Job responsibilities
Job
Description
Salaried
GP
Sessions: 6-8 sessions
Option for weekend and
evening work if desired
Overview: The post-holder will deal
with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the
highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients
Salary Dependent upon
experience
Clinical Responsibility
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 acute and repeat prescriptions, home visits, medication queries,
electronic results, referrals, associated paperwork and correspondence in a
timely manner.
Making
professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether
self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the
organisation.
Assess
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 the current Practice disease
management protocols, developing care plans
To
assist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic
medical conditions
Providing
counselling and health education
Recording
clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
Collecting
data for audit purposes
Prescribing
in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary.
In
general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and
responsibilities associated with a GP working in Primary Care.
Other Responsibilities
within the organisation
Awareness
of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies / guidelines, eg.
Prescribing, information governance, 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 and record data in line
with requirements for QOF and Enhanced Services
Contributing
to the summarising of patient records and read-coding 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:
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.
Using appropriate infection control
procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from
hazards.
Reporting identified potential risks
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
performance review.
- Taking responsibility for own
development, learning and performing activities.
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 team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on
ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
- 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:
- Communicate effectively with
other team members.
- Communicate effectively with
patients and carers.
- Recognize peoples needs for
alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
Contribution to the Implementation
of Services:
The
post holder will:
- Apply practice policies,
standards and guidance.
- Discuss with other members of
the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work.
- Participate in audit where appropriate.
