GP

Highlands Surgery based in Leigh on Sea is looking for a salaried GP to join their busy practice, covering 4 sessions a week. 

Working as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to 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, 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 agreed standards.
• Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
• Delivering enhanced services.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.

As a practice of over 15000 patients the size allows us to look at different models of care for our patient's. We are a 3 GP partner practice supported by 3 Salaried GP's, long term locums, 4 practice nurses, 2 HCA's and a clinical pharmacist. We have a large non clinical team all with a desire to provide the best service we can. We pride ourselves on supporting staff professional development and personal interest's. We are a training practice with all 3 GP partners being approved trainers. We have a Good CQC rating and are consistently high QOF achievers.

Benefits include;

• NHS pension scheme
• Eye-care vouchers

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 Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.