Salaried GP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job

• You would be expected to cover an average of 1 Duty Day per week.
• Morning sessions will be 08:00 -13:00
• Afternoon sessions will be 14:30 - 17:30 on non-duty days, with the last patient being at 17:00 to allow for paperwork.
• Annual leave entitlement is 6 weeks per year pro rata
• Study Leave entitlement is 1 week per year pro rata
• Salaried GP are expected to deal with a 'fair-share' of paperwork, results and prescriptions.

Key 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 and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• 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)
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
• The salaried doctor will deal with a 'fair-share' of paperwork, results and prescriptions and will have their work covered when on annual leave. Similarly, it is expected that the salaried GP will cover colleagues for periods of leave according to practice systems.
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
• Management of the medical needs of patients in a care home environment as required.

Liaison with:

• All Clinicians within the Practice; Management Team; all other reception and admin support staff; patients; visitors; all outside agencies who work with the Practice.

Mandatory Training

• Undertake safeguarding training
• Undertake information governance training
• Basic life support training
• Bluestream - GDPR
• Fire Safety
• Bluestream - Infection Control
• Bluestream - Complaints

Practice Management

• Produce accurate and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies, and procedures
• Ensure all QoF requirements are met and recorded.
• Maintain set standards of organisations in treatment rooms and take appropriate action is standards are not being met
• In Participation with other members of the nursing team ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levels relating to patient care.
• Liaising with administration staff to ensure general stock items are ordered
• Ensure treatment rooms are fully stocked appropriately
• Follow infection control standards
• Undertake computer input data
• Contribute new ideas to improve patient care
• Work effectively in a team

Interact with patients and colleagues in a professional manner

Communication

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising their needs for alternative methods of communication

Teamwork

• Understanding own role and scope in the Practice and identify how this may develop over time
• Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms or develop new ways of working
• Recognise and understand the roles of individuals working within the team and how these interfaces with your own
• Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time management strategies are embedded in own practice
• Flexibility, willingness to adapt to change

Infection Control

Need to apply infection control measures within the practice and personal life. This includes:

• Universal hygiene precautions
• Assist patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures
• Doing Lateral flows on a regular basis or when showing symptoms of Covid-19
• The collection and handling of laboratory specimens
• Segregation and disposal of waste materials
• Decontamination of instruments and clinical equipment
• Reporting and treatment od sharps injuries
• Dealing with blood and body fluid spillage
• Assist patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures.

Collation of information

Support the practice team in achievement of keeping medical records updated by ensuring the following:

• Collation of patient information using Emis Web medical information system
• Assist with the management of disease registers (where appropriate)
• Maintaining quality and accuracy of all data input

Working Environment

• Carry out routine checks to ensure your workstation is clean and tidy at the start and end of each shift
• Ensure all equipment in your workstation is operational and up to date and report any issues to your line manager.
• Ensure that confidential patient information is stored and handled according to protocol and report any concerns to your line manager

Health & Safety

• Assisting in promoting and maintaining your own and other health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health and Safety policy
• Ensure that any hazards in your working area are reported immediately to your line manager
• Have a working knowledge of health and safety requirement

Confidentiality

• Ensure patient and Practice information is kept confidential and secure at all times, in accordance with the information security and confidentiality protocols.

Performance/ Professional Development

• To participate in training sessions to ensure administrative and computer skills are kept up to date with current technology and practice.
• To participate in regular appraisal meetings
• To participate in regular team meetings
• Understanding the benefits of supervision for the individual and the organisation
• Be aware of & undertake mandatory training & updates in anaphylaxis, basic life support, child protection, manual handling, fire safety, infection control & safeguarding
• To be DBS cleared.

Equality and Diversity

• To support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues according to practice protocol.

Working with Patients

• To work in partnership with our patients to help them achieve better health outcomes
• To offer a polite, friendly, and efficient level of customer service to all our patients.
• Able to demonstrate an empathetic and carting approach to patients and relatives and work so that patients dignity & respect is maintained

Dignity and respect

• To treat patients, colleagues and visitors with dignity and respect always.

Feedback

• To listen to feedback from patients and colleagues whether this be a complain, comment or compliment and if it cannot be dealt with immediately ensure it is reported immediately to a member of the practice management team.

CQC

• To work within the guidelines set by the CQC to ensure that the Practice is safe, efficient and provides the best possible care for patients
• To offer suggestions to the practice manager on how we can improve, progress, and develop all processes relating to CQC

Performance/Professional Development

• CPD time will be between 13:00-14:30 on the non-duty day and could include structured mentoring time if required and mutually agreed.
• To participate in training sessions to ensure administrative, clinical and computer skills are kept up to date with current technology and practice.
• To participate in regular appraisal meetings.
• To participate in regular team meetings.
• Understand the benefits of clinical supervision for the individual and the organisation
• be aware of and undertake mandatory training and updates in anaphylaxis, basic life support, child protection, manual handling, fire safety, infection control and safeguarding.

In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will participate in any training program 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 activites to others who are undertaking similar work.

Protocols

The following policies/protocols relate to my job description, I confirm that I am aware of them and have read and understood the latest version. I acknowledge this list is not exhaustive.

• Staff confidentiality policy
• Employee handbook
• Infection control policy
• Information governance policy
• Use of portable computer equipment policy
• Health and safety policy
• Fire policy
• Mobile phone policy
• Access to medical records policy
• Complaints procedure

Person Specification

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• - Ability to provide quality care
• - Good interpersonal and communication skills
• - Good bed side manor
• - The ability to work effectively in a team.

Desirable

• - Basic IT Skills
• - Knowledge of Emis and Docman

Qualifications

Essential

• - GMC Registration

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Haddenham Medical Centre

Address

Stanbridge Road

Haddenham

Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire

HP17 8JX

Employer's website

https://www.haddenham.org/ (Opens in a new tab)