Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic doctor to join our friendly and supportive, long-established GMS practice in the semi-rural village of Pelton, Chester-le-Street, County Durham.
We are seeking a colleague to work 6 or 8 sessions per week, with flexibility to support a healthy work life balance and accommodate the right candidate.
Main duties of the jobThe post-holder will undertake a variety of duties, including face to face consultations, telephone and online consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing prescriptions and dealing with queries, referral letters and correspondence in a timely manner.
About usThe practice is led by three GP Partners and supported by a highly experienced and dedicated nursing team, all working collaboratively to deliver high-quality care to approximately 10,200 patients.
We provide a wide range of clinics and services across two sites:The Lavender Centre in Pelton and our branch surgery on Craghead Road, Pelton. We are high QOF achievers and are committed to delivering Enhanced Services, while actively supporting ongoing education and professional development for all members of the team.
Job responsibilities- In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including face to face consultations, telephone and online 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 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.
- Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
- 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
- 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) whenever this is clinically 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.
QualificationsEssentialThis 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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
