Gp, Doctor​/Physician

Weare a friendly, supportive, and forward-thinking GP training practice seekingto recruit a committed Salaried GP to join our well-establishedmultidisciplinary team. A large practice, with four premises, almost 23500patient population, GP partners committed to provide highest quality care to patients and reduce health inequalities, and an experience senior management team with a strong focus on innovation, Kensington Partnership is highly activein adopting advances in technology to enhance patient care and improve ways ofworking.

We are equally committed to the ongoing development and wellbeing ofour staff, offering a supportive learning environment with opportunities for professional growth. This role provides an excellent opportunity to work collaboratively within a diverse and experienced team, delivering high-quality care to a diverse patient population while undertaking the full range ofgeneral practice duties and responsibilities within primary care. You will be joining the partnership at a very exciting time when we are actively seeking to expandour healthcare team, build our list and embed new digital technologies toimprove access, experience and outcomes of care.

Please see further information in regards to main duties and job description in the job description section below.

• Friendly, stable and supportive clinical team
• Dedicated team of advanced care practitioners, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, first contact physiotherapists and social prescribers
• A strong, supportive highly experienced nursing team
• Highly skilled secretarial and administrative team
• Protected time for clinical meetings
• High level of patient engagement and continuity of care
• GP partners with special interest in Diabetes, Womens Health, Paediatric, Dermatology, Minor surgery and anticoagulation services.
• Learning and development
• Supportive management structure

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 patients.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, thepost-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
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation topresenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
• Assessing the health care needs of patients withundifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs ofillness
• In consultation with patients and in line with current Practicedisease management protocols, developing care plans for health
• Providing counselling and health education
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
• Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribingformulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake allthe normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working withinprimary care.

Other Responsibilitieswithin the Organisation:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practicepolicies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, healthand safety
• A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensureevidence-based best practice
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard settingwithin the organisation
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records
• Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Confidentiality:

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, orallow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff willrespect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their careers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as abusiness organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety:

• The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
• Identifying…