Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
1)
In accordance with the Practice timetable, as
agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self 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.
2)
Making professional, autonomous decisions in
relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other
health care workers within the Practice.
3)
Assessing the health care needs of patients with
undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
4)
Screening patients for disease risk factors and
early signs of illness.
5)
In consultation with patients and in line with
current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for
health.
6)
Providing counselling and health education.
7)
Admitting or discharging patients to and from the
caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
8)
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation
notes to agreed standards.
9)
Collecting data for audit purposes.
10)
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and
repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
11)
Prescribing in accordance with the Practice
prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
12)
Ensuring that all work carried out which carries a
private fee is properly recouped and accounted for; e.g. Medical Reports,
Insurance reports, Private letters to third Parties etc.
13)
In general, the post-holder will be expected to
undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP
working within primary care.
Other responsibilities within the practice:
1)
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant
Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data
protection, health and safety.
2)
A commitment to life-long learning and audit to
ensure evidence-based best practice.
3)
Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical
standard setting within the Practice.
4)
Contributing to the development of computer-based
patient records.
5)
Contributing to the summarising of patient records
and accurate Read-Coding of patient data.
6)
Attending training and events organised by the Practice
or other agencies, where appropriate.
Confidentiality:
Data protection is a top priority for the Practice. The Data Protection
Act places obligations on us to ensure that data is processed lawfully and
stored according to its strict provisions. You are required to uphold the
Companys data protection policies when dealing with information about
patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers. Our work is of highly
confidential nature and information gained must not be communicated to other persons
except in the recognised course of duty. Unauthorised disclosure of
confidential information will result in disciplinary action and may lead to
your dismissal.
Information relating to
customers, colleagues, other 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 special
category 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:
1)
Using personal security systems within the workplace
according to Practice guidelines.
2)
Identifying the risks involved in work activities
and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
3)
Making effective use of training to update knowledge
and skills.
4)
Using appropriate infection control procedures,
maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.
5)
Reporting potential risks identified.
Equality and Diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of
patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
1)
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.
2)
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs
of patients, carers and colleagues.
3)
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:
1)
In addition to maintaining continued education
through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that
professional development requirements are met, the post-holder will participate
in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this
employment, such training to include:
2)
Participation in a Practice based annual individual
performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of
own personal and/or professional development.
3)
Maintaining skills and knowledge for CPD and
accreditation via the annual GP appraisal process.
4)
Taking responsibility for own development, learning
and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are
undertaking similar work.
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and
will:
1)
Alert other team members to issues of quality and
risk.
2)
Assess own performance and take accountability for
own actions, either directly or under supervision.
3)
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.
4)
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies
to meet patients needs.
5)
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
Communication:
The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective
communication within the team and will strive to:
1)
Communicate effectively with other team members.
2)
Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
3)
Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of
communication and respond accordingly.
Contribution to the planning and implementation of
services:
The post-holder will:
1)
Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance.
2)
Discuss with other members of the team how the
policies, standards and guidelines will affect their own work.
3)
Participate in clinical audits when requested or
where appropriate.
The above list serves to illustrate the scope and responsibilities
of the post and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. You will be
expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the development of this
role as the practice develops, and the overall business objectives of the
practice change.