About this role
Job summary
To provide medical services and deal with a wide range of health needs within a primary care setting, ensuring high standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with being a GP in a primary care setting.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will undertake clinical sessions (routine and on-call), which may comprise face to face, video or telephone consultations and include management of clinical e-consultations plus home visits. Any test-results, written communications, reports and queries generated from these consultations would fall under their remit.
Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness, provide counselling and health education, acting upon alerts and reminders during their consultations and where appropriate be involved in the development of care plans.
Naturally maintaining continued education, keeping up to date with best practice and participating in relevant training programmes, they would also alert other members of the team to issues regarding quality and risk, whilst taking accountability for their own actions and would follow the surgerys' policies and protocols including (but not limited to) those regarding confidentiality, health and safety and equality and diversity.
About us
We are an independent GP practice with just short of 6000 patients, over two sites. We hold family values as an integral part of running the surgeries as well as striving to maintain a good work/life balance which ultimately increases drive and application during the course of day to day work.
Our set up comprises three partners, two of which are GP partners, Practice Manager, Assistant PM, two long term locums, alongside 1 x prescribing ANP & Nurse Practitioner, 2 x HCA's, 2 x GPA's and 8 non-clinical staff, the majority of whom work between the two sites.
Loyalty and kinship have been enjoyed in our "team" orientated practice, with colleagues tending to leave due to retirement or relocation.
We hold regular meetings at all levels, where everyone's contribution is welcomed.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see opening statements of this recruitment post. All expected duties of a GP. Can be discussed in more detail at interview. Looking for around 4-6sessions per week.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Qualifications Must be a qualified General Practitioner [GP].
Desirable
We would be happy to discuss the vacancy in more depth and are flexible and open minded regarding a GP's prior experience and particular skills or special interests.
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.
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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 Ravensworth Surgery
Address Horsley Hill Road
South Shields
Tyne And Wear
NE33 3ET
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ravensworthsurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)