Salaried GP Kensington Road Surgery

Job description

Job responsibilities

• In accordance with Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/herself available to undertake 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 and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Offer and carry out consultations and where appropriate, physical examinations for the purposes of identifying and reducing the risk of illness, disease or injury, including immediately necessary and temporary patients.
• To carry out screening on patients for disease factors and early signs of illness; In consultation with patients and in line with any current practice disease management protocols develop care plans for health;
• To provide counselling and support to patients with Mental Health issues; To take clinical responsibility for registered patients and maintain accurate, clear and contemporaneous records and notes of treatment given and NHS services provided.
• To give advice to patients on general health matters and in particular about the significance of risk activities i.e. use of tobacco, consumption of alcohol and the misuse of drugs and/or solvents;
• To offer and provide, as appropriate, to individual patient needs, all immunisations which are currently available as part of GMS;
• To arrange for the referral of patients, as appropriate and for the provision of any other services as appropriate.
• To deliver any enhanced services that the practice has contracted to deliver; Carry out reviews of medication prescribing; To prescribe in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is appropriate.
• Maintain appropriate levels and means of communication with other agencies for whom care is being given to the patients from who the practitioner is responsible.
• Other Duties
• Active participation/co-operation in the management arrangements of the practice and in the work of the primary healthcare team;
• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety etc.
• Assist in the improvement of the range of services available to patients in the primary care setting to provide greater continuing care for patients.
• Collect data for audit purposes i.e. prescribing QOF and contract delivery Contribute to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation including collecting data for audits.
• To take responsibility for their own and other health and safety in the working environment
• Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
• Carry out such duties as may be reasonably required
• 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 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 & 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 recognizes 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, feelings priorities and rights.
• Personal/Professional Development:
• In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for PREP 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:
• 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 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 recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to: Communicate effectively with other team members and for patient specific requests be able to apply information governance guidelines. Communicate effectively with patients and carers Recognize 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 own work. Participate in audit where appropriate.
• Person Specification
• Qualifications
• Essential
• Qualification as a General Practitioner
• To regularly update professional knowledge and skills including; safeguarding, chaperone, disease register i.e. diabetes, hypertension, cancer
• Experience
• Essential
• Able to summarise notes, general administration duties
• Proficient use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook (or equivalent) i.e. email, internet
• Working knowledge of clinical software systems
• Ability to deal sensitively with patients and colleagues at all levels and disciplines.
• Able to work effectively as a team member.
• Ability to work unsupervised semi -autonomously and good organisational skills with a proven ability to organise own workload and to use own initiative.
• Good communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work accurately and reliably under pressure in a busy environment.
• Understanding of confidentiality
• Health promotion conduct review and recall of patients on disease registers, managing information leaflets available for preventative care
• A good understanding of health and social care systems and how they function
• Desirable
• Working knowledge of EMIS
• Minor surgery experience
• Research experience
• Implants and IUD experience
• Safeguarding experience
• Teaching experience
• 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).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualification as a General Practitioner
• To regularly update professional knowledge and skills including; safeguarding, chaperone, disease register i.e. diabetes, hypertension, cancer
• Able to summarise notes, general administration duties
• Proficient use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook (or equivalent) i.e. email, internet
• Working knowledge of clinical software systems
• .Ability to deal sensitively with patients and colleagues at all levels and disciplines.
• Able to work effectively as a team member.
• Ability to work unsupervised semi -autonomously and good organisational skills with a proven ability to organise own workload and to use own initiative.
• Good communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work accurately and reliably under pressure in a busy environment.
• Understanding of confidentiality

Desirable

• Working knowledge of EMIS
• Minor surgery experience
• Research experience
• Implants and IUD experience
• Safeguarding experience
• Teaching experience

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

Kensington Road GP Surgery

Address

148 Kensington Road

Earlsdon

Coventry

Warwickshire

CV5 6HY

Employer's website

https://www.kensingtonroadsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)