Salaried GP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description

Job Title: (GP) Salaried

Job Location: Horsefair Practice Group

Accountable to: Senior Partners

IT system: EMIS Web

Salary: Competitive, based on Qualifications and Experience

PERSONAL & CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide the full range of NHS Primary Medical Services to the patients registered at the practice, temporary residents and patients presenting for immediately necessary treatment including clinical examination, diagnosis, treatment and referral as appropriate.

Participate in Enhances services delivery.

Be personally accountable for professional and ethical actions and practices within a legal and ethical framework that adheres to the GMCs requirements and local policies and procedures.

Maintain confidentiality, while communicating patient information, in such a way that preserves the dignity and privacy of the patient and the patients family and carers.

Work in a non-judgemental anti-discriminatory way, with regard to the cultural and religious beliefs of individuals and groups.

Ensure that prior to any course of action involving individuals/groups, their informed consent or other valid authority has been obtained.

Promote and maintain optimum health of the registered patient population of the practice by identifying, planning and undertaking specific health promotional activities with identified individuals and target groups in order to improve their health and facilitate further service development.

Establish, develop and maintain appropriate systems for the management of patients with long-term conditions.

Ensure that record-keeping is managed through the creation and maintenance of concise, contemporaneous computerised records, and that all care is recorded accurately and in a timely fashion.

Interpret and explain complex facts in relation to a patients condition, taking appropriate action and giving advice in a professional manner to team members, and when appropriate to family and other carers, in such a way that protects and preserves the patients dignity.

Have continuing responsibility for Child Protection and Children in Need in all cases of suspected or confirmed abuse, and to ensure compliance with local and national guidelines, policies and procedures.

Ensure that concerns and identified potential risks are referred to the appropriate agency immediately.

Manage child protection cases efficiently and, when appropriate, to attend child protection supervision, to act accordingly to protect children at risk of harm and to have a clear knowledge and understanding of child protection issues.

Be responsible for appropriate referrals, ongoing support for the patient, family/carer and the co-ordination of other services.

Provide additional services and enhanced services within the post holders clinical competence.

Maintain clinical competence and exercise awareness of professional responsibilities by reading current relevant literature and by taking opportunities for personal and professional development in accordance with the requirements of the General Medical Council, recommendations of the Royal College of General Practitioners, National Health Service and Horsefair Practice Group policies.

Use evidence-based practice to develop and maintain high quality clinically effective and cost-effective primary care.

Participate in annual appraisal and, when implemented, fulfil the criteria for revalidation with the General Medical Council.

Maintain full registration with the General Medical Council at the employees own expense.

Assess and diagnose across a wide range of primary health care conditions, order investigations, plan and provide treatment as needed and discharge patients.

Assess, tolerate and manage risk and deal with uncertainty.

Prescribe in accordance with regulations and with the post holders training and registration and in accordance with CCG, and local formulary guidance.

Undertake screening procedures.

Provide telephone consultations as required.

Demonstrate critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision-making.

Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with healthcare and practice administration.

Collaborate with other health professionals and agencies as appropriate, liaising and communicating effectively with medical, voluntary and statutory agencies as necessary.

Be able to work with people from a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds, and people with disabilities and learning difficulties, and to be able to communicate with them (and, when necessary, their carers appropriately to facilitate their care and understanding of their care within the service.

Manage ones own clinical responsibilities and to act as consultant to other clinical staff.

Read incoming mail and indicate what data need specific recording with the

appropriate Read code.

Record in the medical record why investigations are being undertaken.

Analyse the results and record in the medical record what actions are required.

Liaise effectively with all other disciplines and to forge effective links with primary,

secondary and tertiary care to ensure effective communication.

Undertake professional development as agreed with Horsefair Practice Group.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC Registration

Experience

Essential

• Have worked within a Primary Care environment - GP Practice

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Be able to work with people from a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds, and people with disabilities and learning difficulties, and to be able to communicate with them (and, when necessary, their carers appropriately to facilitate their care and understanding of their care within the service.

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

Horsefair Practice Group

Address

Lovett Court

Rugeley

Staffordshire

WS15 2FH

Employer's website

http://www.horsefairpractice.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)