Salaried GPNHS

Job summary

The Windrush Medical Practice, Witney, Oxfordshire (Edge of the Cotswolds and 13 miles from Oxford) is a well established, forward thinking training practice, with an emphasis on high quality family medicine.

We are looking for an enthusiastic salaried GP to work 4 - 6 sessions, who enjoys relationship based medicine, values teamwork, and wants to work somewhere where quality still matters.

Main duties of the job

The duties of the post are to provide a full range of general medical services as contained in accordance with the associated job plan.

The post holder is expected to support the partners in providing all services outlined in the GMS contract and also in the aims and objectives of the practice.

You will be expected to support and input into the aims of the practice in areas of clinical governance, good practice, QOF, Enhanced Services, Practice Audit, referral review and any other improvement areas as determined by the practice.

You will be encouraged to utilise and develop any skills for improvement of services to patients.

You are expected to maintain and keep good standards of good clinical records at all times.

Full involvement in any practice training and on-going requirements.

You are expected to maintain and keep good standards of paperwork.

You will be required to attend and participate in Practice Meetings.

Practitioners will be required to comply with the requirement of NHS Appraisal and re validation as may from time to time apply. You will have a personal appraisal with the practice manager at least on an annual basis which will provide the opportunity to review your job plan.

Confidentiality - you must strictly adhere to the applicable GMS Guidance on Patient Confidentiality

Job description

Clinical Responsibilities

In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, 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 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.

In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.

Providing counselling and health education.

Recording clear and contemporaneous 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.

Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

About us

We're a thriving, GP-owned practice of over 21,000 patients with 19 GPs, an Outstanding CQC rating, an active research programme, and a strong reputation for high-quality patient care. Our practice assistants handle first-line document management, our MDT is genuinely multidisciplinary, and our home visiting service helps keep GPs focused on being GPs.

You'll be joining a friendly, experienced clinical team with:

• GP trainers and undergraduate teaching
• Clinical pharmacists, prescribing nurses and ECP-led clinics
• Regular clinical meetings
• A mentor scheme for new starters
• Adjacent community hospital, MIU and diagnostic services on site