Salaried GPNHS

Job summary

We are a practice of 17,500 patients across 2 sites in Ware (Church Street Surgery) and Hertford (Castlegate Surgery), Hertfordshire.

We are dynamic, supportive and forward-thinking team. We are a teaching and training practice, with partners teaching GP trainees and involved in Cambridge Medical School student teaching.

Main duties of the job

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake duties including surgery consultations, telephone/video consultations and 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 practice or external organisations
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
• 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
• 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
• Contributing to QOF requirements and recording data appropriately
• Contributing to PCN requirements and recording data appropriately
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate and review as and when required

Job description

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake duties including surgery consultations, telephone/video consultations and 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 practice or external organisations
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
• 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
• 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
• Contributing to QOF requirements and recording data appropriately
• Contributing to PCN requirements and recording data appropriately
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate and review as and when required

About us

We are a practice of 17,500 patients across 2 sites in Ware (Church Street Surgery) and Hertford (Castlegate Surgery), Hertfordshire.

We are dynamic, supportive and forward-thinking team. We are a teaching and training practice, with partners teaching GP trainees and involved in Cambridge Medical School student teaching.