Job responsibilities
To
work autonomously providing general medical services for Patients of Highcroft
Surgery registered with us on a permanent, temporary or immediately necessary
basis
To
deliver a safe, competent and acceptable standard of medical care, taking part
in the day-to-day activities of Highcroft Surgery including surgery, paperwork
and home visits where appropriate
Maintaining
appropriate records to ensure continuity and quality of care for Patients.
These must be accurate, and where possible, avoid jargon to ensure Patients
understand the content if viewing their clinical notes
To
collaborate with other GP Partners/employees and Practice staff of Highcroft
Surgery on Practice development to achieve all clinical performance targets and
directed or local enhanced services for Highcroft Surgery or primary Care
Network (PCN)
To
take part in Practice Team leadership and take clinical responsibility and
accountability for Practice population
Working
to promote Highcroft Surgery positively and engage with Patients in order to
improve service delivery
To
be involved in Practice development, identifying service changes and
developments in line with clinical needs locally. To develop these as part of
the NHS Long-Term Plan and other national guidance
Maintaining
records of appointments, financial transactions and other administrative duties
To
maintain skills to the required professional level and undertake such training
and development as may from time-to-time be required to maintain personal
competency
Be
up to date with mandatory training and share evidence of this for compliance
Participate
in all activities required by CQC registration
Have
a zero tolerance to all forms of abuse
To
produce and comply with a work plan developed in partnership with the Practice
Manager and Partners to ensure all Practice and other work is delivered
appropriately and safely
To
undertake appropriate clinical risk assessments and work with the wider team to
implement management strategies for risks identified
Participate
in activities required to assess compliance with CQC Fundamental Standards
To
provide high-quality medical services in the context of general practice to the
Patients registered with Highcroft Surgery
To
provide a full range of services in line with the agreed requirements of the
practice NHS contract including the quality and outcomes framework and any
local and enhanced services
To
provide any services as required for the Primary Care Network agreement
including shared QOF standards and service specifications. To provide o provide
appropriate care and services to Patients in all age ranges and levels of
health care needs
To
respond to medical/health problems presented by Patients on the registered list
including history taking, diagnosis, investigation, treatment and referral as
appropriate
To
provide management of long-term conditions in line with national guidelines and
pathways
To
read and interpret test requests and results ordered by you and other team
members taking appropriate action based on the findings
To
provide appropriate health promotion and preventative health care advice to all
Patients attending the practice
To
prescribe generically for Patients as appropriate to need and be able to
provide appropriate clinical rationale with support from the Medicines
Management Team
To
carry out appropriate administrative and other duties in line with the needs of
the Practice including referral to other services, maintenance of records,
managing registers etc.
To
maintain clinical records either written or computer based in line with
professional code and requirements utilising appropriate coding
To
work in line with appropriate Practice policies and procedures including human
resources, safeguarding children etc.
To
provide appropriate health education and advice to Patients and carers to
enable self-management and choice
To
undertake appropriate audit in practice to identify clinical quality issues and
markers and define processes to improve clinical outcomes
To
take part in appropriate R&D and audit processes within Highcroft Surgery
as agreed in line with primary care division priorities
Assist
management with maintaining compliance with agreed standards
Promote
and implement all the Practice policies and procedures
In
the course of your employment you will have access to confidential information
relating to Highcroft Surgery and Patients. You are required to exercise due
consideration in processing such information and you should maintain
confidentiality for Highcroft Surgery and Patients
The
post holder will, if required to do so, obtain, process and/or use information
in line with the GDPR requirements
Participate
in the assessment of the effectiveness of health care provided by the Practice,
such as by auditing records
Ensure
that Patients rights are protected
Promote
and participate in a high standard of care within the Practice
Develop
and maintain effective working relationships with all other employees and
contractors at Highcroft Surgery
To
manage the Practice caseload in partnership with other practitioners to ensure
quality outcomes for Patient and carers
To
be actively involved in innovation
To
develop positive collaborative working relationships across all areas of the
Care Team (primary, secondary and social care) and with carers
To
be actively involved and engaged in Highcroft Surgery and wider team meetings
and forums to promote communication and development
To
provide on the day/triage for Patient and other services as agreed
To
liaise with all relevant agencies and services to promote knowledge and
awareness of services in practice and local community
To
work with colleagues to identify ways to ease the burden of demand
To
identify ways to promote opportunities for Patient involvement in service
development and evaluation
To
work flexibly in order to help cover leave, including holidays and short-term
leave during sickness
To
deliver practice development projects for Highcroft Surgery as agreed with
Practice staff, Managers and Partners or Business Owners
To
share and disseminate acquired knowledge with all Practice Team members through
in-Practice developmental sessions and clinical governance meetings or
significant event analysis (SEA)
To
work collaboratively to ensure that effective clinical governance is
incorporated in the day-to-day practice
To
promote effective communication processes between all team members to enable
good working practices
To
maintain communication processes with acute and other colleagues and partners
in care to ensure care delivery
To
actively engage in effective communication with the ICB to ensure equity of
service delivery and target achievement
Co-operate
in the effective resolution of team conflicts
To
provide appropriate medical leadership as appropriate to Practice requirements
To
identify and utilise best practice through benchmarking and clinical guidelines
To
take ownership and provide leadership to the Practice Team in specified
clinical areas as part of Practice development programme
To
promote through leadership the use of end of life strategies to deliver high-
quality palliative care
To
develop and implement as appropriate guidelines, policies and procedures as
required
To
utilise the latest available evidence to shape and organise services to reflect
needs of Practice population
Co-operate
in maintaining a staffing roster for providing adequate levels of care within
the Practice
Participate
in developing the philosophy, goals and objectives for health care provided by
the Practice
Inform
the Provider of any reported or suspected failings in the provision of care
within the Practice using the significant event process
To
have knowledge of and always act within the boundaries of Health and Safety
legislation, Data Protection Acts and Care Quality Commission compliance
requirements
Work
within the GMC code of conduct
Support
and uphold an open, positive and honest working culture
To
undertake and complete appraisal process on yearly basis
To
undertake and complete GP personal appraisal to ensure revalidation is achieved
To
undertake appropriate training to meet personal and mandatory educational needs
and practice development needs
To
undertake Practice/Personal development, in line with CPD objectives and record
activity
Give
agreed notice of periods of absence and leave
Attend
Practice meetings as required
Provide
information for a DBS check, and inform the Practice of any incident that may
change the DBS status
Participate
in taking care of your own Health & Safety. Ensure that you do not do
anything to compromise the health and safety of either your colleagues or
yourself