Job responsibilities
Job Summary
We are looking for GPs who are motivated, independent, and want to provide high quality clinical care to our patients.
Those GPs will be working as part of a clinical team consisting of 4 GP partners and 2 other salaried GPs, 3 Practice Nurses and 2 Health Care
Assistants.
Together, the clinical team take care of 8284 patients in the
Cheddar area.
Key Clinical
Responsibilities
The post-holder will practice in accordance with accepted good
medical practice and the various clinical policies of the practice to include:
Within the working week the post-holder will 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 and correspondence in a timely fashion
They will make professional, autonomous decisions
They will assess the health needs of patients
They will screen patients for disease risk factors and early
signs of illness
They will contribute to QOF requirements and record data
appropriately
In consultation with patients and in line with current practice
disease management protocols, they will develop care plans for health related
illnesses
They will record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to
agreed standards
They will collect data for audit purposes and contribute to the
Practice audit programme as required
They will prescribe in accordance with the accepted prescribing
formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
They will contribute to aspects of the clinical work within the
team, for example: co-ordinating aspects of governance, QOF, enhanced services,
CPD and keeping clinical protocols up to date as necessary
The post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal
duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care
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 the team by reflecting on own
and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the
teams performance and service expansion
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet
patients needs
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
Prescribe safe and effective medicines management which conforms
to:
NICE guidance and DH directives
Good Prescribing Practice as defined by British National
Formulary(BNF)
Operate safe management and regular review for all patients
receiving repeat prescriptions
Controlled Drugs legislation
Contribute to the teams approach which ensures that referrals are
made for patients to see other medical service providers, ensuring that
adequate information is given to personnel to whom the patient has been
referred for proper assessment to be made
Be supportive of any complaints policy and procedure to ensure
proper investigation and appropriate follow-up action in the event of a
complaining being made about any aspect of the service provided or any personal
provider of the service
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 will 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
Personal/Professional
Development
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 an annual individual performance review,
including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or
professional development
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and
performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are
undertaking similar work.
Contribution to the
Implementation of Services
The post-holder will:
Apply practice policies, standards, guidance and procedures
Discuss with other members of the team how the policies,
standards, guidance and procedures will affect own work
Participate in audit where appropriate
Communication
The post-holder should recognize 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
Other
Responsibilities within the Organisation
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice
policies/guidelines/procedures, e.g. prescribing, child protection,
confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, discipline
A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure
evidence-based best practice
Contributing to individual case discussions at clinical meetings
and bring examples of cases for group discussion
Contributing to the organisational development of the Practice
by contributing to the development of ideas, strategies and policies which will
promote efficiency and well-being of the practice
Contributing to evaluation /audit and clinical standard setting
with the organisation
Contributing to the development of computer-based patient
records
Contributing to the summarising of patient records and
Read-coding patient data
Attending training events organised by the practice and other
agencies, where appropriate
Attending team meetings and other meetings as may be necessary
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 (but will not be limited to):
Using personal security systems within the workplace according
to practice guidelines
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,
and initiate and manage the training of others
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work
areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
Reporting potential risks identified
Ensuring colleagues across the practice adhere to their
individual responsibilities for infection control and health and safety, using
a system of observation, audit and check, hazard identification, questioning,
reporting and risk management
Maintain up to date knowledge of health and safety and infection
control statutory and best practice guidelines and ensure implementation across
the whole practice
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.
The
main duties and responsibilities shown above are not exhaustive but should
merely be regarded as a guide. The post-holder will be expected to conduct any
reasonable activities according to the business needs at that time. These will
be subject to periodic review and may be amended to meet the challenging needs
of the business. The post-holder will be expected to participate in this
process and the company would aim to reach agreement to changes.
