Job responsibilities
Reports clinically to the GP Partners/administratively to the Practice
Manager
The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of
health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care
for all registered and temporary patients.
Clinical Responsibilities
In
accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make
him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery
consultations, telephone/electronic consultations and queries, visiting
patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with
queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
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 signs of illness
In
consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management
protocols, developing care plans for health
Providing
health education
Admitting
or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care
providers as appropriate
Refer
patients for further opinions and interventions according to Practice protocols
Recording
clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
Collecting
data for audit purposes
Compiling
and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
Prescribing
in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever
this is clinically appropriate
Participate
in the training of medical students/Registrars as required
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 Organisation
Awareness
of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, eg
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
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
Providing
information regarding immune status with particular regard to Hep B
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, 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 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 patient need
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 other team members
Communicate
effectively with patients and carers
Recognise
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
Will
participate fully in Local Incentive Schemes and PCN activities
Will
participate fully in attaining QOF points, ensuring clinical database is
updated promptly and accurately
All
other Directed Enhanced Services