Salaried GP

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

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 un-diagnosed 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.

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 clinical 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified GP
• Full GMC Registration
• National Performers list registration England
• Competent time management and organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working
• Interest and evidence of CPD
• Good communication skills
• Self motivated and enthusiastic
• Dependable
• Team Orientated
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Focused and pro-active
• Ability to work effectively under pressure

Desirable

• Evidence of last appraisal
• Ability to work in teams and individually in challenging circumstances
• Practice development skills
• Audit and research skills
• Interest in developing a specialist area
• Knowledge of EMIS / Accurx / ICE
• Interest in medical education

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

Park Medical Practice

Address

Cottam Lane Surgery

Cottam Lane

Preston

Lancashire

PR2 1JR

Employer's website

https://parkmedicalpractice.com/ (Opens in a new tab)