Salaried GP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly. Assess , diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs. Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate). Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan. Undertake on-call duties for clinically urgent and emergency problems and consequently be included in the doctors on-call- rota. Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments.Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions. Prioritisehealth problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care.Support and manage health needs of women presenting for family planning, cervical cytology or sexual health consultation. Ensureappropriate and safe follow up of patient where treatment initiated and/or additional investigations requested.

Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the GMC.

Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.

Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality, including clearing clinical tasks on a daily basis, filing pathology results in a timely manner and re-setting recalls appropriately

Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines, Practice Protocols and evidence-based care

Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation including appraisal/revalidation process

Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities

Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance

Undertake at least one full audit cycle per year on a topic that is of interest to the practice and present your findings to the team

Follow the practice formulary for prescribing and not routinely be an outlier in prescribing behaviour

Prescribe in line with KPPIs

Attendance at 80% of the MDT when it is your routine day of working

Work closely with the Patient Service Manager, other Associate Partners and Responsible Partners at the practice to form a cohesive practice management team to ensure that practice achieves highly on all its performance indicators.

Contribute to discussion and constructively challenge and add to debate, bringing new ideas to the table and be an active member of the partnership team

To routinely attend the PLTs and take an active role in those events

Share best practice and innovation within your immediate team and help cascade such practice throughout the whole organisation

Support the PSM in managing complaints effectively in an environment of openness and willingness to learn from patient feedback

Person Specification

Personal and people development

Essential

• Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role mode
• Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice
• Share learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (eg courses and conferences)
• Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate
• Critically evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant to the area of work
• Take a role in planning and implementing changes within the area of care and responsibility
• Contribute to the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards
• Maintain effective communication with those responsible for the overall commissioning and procurement process
• Maintain active involvement in the planning and processes of practice-based commissioning or similar initiatives

Desirable

• Contribution to clinical meetings
• Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working
• Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence
• Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies.
• Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery
• Discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care
• Manage and lead on the delivery of specifically identified services or projects as agreed with the practice management team

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

Affinity Care

Address

The Willows Medical Centre

8 Osbourne Drive

Queensbury

Bradford

West Yorkshire

BD132GD

Employer's website

https://shipleymedicalpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)