Salaried GP

The post holder will undertake a variety of duties including surgery, telephone and electronic consultations and queries, visiting patients homes, 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 Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems. Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness. Develop care plans for health management. Make appropriate and timely referral of patients for further opinion and treatment Prescribing in accordance with Practice policy. Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions. Appropriate medicine prescribing for both acute and repeat requirement in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary and guidelines whenever this is clinically appropriate. Timely assessment of incoming electronic and paper correspondence relating to both patient and non patient information as required. Using the appropriate electronic systems.