Salaried GP

Plowright Medical Centre has a great opportunity for a salaried GP to join their busy practice, covering 4 sessions a week, to care for a growing population of appreciative patients who still value general practice.

This is an exceptional opportunity to work from award-winning premises in the thriving, attractive and historic market town of Swaffham in the heart of Norfolk. Put your roots down in a fabulous part of the country where properties are still affordable, and you can enjoy an excellent work-life balance with protected admin time and flexible working hours/days to suit family commitments.

We offer our GPs:

• 12 minute appointments.
• Stable clinical and administration team.
• Dedicated administration time.
• 6 weeks' annual leave with a week study leave pro rata.
• Support from 2 ANPs, a clinical pharmacist and a great nursing team.
• SystmOne clinical system.
• Flexible working – 9:00am starts – our GPs routinely do not work beyond 18.30pm.

Working as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to support and care for a diverse patient group. The role will include all general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care, as well as:

• Undertaking 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 medical problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation;
• Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems;
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness;
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols;
• Providing health education;
• Recording clear 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;
• All general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.