GP Same Day Access - Bank shifts

We are seeking GP's that can cover for SDA shifts in practices - shift consists of telephone and face to face appointments.

As a GP, you will be responsible for providing face to face care in our urgent care centre for patients that access this service.

Main duties of the job

• On a day to day basis, you will follow WF Fednet's operational policies/procedures.
• You will work as a GP on our bank staff for shifts
• Generally the role requires similar skills to those of an in-hours GP. You will assist in the development of an integrated approach to the delivery of patient care

Clinical Responsibilities:

• To act as an autonomous clinician providing clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment, where appropriate, for patients
• Accurately triage & prioritise patients to elicit the history of an event or illness including past medical and drug history.
• Evaluate clinical information from history and examination and initiate appropriate treatment, referral or discharge.
• Refer patients to appropriate care settings
• Prescribe, supply and or administer medication and treatments according to agreed protocols, within scope of competence
• To maintain accurate, contemporaneous computerised clinical records of every contact, including history, examination, diagnosis, plan of care, advice given, treatment and recommended follow up.

Person Specification

• MRCGP or equivalent
• Must be currently registered on a performers List
• Valid registration with the GMC
• License to Practice
• Recent evidence of continued academic and professional development.
• Experience of Microsoft Office software
• Good team player able to work within a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work under own initiative
• Adhere to the Confidentiality Code and Data Protection Regulations
• An interest in and enthusiasm for general practice

Additional Information

• 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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary

• £90 an hour dependant on shift times