New North Health Centre is a single handed practice based in Islington. New North is an established GP surgery that had a change of GP Partner and Practice Management in December 2024.
Our current list size is approx. 1400 patients, although we are working hard to increase this.
We are looking for a highly motivated, reliable, and friendly salaried GP to work alongside the GP Partner to become an integral part of our thriving NHS practice.
£11,000.00 per session
4 – 5 sessions per week (negotiable)
6 weeks Annual Leave
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will 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 and correspondence in a timely manner
Consultations with patients will be between 10 and 15 minutes long, depending on mode of consultation
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
Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
Be responsible for following practice protocols on computer use, audit and the maintenance of manual and computer patient records and any others as agreed by clinical staff.
Collecting data for audit purposes
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible) and following the practice protocol for repeat prescriptions.
Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
Maintaining good working relationships with all members of the local health economy.
Providing the full range of general/personal medical services to the practices patients in line with the aims and objectives of the GMS GP Contract.
Working to national and local guidelines and practice protocols for the provision of primary care.
Be responsible to attending practice, PCN and MDT meetings when appropriate and practicable.
In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
GMC full registration with a licence to practise.
Experience
Essential
Strong clinical skills with an evidence-based approach to patient care.
Proficient in using electronic health records and embracing new technologies.
Proficient IT skills (MS Office, Internet)
Ability to empower patients to manage their individual health conditions.
Good interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to make confident decisions.
Ability to work within professional codes of conduct, ensuring safe and effective patient care.
Ability to manage time, workload and patient related administration effectively.