Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
You will be required to
Act upon most alerts (e.g., QOF) and reminders during a routine
consultation i.e. (10 minutes).
Provide all GP services required as part of the PMS contract held
between the practices and the commissioning primary care agency, including all
core services such as Child Health Surveillance
Undertake Duty Doctor and Paperwork Doctor duties on a rota basis.
Undertake surgeries during extended hours in accordance with the
access needs of the practice population and the contractual obligation of the
practice
Provide cross cover, where necessary and practical, at the other
practices
Respond to medical problems presented by patients, including
history taking, examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment, and referral
where appropriate.
Provide appropriate preventative health care and advice.
Provide medical support as required to patients referred by nursing
staff
Provide free certification in line with Schedule 9 of NHS GMS
Regulations (1992).
Adhere to any practice prescribing formulary, local and national
guidelines.
Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting
problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers
within the organisation
Record clear and contemporaneous I.T. based consultation notes to
agreed standards;
Collect data for audit purposes
Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
(avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the
normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary
care.
Other responsibilities with the Practice
Engaging in appropriate lifelong educational and audit activity to
maintain clinical competence and performance, including the completion of
objectives agreed by you and the practice, in an annual Personal Development
Plan. Your Personal Development Plan must be in line with the Practice
Development Plan.
Actively participating in the training and development of nurses,
medical students, and GP trainees in the practice.
Supporting the practice staff and responding to requests for advice
and assistance from the practice reception, secretarial and nursing staff.
Attend prescribing, palliative care, clinical and practice
meetings.
You will be expected to take part in clinical meetings, be prepared
to chair these and present clinical topics as required for the maintenance of
educational standards and high-quality care. You will receive feedback from the
partners via peer review and to act upon recommendations and demonstrate change
Provide additional enhanced services to the practices that meet the
needs of the practices patient population and maximise the income streams to
the practice
Undertake additional training where necessary to provide these
enhanced services
You are required to actively participate in Practice Based
Commissioning - this will include reducing first outpatient attendances, demand
management, monitoring of activity including peer review and data validation
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice
policies/guidelines, e.g., prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, annual QOF Assessment of the
Practice.
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., Locally Commissioned Services returns, annual QOF audit etc.)
This
list is not exhaustive, and all team members should be prepared to accept
additional, or surrender existing duties, to enable the efficient running of
the organisation.
Key Relationships
Internal
Members of the Senior Management team
Members of the Partnership Board
Colleagues within The Bourne Partnership
External
Suppliers of services
Other GP practices and practice groups
Other external organisations
Confidentiality / Data Protection / Freedom of
Information
Post holders must maintain the confidentiality
of information about patients, staff, and other health service business in
accordance with the Data Protection Act of 1998. Post holders must not, without
prior permission, disclose any information regarding patients or staff. If any
member of staff has communicated any such information to an unauthorised
person, those staff will be liable to disciplinary action up to and including
dismissal. Moreover, the Data Protection Act 1998 also renders an individual
liable for prosecution in the event of unauthorised disclosure of information.
Following the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2005, post holders must apply
the organisations FOI procedure if they receive a written request for
information.
Information Governance
All staff must comply with information
governance requirements. These includes statutory responsibilities (such as
compliance with the Data Protection Act), following national guidance (such as
the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice) and compliance with local policies
and procedures (such as the Trust's Confidentiality policy). Staff are
responsible for any personal information (belonging to staff or patients) that
they access and must ensure it is stored, processed, and forwarded in a secure
and appropriate manner
Equal Opportunities
Post holders must at
all times fulfil their responsibilities with regard
to The Bourne Partnerships Equal Opportunities Policy and equality laws.
Health and Safety
All post holders have a responsibility, under
the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and subsequently published
regulations, to ensure that The Bourne Partnerships health and safety policies
and procedures are complied with to maintain a safe working environment for
patients, visitors, and employees.
Infection Control
All post holders have a personal obligation to
act to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). They must attend
mandatory training in Infection Control and be compliant with all measures
required to reduce HCAIs. All post holders must comply with the Partnerships
Infection Control Policies, including those that apply to their duties, such as
Hand Decontamination Policy and Personal Protective Equipment Policy. Risk
Management All post holders have a responsibility to report risks such as
clinical and non-clinical accidents or incidents promptly. They are expected to
be familiar with The Bourne Partnerships use of risk assessments to predict and
control risk, as well as the incident reporting system for learning from
mistakes and near misses in order to improve
services. Post holders must also attend training identified by their manager or
stated to be mandatory.
Flexible Working
As an organisation we are committed to
developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This
means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible
shift pattern and multiple sites so that we can offer services in the evenings
or at weekends.
Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
Post holders have a general responsibility for
safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their daily duties
and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their
role.
Sustainability
It is the responsibility of all staff to
minimise the environmental impact by recycling wherever possible, switching off
lights, computers, monitors and equipment when not in use, minimising water
usage and reporting faults promptly.
Smoking Policy
The Bourne Partnership is committed to
providing a healthy and safe environment for staff, patients, and visitors.
Staff are therefore not permitted to smoke on organisational property.
