Job responsibilities
Job
Title: Salaried GP
Accountable
to: Practice Manager and the Partnership
Hours: up to 10 sessions per week available
Job
Summary:
Middleton Lodge provides GMS services to our population of 13,000
patients in New Ollerton, a semi-rural location on the edge of Sherwood Forest,
North Nottinghamshire.
As
part of our contract, we are open 5 days a week, from 8am to 6:30pm. We serve a
relatively mixed population in New Ollerton and surrounding villages. We also engage with Extended Access working a pro rata share of saturdays and late nights.
We
are also a high-achieving QOF practice, closely involved in local GP-led
commissioning, with mostly paperless administration utilising SystmOne clinical
system.
We
are looking for a GP who is motivated, independent, and interested in providing
high quality clinical services to our patients.
Key
Clinical Responsibilities:
The
post-holder will practice in accordance with accepted good medical practice and
the various clinical policies of the Service, to include:
In
accordance with the session rota, as agreed, the post-holder will be available
to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone
consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing
repeat prescriptions and dealing with tasks, queries, paperwork and
correspondence in a timely fashion
Making
professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether
self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the
organisation or external organisations
Assessing
the health needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
Screening
patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
Contributing
to QOF requirements and recording data appropriately
In
consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management
protocols, developing care plans for health related illnesses
Admitting
and discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care
providers as appropriate
Recording
clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
Collecting
data for audit purposes and contributing to the Practice audit programme as
required
Compiling
and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
Prescribing
in accordance with the accepted prescribing formulary whenever this is
clinically appropriate
Take
a lead role in some 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
In
general the post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and
responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care, as set by
Royal College of General Practitioners, General Medical Council, all other
Royal colleges and councils applicable to the staff within the practice,
Department of Health, NHS England, PCO and all other regulatory and standard
setting organisations.
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 conforming to best practice
Work
effectively so as not to exceed the Practice prescribing budget as set annually
by the PCO
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
Other
Responsibilities within the Organisation:
Contributing
to service development and implementation of contract
Awareness
of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines/procedures, e.g.
prescribing, child protection, confidentiality, information governance, 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
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
and Safety:
The
post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others
health and safety and security as defined in the practices Health and Safety
Policy, to include:
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
Using
appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and
safe way and free from hazards
Reporting
potential risks identified
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 recognises 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:
Participation
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.
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
Recognise
peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
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
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 regular 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 practice would aim to reach agreement to changes.