About this role
Job summary
Pilgrims Way surgery is located in Dartford, Kent. We are a training practice and host medical students from various medical schools.
Main duties of the job
You Must be a Qualified Physician Associate, be competent in dealing with minor illnesses and working towards long term conditions review.
You must have a prior experience of working in a GP surgery.
About us
Pilgrims Way Surgery is a small friendly run Practice with a list size of just over 9,000 patients.
We are a training practice with 2 trainers.
We have ARRS roles helping us to run practice efficiently.
Job description Job responsibilities
You MUST have a past experience of working in a GP surgery.
Responsible for attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care professional; diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs. Prioritising and triaging the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner. Work with reference to practice agreed protocols and guidelines.2. CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Controls admission and discharge to own caseload through: Appropriate comprehensive assessment to include physical, mental, emotional and social health including the use of invasive and non-invasive investigations to establish a diagnosis. Prescription of evidence-based care including medication. Developing with the patient and family when appropriate, an ongoing plan for health with an emphasis on prevention and self-care. Follow-up and evaluation of care. Direct referral to and liaison with consultants and other professional agencies. Making and accepting referrals within the practice team. If qualified to, prescribes according to formulary and competencies. Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care. A collaborative, supportive and holistic approach. To keep accurate patient records on computer system. Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures
Administrative Responsibilities
Disseminates learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments/courses. Manages and assess risk within areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients. Participates in the delivery Chronic Disease Management and in achieving QOF Targets. Ensures good communication between you and the team and other members of staff and communicate any changes of ways of working to those affected as appropriate. Attends and contributes to Practice Clinical Governance. Encourages and ensure team working within the practice To participate in practice clinical audits if required. Acts as a resource to other practice members. Uses technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information. Reviews and processes data using accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Must have a past experience of working in a GP surgery Must be a good team worker Good knowledge of common medical conditions encountered in primary care Communications skills needs to be excellent
Desirable
Knowledge of working on the following systems: EMIS Docman ICE
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 Pilgrims Way Surgery
Address Pilgrims Way
Dartford
Kent
DA1 1QY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.pilgrimswaysurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)