Sidney House & The Laurels Surgery is looking for a salaried GP to join our practice. This role will initially be for a two-year fixed term contract, providing four clinical sessions per week, two sessions on a Wednesday and two sessions on a Friday. The role includes proportionate participation in an on-call rota with the other GPs, approximately one on-call session every other week.
Working as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will support and care for a diverse patient group. The role will include all general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care, as well as:
- Undertaking 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, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion;
- Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting medical problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation;
- Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems;
- Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness;
- Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols;
- Providing health education;
- Recording clear consultation notes to a high standard;
- Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements;
- Delivering enhanced services;
- Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions;
- Participating in professional meetings throughout the year as required;
- All general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Informal visits to the practice can be arranged with the practice manager by appointment. Please email [email protected].
All applicants should have the following qualifications:
- Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
- Annual appraisal and revalidation
- Be on the NHSE medical performers list
We are not able to offer visa sponsorship at present.
Applicants will need the following skills and attributes:
- Good understanding and experience of chronic disease management, and primary prevention and screening services;
- Ability to take responsibility for your own career development, learning and performance and are responsible for ensuring that all your mandatory training is in date;
- Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies and guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety;
- Commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice;
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a confidential manner.
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We are a two-site training practice based in the semi-rural villages of Hatfield Peverel and Boreham, serving a patient population of 11,400. We are a SystmOne Practice with a consistently high QOF achievement and a CQC rating of Good.
We are part of the Aegros PCN with Lt. Waltham & Great Notley, Douglas Grove Surgery and the Beacon Health Group.
Our team is made up of four GP partners, four salaried GPs, a paramedic practitioner, a nurse prescriber, three practice nurses, two HCAs, a phlebotomist. We are further supported by PCN staff including child and adult mental health practitioners, a pharmacist, a physiotherapist and a social prescriber. Additionally we have a well established non-clinical team of managers, administrators, dispensers and receptionists.
Staff wellbeing is very important to us. We are pleased to support and grow our team members as well as offer the following benefits:
- Supportive and friendly environment within a well-established and knowledgeable team
- Peer support
- CPD Support with training and development opportunities for those who wish to develop additional skills
- 5.6 weeks holiday in addition to all bank holidays (pro rata)
- NHS pension
- Study leave
- Free on-site parking
- Annual Christmas party and team lunches arranged during the year.
Our staff cannot also be patients at the surgery, so if you are one of our patients, would like to apply and are offered the role, you would need to be registered at another GP Surgery before commencing in post.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Enhanced Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
