General Practitioner, Lanarkshire Scotland

Client Name: NHS Lanarkshire

Role: General Practitioner

Rates: £90 to £120 per hour

Shifts: Out of Hours Service - regular shifts available, mainly weekends with odd mid week dates

Location: Douglas Street Community Health Centre

Benefits:

• Over 5,000 new job requests received every week. Approved supplier on every NHS medical locum framework
• Priority access and first sight of large number of jobs across multiple NHS trusts/health boards
• Competitive pay rates
• Flexibility on jobs/shifts; long term jobs and short ad hoc shifts available
• A dedicated point of contact
• Free CPD courses and career support with Medacs Academy
• Lucrative referral scheme
• Revalidation support
• 24/7/365 service - we are available when you need us
• Access to The Support Hub - our support service to help support your mental health and well being and enable you to deliver outstanding care.

As a General Practitioner at NHS Lanarkshire you will be responsible for patients of all ages and genders. You may have a specialism but, in this role, you will diagnose and treat a whole range of common diseases, injuries, and conditions. You will carry out tests and be able to interpret test results, offer preventative care, and make recommendations to patients that encourage a healthy lifestyle and well being best practice. Dealing with both acute and long-term issues you will also make referrals to hospital consultants or other medical specialists as required.

Normally based within a GP surgery or clinic setting you will typically be the first point of contact for the patients within your practice. You will regularly be required to go out into the community to visit members of the public who are unable to travel to a surgery. Offering either ad hoc examinations or consistent care for those with chronic illnesses, frequent visits to places such as residential care homes are likely to be a common feature of your role.

General key skills

In addition to your qualifications, as General Practitioner, you will have:

• First class communication skills with different groups - ages, abilities, levels of seniority
• A good bedside manner, empathy, and the ability to listen carefully to patients
• Excellent time management skills
• The ability to multitask and prioritise tasks
• Strong organisation skills
• The ability to work under pressure, to time constraints and in medical emergencies
• Ability to display resilience and stamina
• Excellent team working skills
• Decisiveness and ability to take ownership for decisions

Main Duties/Responsibilities

As GP with NHS Lanarkshire you will:

• Be the first point of contact for members of the public with medical concerns
• Deal with queries face-to-face, over the phone or on email
• Be a source of medical and emotional support to patients
• Have the ability and knowledge to assess patients and provide accurate diagnoses
• Deliver bespoke, effective treatment plans
• Forge excellent relationships with team members (admin staff, support staff and medical colleagues)
• Communicate clearly and effectively with colleagues and patients
• Complete all aspects of administration associated with your role
• Take ownership of the cases in your care, but also seeking second opinions/advice from peers when required
• Escalate any major physical, mental, or social concerns you may have about patients to the relevant establishment/authority
• Promote health and well being best practices
• Act as a professional representative of your practice
• Remain up to date with the latest medical guidelines

Qualifications/Licenses/Certifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree
• Full registration with the GMC
• A full Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Previous GP or General Medicine experience would be beneficial but other specialist areas will be considered
• At least 2 years post-graduate experience.
• 6 months recent NHS experience within the last 3 years.

If you are enthusiastic about improving lives through providing excellent and varied care for all - from new-born babies to the elderly and everyone in between and are ready to take on this challenging yet essential role in providing invaluable support to entire communities, apply to work with Medacs Healthcare today.