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Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

General:

• Assess and treat patients presenting with minor or acute illnesses in their own place of residence.

• Conduct urgent on the day appointments/acute appointments as required

• Triage and treat patients, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team or organise admission if required.

• Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.

• Advise patients on maintaining health and refer to allied services when a health promotion need is identified.

• Communicate at all levels within the multidisciplinary team ensuring an effective service is delivered.

• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous healthcare records appropriate to the consultation.

• Ensure evidenced-based care is delivered at the highest standards ensuring delivery of high-quality patient care.

• Work within local policies and procedures.

• Enhance own performance through Continuous Professional Development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service.

• Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development in order to meet the needs of the service.

• Participate in the audit process, evaluation and implementing plans and practice change in order to meet patient need.

• Actively participate in mentoring and supervision, plus practice derived CPD opportunities.

• Contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the team and work colleagues.

• Take responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and work with other team members to ensure they are protected.

Training and personal development

• Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with the GP Practice and HCPC requirements.

• Personal development will be encouraged and supported by GP Practice. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments.

• Participate in the education and training of staff and students of all disciplines.

• Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development, ensuring CPD requirements are met.

• If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities, full training will be given.

Liaison

• Work closely with the multi-professional, management and administration teams to ensure the smooth running of the GP Practice, reporting any problems encountered to the relevant person and ensuring everyone is aware of the different roles within the team.

• Work closely with the GP Practice team.

Meetings:

• It will be necessary to attend and contribute to various PCN and MDT meetings as requested. The only reason for not attending will be annual, study or sick leave or if a non-working day.

Confidentialityof Patients:

• While 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.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the PCN, 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.

• Communicate effectively with patients and carers.

• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please provide details of your CPD, using examples where necessary.
• Please provide your registration number of your HCPC professional registration.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Please provide details for why you would be a great fit for this role and why you have decided to apply.

Experience

Essential

• Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your experience is suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Please provide detailed information of how you feel that your knowledge and skills are suitable for this role; please provide examples to support your application referring to the job description and person specification for guidance.

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

Primary Integrated Community Services

Address

Whyburn Medical Practice

Hucknall

Nottinghamshire

NG15 7JE

Employer's website

http://picsnhs.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)