About this role
Job summary
Bridge Cottage Surgery is recruiting for an enthusiastic salaried GP for part or full-time. We are a large semi-rural training practice based in Welwyn, Hertfordshire with easy access to the A1M (15 minutes from London). We run a traditional General Practice model with a skill mixed primary healthcare team.
We currently have 7 partners, 2 salaried GPs and 2 ARRS GPs, 1 prescribing nurse, 2 practice nurses and a nursing associate. We have an ARRS clinical pharmacist, social prescriber, mental health nurse and first contact physio.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will manage a 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.
About us
We are a training practice for GPST, Nursing and Medical Students;
We use SystmOne clinical system;
We are a high QOF achieve;
CQC rated 'Good';
List size approximately 16,000 patients;
Good facilities and excellent administration;
Home visiting service provided by Acute in Hours Visiting Service;
We are part of Hertford & Rurals PCN;
Extended Access provided by our Federation.
Job description Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities:
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.Other Responsibilities within the Organisation:
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, eg 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Post graduate qualification in General Practice. Completion of vocational training Full registration with GMC and a recognised medical defence organisation. Registered and approved on the Medical Performers List Pre-employment checks all SGPs will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check prior to being approved
Experience Essential
Excellent clinical, communication and interpersonal skills Willingness to contribute to multi-professional working Ability to work well within the practice team Evidence of accountability Experience of contribution working with Partners towards QOF, PCN, Local and national Enhanced services and other contractual obligations held by the practice Understanding of the Principles of clinical audit
Desirable
Knowledge of IT Clinical Systems (SystmOne) Experience of End of Life care for patients
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 Bridge Cottage Surgery
Address 41 High Street
Welwyn
Hertfordshire
AL6 9EF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bridgecottagesurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)