reports, private letters etc.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully qualified GP eligible to work in General Practice in the NHS
• Clear DBS report
• GMC registration

Desirable

• Experience working in general practice, primary care environment
• Experience with IT system Vision

Experience

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work with integrated care pathways, protocols and patient specific directives

Desirable

• Experience of working in primary care

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully qualified GP eligible to work in General Practice in the NHS
• Clear DBS report
• GMC registration

Desirable

• Experience working in general practice, primary care environment
• Experience with IT system Vision

Experience

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work with integrated care pathways, protocols and patient specific directives

Desirable

• Experience of working in primary care

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).

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

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Killay Medical Centre

Goetre Fawr Road

Killay

Swansea

SA2 7QP

Employer's website

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