ARRS GP

Benefits

• KEY BENEFITS:
  Weekly clinical meetings Daily protected coffee time Defined sessions with no extras Full indemnity costs covered by the practice NHS pension provided 6 weeks holiday and 1 week study leave (pro-rata) plus Bank Holidays

• Clinical responsibilities In accordance with the agreed Practice timetable, the post-holder will undertake a variety of duties, including but not limited to:
  Conducting surgery and telephone consultations, addressing patient queries, and visiting patients at home.
• Checking, signing, and authorising prescriptions, while managing queries, paperwork, and correspondence in a timely manner.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions regarding presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred by other health care workers.
• Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed issues.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Developing care plans in consultation with patients, in line with current disease management protocols.
• Providing counselling and health education.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions, avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible.
• Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary or generically, as clinically appropriate.
• Undertaking emergency patient visits during surgery hours, if clinically indicated.
• Participating in on-call sessions and home visiting sessions as allocated in the practice rota.
• Participating in the practice's Enhanced Access rota on a fair share basis, is a requirement for the role.
• The practice does Enhanced Access on weekday evenings, and every fourth Saturday.

• Adhering to all relevant Practice policies and guidelines, including those related to prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, and health and safety.
• Committing to lifelong learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practices.
• Contributing to evaluation, audit, and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Assisting in the development of computer-based patient records.
• Helping with the summarisation of patient records and Read-Coding patient data.
• Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, as appropriate.
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care

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