Job responsibilities
REETH MEDICAL CENTRE JOB DESCRIPTION
Job title: Salaried General Practitioner
Reports to: The Partners
Responsible to: The Partners
Main duties & responsibilities
The post-holder will provide general medical services,
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/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 and dealing with
queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations (e.g.
Insurance Companies) on behalf of the Practice, paperwork and correspondence in
a timely manner;
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to
presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care
workers within the organisation;
Recording clear and contemporaneous I.T. based consultation
notes to agreed standards;
Collecting data for audit purposes;
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat
prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible);
Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or national
guidelines.
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 with the Practice:
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice
policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health
and safety, QOF assessment of the Practice.
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;
Attending training, Practice Meetings and events organised
by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Meet all tight timescales/deadlines for audits and written
returns to ensure that the Practice meets quality standards and receives the
designated funding (e.g. Quarterly Enhanced Services returns, annual QOF audit
etc.)
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,
annual GP Appraisal 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 Clinical Governance
issues, quality and risk; participate in Significant Event Analysis reviews
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. He/she
will also contribute to the overall team-working of the Practice putting the
needs of the Practice first.
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 planning and 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;
Work with the GP Partner and Managing Partner to achieve
standards of quality, performance standards, budgets and targets without
compromising levels of patient healthcare;
Contribute towards the development and implementation of
new standards, policies and procedures that are/will be required of GP
Practices now and in the future (as directed by NHS England /DoH/CCG/new
legislation etc.).
Health & Safety
To take reasonable care for his/her own acts or omissions
and the effect that these may have upon the safety of themselves or any other
person.
To be familiar with the company health and safety policy and
work in accordance with any health and safety procedures, instructions or
training that has been given.
To bring to the attention of the partners any perceived
shortcoming in our safety arrangements or any defects in work equipment.
Confidentiality
To maintain the confidentiality of information about
patients, staff and company business in accordance with the Data Protection Act
1998 and the employee handbook.
Equal opportunities & diversity
To abide by the companys policy to avoid direct and indirect
discrimination.
Special working conditions
The post-holder will have contact with body fluids i.e. wound
exudates; urine etc while in clinical practice.
Enhanced DBS Check required for position (copy from
performers list application)
JOB DESCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This job description is intended to provide an outline of
the key tasks and responsibilities only. There may be other duties required of
the post-holder commensurate with the position. This description will be open
to regular review and may be amended to take into account development within
the Practice. All members of staff should be prepared to take on additional
duties or relinquish existing duties in order to maintain the efficient running
of the Practice.