Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
In general, the post holder will be expected to undertake all the
normal duties and responsibilities associated with a General Practitioner
working within primary care including:
The post holder will undertake a variety of duties including
face to face, telephone and electronic consultations, visiting patients homes,
checking and signing repeat prescriptions, dealing with queries, paperwork and
correspondence in a timely manner.
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to
presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare
workers within the Practice.
Assessing the health care needs of patients with
undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
In consultation with patients and in line with current practice
disease management protocols, develop care plans for health management.
Making appropriate and timely referral of patients for further
opinion and treatment following relevant guidelines.
Provide counselling and health education as necessary.
Admit or discharge patients to and from caseload and refer them
to other care providers internally and externally as appropriate and in line
with practice protocols.
Comply with all relevant clinical governance and Practice
polices and protocols.
Complete clinically related administrative and non-clinical
duties needed for the delivery of the service.
Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed
standards.
Demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning, and audit and
effectiveness to ensure evidence based best practice.
Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat
prescriptions
Meet professional learning and CPD requirements.
Develop effective relationships with colleagues throughout the
practice.
Participate in targeted health promotion activity to benefit
patients.
Timely assessment of incoming electronic and paper
correspondence relating to both patient and nonpatient information as required.
Using the appropriate electronic systems (EMIS)
To complete insurance, DWP, DVLA and other reports relating to
patients under your care.
To complete safeguarding requests for information as allocated.
This job description is not exhaustive.
Practice Responsibilities
Contribute to the
evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting with colleagues.
Ensure clinical database is updated promptly and accurately as
required for practice protocols, QOF, Enhanced Services etc.
Participate in the auditing of practice activity as required.
Provide reports to both NHS and non-NHS agencies as required.
Responsible for health and safety of themselves and others and
for reporting and actively co-operating in Practice Health and Safety Policies
and procedures.
Process and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence.
Attend in-house meetings, including clinical, palliative care,
safeguarding, significant event audit and other meetings as deemed necessary.
Ensure the practice complaints system is adhered to at all
times.
Awareness and compliance with all relevant guidelines e.g. data
protection, confidentiality and health and safety.
Maintain current CPR and anaphylaxis certification and
child/adult safeguarding training in line with local policies.