Salaried GP (Maternity Cover)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The salaried GP will be responsible for delivering the full range of primary care services as part of thepractice ensuring the highest standards of care for the differing needs of our patient population.

The salaried GP will work closely with the practices multi-disciplinary team of other GPs, nurses and nonclinicalstaff to provide a high quality and accessible service to patients

Clinical responsibilities:

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available toundertake 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, referrals and correspondence in a timely manner.

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referredor referred from other health care workers within the organisation.

Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.

In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols,developing care plans for health.

Providing counselling and health education.

Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers asappropriate.

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

Collecting data for audit purposes.

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-writtenprescriptions whenever possible. EPS is now implemented at the Practice)

Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this isclinically appropriate.

In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilitiesassociated with a GP working within primary care.

Participating in local and directed enhanced services.

TRAINING AND EDUCATION

Prepare for and complete the annual external appraisal process.

Prepare for and complete the revalidation process.

Undertake training that meets personal, mandatory and practice learning needs including recording oflearning, reflection, complaints, information governance etc.

Participate in and contribute to learning activities such as significant event reviews, clinical audit,protected learning time, video analysis of consultations.

Contribute to delivering teaching for doctors in training in the practice and other health professionals intraining.

Other responsibilities with the Practice:

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing,confidentiality, 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.

Contributing to the summarising of patient records and accurate Read-Coding of 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 informationin relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expectthat 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 toconfidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcareworkers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a businessorganisation. 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 thepractice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies andprocedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & safety:

The post-holder will engage on a full range of promotion and management of their own andothers health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practicehealth & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include(but will not be limited to):

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.

Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual /professional requirements, and good practice guidelines.

Providing advice on the correct and safe management of the specimens process, includingcollection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transportarrangements

Correct personal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use of PPE byothers, advising on appropriate circumstances for use by clinicians, staff and patients.

Management of the full range of infection control procedures in both routine and extraordinarycircumstances (e.g. pandemic or individual infectious circumstances)

Hand hygiene standards for self and others

Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control,cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses/trainingneeds are identified, escalating issues as appropriate to the responsible person

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way thatmanages those risks across clinical and patient process

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.

Safe management of sharps use, storage and disposal

Maintenance of own clean working environment

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterileand safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed orescalation to responsible management

Actively identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazardsimmediately when recognised

Keeping own work areas and general/patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues andhazards/risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in themaintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (whereappropriate) with responsible managers

Correct waste and instrument management, including handling, segregation, and container use

Maintenance of sterile environments

Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

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 isconsistent 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 theircircumstances, feelings priorities and rights

Personal/Professional Development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of thisemployment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaininga record of own personal and/or professional development

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills andactivities to others who are undertaking similar work

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 makingsuggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and willstrive 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 and guidance

Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect ownwork

Participate in audit where appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Inclusion on the NHS performers list
• Ability to work confidently within a total triage model
• Competence in reviewing and actioning laboratory results
• Strong clinical judgement and commitment to patient-centred care
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and organisational skills

Desirable

• Experience using EMIS Web
• Interest in contributing to practice development

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

Dingle Park Practice

Address

Riverside Centre For Health

Park Street

Liverpool

L8 6QP

Employer's website

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