About this role
Job summary
Hillton PCN are seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated and forward-thinking permanent GP to join our multidisciplinary team for 6-8 sessions per week.
Main duties of the job
Face to face and telephone consultations. Patient home visits and nursing home visits. Check and sign repeat prescriptions. Administration tasks including dealing with queries, patient test results, referral letters NHS/private, task, emails and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner. Clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate. Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, as well as wider guidance such as that from NICE.Please note that should this vacancy attract sufficient interest it may be necessary to close the vacancy at an earlier date, we therefore suggest that you apply at an early stage to avoid disappointment.
About us
Hillton PCN consists of 3 GP practices, in central Bedfordshire, covering approximately 34000 patients. Our network operates over three sites within the towns of Ampthill, Barton and surrounding villages.
We employ all PCN staff to standardised employment terms and conditions across our locality, and to build teams both professionally and within the PCN. This also means that we are able to offer staff access to the NHS Pension Scheme.
We have structures in place to ensure that all staff have clinical mentors and are supported in their professional development.
Job description Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
Experience Essential
Included on a medical performers list or eligible. Evidence of ongoing professional development. Experience of NHS general practice. Experience of using electronic clinical patient records. Experience of medicines management.
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 Care Careers
Address 1 Houghton Close
Ampthill
Bedford
Beds
MK45 2TG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)