Description
We are seeking a Salaried General Practitioner to join our team at Valentine Primary Care Network (PCN) in Greenwich. As a General Practitioner, you will work autonomously and with other healthcare professionals to assess, diagnose, and treat patients in a primary care setting.
Job Summary The post holder will be employed by Greenwich Health, the GP Federation in Greenwich. Greenwich has 7 primary care networks (PCNs) with list sizes of between 30-80,000 patients. The Post holder will work for Valentine PCN.
Main Duties of the Job
- Conduct surgeries and online consultations, telephone consultations, and queries
- Visit patients at home and check and sign authorise repeat prescriptions
- Deal with queries, paperwork, and correspondence in a timely fashion
- Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
- Develop care plans for patients in consultation with them and in line with current practice disease management protocols
- Provide counselling and health education
- Admit or discharge patients to and from the caseload and refer to other care providers as appropriate
- Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes
- Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
- Prescribe in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary
Responsibilities
- Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers, and colleagues
- Ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence and be professionally accountable and responsible for all elements of clinical practice
- Participate in the provision of education and training to GP Registrars and other staff
- Work in PCN-wide schemes/services, including some extended hours and potential hub working
Benefits
- Private Medical Insurance
- Study leave paid in addition to CPD hours (pro-rata)
- Sick Pay
- Flexible start and finish times
- Excellent administrative services, including Clinical assistants supporting clinicians with admin tasks
- Support from allied health professionals, including a strong nursing team with HCA support, Clinical Pharmacists, Paramedic, Physio, Mental Health workers, and Social Prescribers
- Regular in-house clinical training/learning sessions and workshops/meetings
- Free snacks and lunch on certain days
- Company Events
- Eyecare voucher reimbursement
- On-site free parking
- On-site compact gym