Job responsibilities
Job responsibilitiesProvide high quality patient care including prevention, screening, treatment, management of chronic conditions and health promotion
Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice protocols as well as wider guidance e.g. NICE
Carry out surgery, telephone and video consultations and undertake home visits
Speak and see patients promptly and in a timely manner. In order to minimise waiting times.
Ensure appropriate follow up of patients
Generate, check and sign acute and repeat prescriptions in-line with practice policy
Liaise with other team members and organisations involved in patient care and respond promptly to queries
Investigate and refer patients as appropriate in line with current guidance
Deal promptly with results and correspondence, clearly communicating any actions that are required
Provide cover as needed, for all of the above, when other GPs are on leave
When providing care ensure the judicious use of resources and NHS funds
Keep clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes and patient records to agreed standards and in-line with practice policies
Collect data for audit and QoF purposes
Prescribe generically whenever appropriate and in accordance with the Practice formulary, commissioning and national guidance
Maintain high levels of communication with patients and carers to ensure effective delivery of care
Demonstrate an awareness of, and compliance with, all relevant Practice policies/guidelines e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
Demonstrate a commitment and contribution to achievement of the highest possible quality standards such as the QOF, prescribing targets and other agreed performance Indicator targets
Demonstrate a commitment and contribution to clinical governance processes including significant event review
Demonstrate a commitment to life-long learning, audit and evidence-based best practice
Contribute to evaluation and audit within the practice
Attend and demonstrate commitment to, clinical, clinical governance and educational meetings, ensure that accurate records and minutes are kept and circulated and that action points from previous meetings have been addressed
Show responsiveness to other doctors and team members working with you at any given time with regard to sharing of workload
Assist with the training of other staff members and also with the education of doctors and nurses in training as appropriate
Develop and promote positive collaborative working relationships with partners and all team members
Liaise with all relevant agencies and services to promote knowledge and awareness of services in the practice and local community
Complete patient reports within a timely manner
Take responsibility for own personal development and participate fully in the GP appraisal scheme
Raise with management if you identify concerns about the health or performance of a colleague or team member
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
Review all practice-related e-mails and respond promptly to these
Take responsibility for audits as required
Take responsibility for targets and services allocated, such as a QOF, Enhanced Services, etc. This includes staying abreast of new guidelines and evidence, developing policies in-line with these and communicating these to the practice team.
Provide support to the Managing Partner as required e.g. complaints or governance issues.
Contribute in developing new areas of work, improving existing services and attending team meetings as required.
Attend required training events and feed back key learning points to the team
Reporting of Significant Incidents involving the practice
Manage own health and stress and alert Partners promptly if any health issues arise that may impact on personal performance
Confidentiality
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. As a GP you will have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers. You may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential. Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Health & Safety:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practiceguidelines
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activitiesin a way that manages those risks
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
Reporting potential risks identified.
Equality and Diversity
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers andcolleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.