Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE - SALARIED GENERAL PRACTITIONER
Fixed Term Contract until 30 June 2026
REPORTS TO - THE PARTNERS -Clinically
THE PRACTICE
MANAGER - Administratively
SESSIONS: 4 sessions
JOB SUMMARY
The post-holder will
manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care
setting, ensuring the highest of standards of care for all registered and
temporary patients.
CLINICAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
In accordance with the Practice timetable, and with sessions determined
by mutual agreement, the post-holder will make themself available to undertake
a variety of duties including:
surgery consultations, online consultations and queries relating to
said consultations
visiting patients at home or nursing homes
ordering and processing results from appropriate investigations
checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with any queries
that may be relevant to this
administrative tasks and correspondence
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting
problems, whether self-referred or 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 sign 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 as appropriate.
Recording clear and contemporaneous notes to agreed standards.
Collecting data for audit purposes.
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions -avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible
Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary - or
generically whenever this is clinically appropriate.
Use excellent time management skills to ensure that all tasks are
carried out in an efficient timescale.
In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal
duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care,
in line with the GMC Good Medical Practice guidance.
OTHER
RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE ORGANISATION
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 Read-Coding
patient data.
Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other
agencies, where appropriate.
Available to cover the absence -planned or unplanned - of other GP
colleagues.
Fair share of Extended Access Clinics.
Fair share of supervision of other trainee clinicians e.g.Registrars
and Medical Students
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 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, safety and
security as defined in the Practice 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, feeling priorities and rights.
PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
In addition to
maintaining continued education through attendance at any course and or study
days necessary to ensure that CPD requirements for appraisal are met, 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, 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
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.
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
will strive to
Communicate effectively with the other team members.
Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and
respond accordingly.
CONTRIBUTIONS 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 own work.
Participate in audit where appropriate.