Job Description

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to 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 Consultations with patients will be 12 minutes in length 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 Be responsible for following practice protocols on computer use, audit and the maintenance of manual and computer patient records and any others as agreed by clinical staff. Collecting data for audit purposes Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible) and following the practice protocol for repeat prescriptions. Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate Maintaining good working relationships with all members of the local health economy. Providing the full range of general/personal medical services to the practices patients in line with the aims and objectives of the nGMS GP Contract.



Working to national and local guidelines and practice protocols for the provision of primary care. Be responsible to attending practice meetings when appropriate and practicable. In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care. Attend supervision session Attend clinical meetings