Job responsibilities
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities:
Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate
treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an
undifferentiated diagnosis.
Clinically examine and assess patient needs from
a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly.
Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate
interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs.
Demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical
decision-making process.
Manage patient risk effectively and safely,
including high levels of complexity and uncertainty.
Evaluate the safety and effectiveness of your
own clinical practice.
Utilise your clinical mentor and other clinical
staff appropriately to ensure safe and effective patient care, demonstrating
awareness of your own limitations.
Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective,
individualised patient care within the surgery, patients own home or other
environment where patient care is carried out.
Refer patients directly to other
services/agencies as appropriate, utilising Practice and local guidelines and
in a timely manner.
Pro-actively identify, diagnose, monitor, and
manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition
as appropriate.
Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic
conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a
management plan.
Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic
effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with
evidence-based practice, and national and practice protocols, and within own
scope of practice.
Work with patients in order to support
compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments.
Provide information and advice on prescribed and
over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and
interactions
Prioritise health problems and intervene
appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations,
including initiation of effective emergency care
Support patients to adopt health promotion
strategies that promote healthy living and to apply principles of self-care
Recognise, assess and refer patients with mental
health needs as appropriate
Communicate with and support patients receiving
bad news
Other responsibilities:
Recognise and work within own competence and in
accordance with the professional code of conduct of the Nursing and Midwifery
Council (NMC), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as appropriate.
Monitor the safety and effectiveness of own
clinical practice through quality assurance strategies such as the use of
audit, mentor feedback, case review and peer review.
Maintain accurate and complete documentation and
records utilising I.T. as appropriate and in accordance with Practice protocol.
Use own judgement, resourcefulness, and common sense.
Deliver care according to evidence based
practice, following agreed protocols, local and national guidelines.
Understand and apply legal policy that supports
the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, being aware of
statutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance.
Work within policies regarding family violence,
vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate.
Contribute to achievement of the highest
possible quality standards such as the QOF and other agreed Key Performance
Indicator targets.
Attend in-house governance, educational and
staff meetings as appropriate.
Assist with the training of other staff members
and also with the education of doctors, nurses and other health professionals
in training as appropriate.
Pro-active engagement with the practice
population and wider community to promote healthy living and encourage uptake
of services. This may include visits to local schools, community centres and
other groups as necessary.
Undertake additional tasks as required within
your general role as a Primary Care Practitioner and senior member of the team.
Leadership responsibilities:
Act as a positive role model.
Provide professional leadership as required.
Support the development of others to maximise potential.
Actively promote the workplace as a learning
environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and external good practice.
Critically evaluate and review innovations and
developments that are relevant to the area of work.
Participate in planning and implementing changes
within the area of care and responsibility.
Contribute and participate in the development of
local guidelines, protocols, and standards.
Ensure the principles of infection control and
local/national policies and guidelines are applied throughout the practice,
monitoring and implementing changes as required.
