Job responsibilities
Clinical responsibilities:
In
accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make
him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including routine surgery
consultations and emergencies, either in person or by telephone and video consultations , visiting patients at home (low home visit rate),
checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, actioning patient
test results, liaising with secretary/admin team regarding referral letters NHS/private, paperwork and correspondence in a
timely manner;
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;
Recording
clear and contemporaneous I.T. based consultation notes to agreed standards;
Collecting
data for audit purposes;
Compiling
and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
Prescribing
in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines.
In general,
the post-holder is expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities
associated with a GP working within primary care.
Other responsibilities with the
Practice:
Awareness
of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g.
prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, QOF, CQC.
A
commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best
practice;
Keep a
portfolio;
Contributing
to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation;
Attending
training, Practice Meetings and events organised by the practice or other
agencies, where appropriate.
Meet all
tight timescales/deadlines for audits and written returns to ensure that the
Practice meets quality standards and receives the designated funding (e.g. Enhanced
Services, QOF, audit etc.)
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.
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:
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;
Personal/Professional
Development
In
addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses
and/or study days necessary to meet professional development requirements,
the
post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the
practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
Participation
in an annual individual performance review, annual GP Appraisal 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.
Quality
The
post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:
Alert
other team members to issues of Clinical Governance issues, quality and risk;
participate in Significant Event Analysis reviews
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;
Work
effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs;
Effectively
manage own time, workload and resources. He/she will also contribute to the
overall team-working of the Practice.
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 planning and
implementation of services
The
post-holder will:
Apply
practice policies, standards and guidance;
Work to
national and local pathways
Discuss
with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will
affect own work;
Participate
in audit and QI work where appropriate.
Work
with the Partners and Management Team to achieve standards of quality,
performance standards, budgets and targets without compromising levels of
patient healthcare.
Contribute
towards the development and implementation of new standards, policies and
procedures that are/will be required of GP Practices now and in the future