General Practitioner (GP) Lead

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As Clinical Lead GP, you will: Provide high-quality clinical consultations and assessment of patients presenting to the Urgent Care Centre. Provide clinical leadership, advice and support to GPs and other clinical colleagues. Provide clinical management, supervision and support to the clinical team. Lead on clinical quality assurance, including consultation audits, annual appraisals and clinical performance. Support the service to achieve its KPIs and national service specifications. Lead and contribute to clinical audits, quality improvement projects and clinical standard setting. Identify areas of clinical risk and work with relevant teams to develop appropriate mitigation plans. Support the investigation and management of clinical incidents, complaints and escalations. Work closely with the Safeguarding Lead to ensure excellent safeguarding practice across the service. Support compliance with CQC requirements, clinical governance standards and NHS policies. Provide clinical assurance to the Medical Director regarding clinical safety, quality and performance. Support recruitment of GPs, including reviewing applications, participating in interviews and supporting decisions around locum clinicians. Work with the resourcing team when reviewing applicants with previous/current medical legal claims or GMC investigations. Work collaboratively with other clinical leads to provide cross-site clinical cover where required. Undertake clinical and administrative responsibilities appropriate to the seniority of the role. Clinical Responsibilities You will be expected to make autonomous professional decisions regarding patient presentations, including: Assessing, diagnosing and managing acute primary care presentations. Providing appropriate treatment, advice, counselling and health education. Maintaining clear, accurate and contemporaneous clinical records. Ensuring appropriate safeguarding referrals and documentation. Collecting and contributing to data for audit and quality improvement. Supporting accurate patient record summarisation and clinical coding. Identifying and escalating issues relating to clinical quality, safety and risk. Maintaining up-to-date knowledge and practice through continuing professional development and lifelong learning. About You