Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
1)
In accordance with the Practice
timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to
undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone
consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat
prescriptions, duty cover (to include triage) and dealing with queries,
paperwork, referrals and correspondence in a timely manner.
2)
Making professional, autonomous
decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred
from other health care workers within the Practice.
3)
Assessing the health care needs of
patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
4)
Screening patients for disease risk
factors and early signs of illness.
5)
In consultation with patients and in
line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans
for health.
6)
Providing counselling and health
education.
7)
Admitting or discharging patients to and
from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
8)
Recording clear and contemporaneous
consultation notes to agreed standards.
9)
Collecting data for audit purposes.
10)
Compiling and issuing computer-generated
acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever
possible).
11)
Prescribing in accordance with the
Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically
appropriate.
12)
Ensuring that all work carried out which
carries a private fee is properly recouped and accounted for; e.g. Medical
Reports, Insurance reports, Private letters to third Parties etc.
13)
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 within the
practice:
1)
Awareness of and compliance with all
relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection,
health and safety.
2)
A commitment to life-long learning and
audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
3)
Contributing to evaluation/audit and
clinical standard setting within the Practice.
4)
Contributing to the development of
computer-based patient records.
5)
Contributing to the summarising of
patient records and accurate Read-Coding of patient data.
6)
Attending training and events organised
by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Confidentiality:
Data protection is a top priority for
the Practice. The Data Protection Act places obligations on us to ensure that
data is processed lawfully and stored according to its strict provisions. You
are required to uphold the Companys data protection policies when dealing with
information about patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers. Our
work is of highly confidential nature and information gained must not be
communicated to other persons except in the recognised course of duty.
Unauthorised disclosure of confidential information will result in disciplinary
action and may lead to your dismissal.
Information relating to customers, colleagues, other 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 special category data.
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:
1)
Using personal security systems within
the workplace according to Practice guidelines.
2)
Identifying the risks involved in work
activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
3)
Making effective use of training to
update knowledge and skills.
4)
Using appropriate infection control
procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from
hazards.
5)
Reporting potential risks identified.
Equality and Diversity:
The post-holder will support the
equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
1)
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.
2)
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs
and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
3)
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:
1)
In addition to maintaining continued
education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to
ensure that professional development requirements are met, the post-holder will
participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of
this employment, such training to include:
2)
Participation in a Practice based annual
individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining
a record of own personal and/or professional development.
3)
Maintaining skills and knowledge for CPD
and accreditation via the annual GP appraisal process.
4)
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:
1)
Alert other team members to issues of
quality and risk.
2)
Assess own performance and take
accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
3)
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.
4)
Work effectively with individuals in
other agencies to meet patients needs.
5)
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:
1)
Communicate effectively with other team
members.
2)
Communicate effectively with patients
and carers.
3)
Recognise peoples needs for alternative
methods of communication and respond accordingly.
Contribution to the planning and
implementation of services:
The post-holder will:
1)
Apply Practice policies, standards and
guidance.
2)
Discuss with other members of the team
how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect their own work.
3)
Participate in clinical audits when
requested or where appropriate.