Salaried GP

Due to the relocation of a valued colleague, The Avenue Medical Centre is delighted to invite applications from a GP to join our friendly, supportive and forward thinking practice.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills, explore areas of interest and work within a highly experienced multidisciplinary team, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance.

Clinical Responsibilities:- In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/ herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations; On-Call (when needed), telephone consultations, messages and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports 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. 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 and complying with QOF requirements. Delivering Primary Care Standards (Manchester Standards) Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible). Provide cover for colleagues. Providing support for Medical Students and GP Trainee when required