Parkway MedicalGroup has an exciting opportunity for a Salaried GP to join our friendly andforward thinking GP practice. The post is for 6 sessions per week, ideally working Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays however working pattern can be negotiated.This is anexcellent opportunity to join a well respected, enthusiastic practice in apopular suburban area of Newcastle.We are a teaching practice and there is opportunity for involvement with teaching should the applicant wish.Main duties of the jobUndertakes face to face appointments, telephone calls,home visits, checking and signing of repeat prescriptions and dealing withqueries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion as required.Screens patients for diseaserisk factors and early signs of illness.About usGMS PracticeCurrent 8450 list size3 GP Partners, 4 Salaried GPs, 1 Clinical Pharmacist, 3 Practice Nurses and 2 HCA.Sessions contain 15 minute appointments with allocated time for admin and home visitsFull complement of clinical and non-clinical staffExcellent nursing teamWeekly clinical meetingsDaily coffee break with GP teamTeaching practice with Doctors in Training and medical studentsHigh QoF and enhanced service achievements year on yearGeared towards reducing GP workload with support from an experienced and dedicated Leadership and admin team that includes Medical Secretaries and a Data/Workflow team.Fully engaged with Newcastle Outer West Primary Care Network. PCN Group comprising of 6 like-minded GP Practices with a total patient population of 40,000 +Expanding PCN employed staff, currently including First Contact Physiotherapists, First Contact Mental Health Workers, Frailty team, a Clinical Pharmacy team and Social Prescribers and Care Coordinators.TPP SystmOne clinical system and Ardens templatesMembers of a Pharmacy Hub teamJob responsibilitiesMaking professionallyautonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whetherself-referred or referred internally within the Practice.Receives patients withundifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and makes assessment of theirhealth care needs.Consults with patients inthe surgery, at home visits and via telephone or on-line mechanisms asagreed between the practice GPs.Undertakes telephone calls,home visits, checking and signing of repeat prescriptions and dealing withqueries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion as required.Screens patients for diseaserisk factors and early signs of illness.In consultation withpatients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols,develops care plans for health.Provides counselling andhealth education as necessary.Admits or dischargespatients and refers them to other care providers internally and externally asappropriate and in line with practice protocols.Complies with all relevantclinical governance and Practice polices and protocols.Assists in the establishmentof appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions.Completes clinically relatedadministrative and non-clinical duties needed for the delivery of theservice.Records clear and contemporaneousconsultation notes to agreed standards.Demonstrates commitment tolifelong learning, and audit and effectiveness to ensure evidence based bestpractice.Provides active input to thewider Primary healthcare team in the process of health needs research/baseline data collection/clinical audit.Compiles and issuescomputer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions, prescribing in accordancewith the Practice/ CCG prescribing formulary whenever this is clinicallyappropriate.Meets professional learningand CPD requirements.Develops effectiverelationships with other colleagues.Person SpecificationQualificationsQualified GPDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr