Job responsibilities
JOB
DESCRIPTION: SALARIED GP
RESPONSIBLE TO: Partners / Practice
Manager
Job Summary:
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
The Salaried GP will be responsible for
delivering the full range of primary care services as part of the practice
ensuring the highest standards of care for the differing needs of our patient
population.
The Salaried GP will work closely with
the practices multi-disciplinary team of other GPs, nurses and nonclinical
staff to provide a high quality and accessible service to patients
Clinical responsibilities:
In accordance with the practice
timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to
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, referrals and
correspondence in a timely manner.
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.
Collecting data for audit purposes.
Compiling and issuing
computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written
prescriptions whenever possible. EPS4 is now implemented at the Practice).
Prescribing in accordance with the
practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically
appropriate.
In general, the post-holder will be expected
to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP
working within primary care.
Complete care plans required for local
enhanced services.
Participate in Enhanced Services work
required within the practice.
Training &
Education:
Prepare for and complete the annual
external appraisal process.
Prepare for and complete the
revalidation process.
Undertake training that meets personal,
mandatory and practice learning needs including recording of learning,
reflection, complaints, information governance etc.
Participate in and contribute to
learning activities such as significant event reviews, clinical audit,
protected learning time, video analysis of consultations.
Contribute to delivering teaching for
doctors in training in the practice and other health professionals in training.
Other
responsibilities with the Practice:
Awareness of and compliance with all
relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data
protection, health and safety.
A commitment to life-long learning and
audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
Contributing to evaluation/audit and
clinical standard setting within the organisation.
Contributing to the development of
computer-based patient records.
Contributing to the summarising of
patient records and accurate Read-Coding of patient data.
Attending training and events organised
by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
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
In the performance of the duties
outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to
confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff
and other healthcare workers. They 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 Practice guidelines
Identifying the risks involved in
work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those
risks
Making effective use of training to
update knowledge and skills
Understanding and utilising
appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining hygiene in work areas and
keeping the premises free from hazards
Reporting potential risks identified
Equality and Diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality,
diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognizes 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-judgmental and respects their circumstances,
feelings priorities and rights
Personal/Professional Development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme
implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to
include:
Participation in an annual individual
performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of
own personal and/or professional development
Taking responsibility for own
development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities
to others who are undertaking similar work
Attending any external training course
thought appropriate to the role
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the
Practice, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of
quality and risk
Assess own performance and take
accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
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