Job responsibilities
1.
Delivering health services in primary care: ·
Provide first point of
contact care for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed
problems by utilising history-taking, physical examinations and clinical
decision-making skills to establish a working diagnosis and management plan in
partnership with the patient (and their carers where applicable); ·
Support the management of
patient’s conditions through offering specialised clinics following appropriate
training including (but not limited to) family planning, baby checks, COPD,
asthma, diabetes, and anticoagulation·
Provide health/disease
promotion and prevention advice, alongside analysing and actioning diagnostic
test results·
Develop integrated
patient-centred care through appropriate wording with the wider primary care
multi-disciplinary team and social care networks;·
Utilise clinical guidelines
and promote evidence-based practice and partake in clinical audits, significant
event reviews and other research and analysis tasks·
Participate in duty rotas;
undertaking face-to-face, telephone, and online consultations for emergency or
routine problems as determined by the Practice, including management of
patients with long-term conditions; ·
Undertake home visits when
required; and ·
Develop and agree a personal
development plan (PDP) utilizing a reflective approach to practice, operating
under appropriate clinical supervision.
2. CLINICAL
• Provide
advice and treatment to patients as delegated and agreed by the supervising GP
in line with Practice policy and using established clinical guidelines.
• Consult
with and refer patients to GPs, medical specialists and other health
professionals as considered necessary.
•
Interview
patients, take medical histories, perform physical examinations, analyse,
diagnose and explain medical problems.
• Formulate
and adjust as necessary, diagnoses and treatment plans, in consultation with
supervising GP where necessary.
•
Recommend
and explain to patients’ appropriate diagnostic tests and treatment.
•
Instruct
and educate patients in preventative health
care.
•
Confer
with patients by telephone as required to provide highly specialist advice.
•
Order
laboratory tests as required and in line with parameters set by the supervising GP.
•
Fully
document all aspects of patient care and complete all required paperwork for
legal and administrative purposes.
• Perform
a variety of research and analysis tasks associated with medical diagnosis and
treatment.
• Research unusual
symptoms and treatment options, through consultation with supervising GP
and other medical specialists and by undertaking literature reviews and the like.
• Give highly specialist clinical
instructions to nursing
staff and Primary
Care Team members as required.
•
Assist
in clinical instruction and supervision of medical students as required.
•
Confer
regularly with GPs, medical specialists, those working at hospital level and
members of the primary care team to plan and co-ordinate activities, exchange
information, investigate and resolve problems
in relation to the care of individual patients.
• Encourage
and ensure good working relationships with all members of the Primary Care
Team.
•
Implement the policies and procedures of the practice
in which the post-holder is working
and propose changes to policies and practices where they professionally believe
they require amendment.