Job responsibilities
Job Description
The post-holder will provide general medical services 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 themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery
consultations, telephone consultations and queries, checking and signing repeat
prescriptions, and dealing with online requests, queries, paperwork and
correspondence in a timely fashion.
Making
professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether
self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the
organisation
Screening patients
for disease risk factors and early signs of illness, helping the practice
maximise its QOF points and deliver enhanced services in line with the service
level agreements.
Ensuring that
health data and full consultation records are entered on to the practice
computer system accurately and contemporaneously.
Using the
computerised templates as an accurate means of recording health data in
relation to individual patients.
In consultation
with patients and in line with current practice disease management guidelines,
developing care plans for health.
Prescribing in
accordance with the practice policy of shared prescribing and generic
prescribing
Awareness of, and
compliance with, all relevant practice policies and guidelines, e.g.,
prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
Confidentiality
In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the
post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients
and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also
have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation.
All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly
confidential.
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare
workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised
persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to
confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Health and Safety
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and
others health and safety and security as defined in the practice Health and
Safety Policy, to include:
Using personal
security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.
Identifying the
risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that
manages those risks.
Making effective
use of training to update knowledge and skills.
Using appropriate
infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and
free from hazards.
Reporting potential
risks identified.
Equality and Diversity
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of
patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way
that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way
that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current
legislation.
Respecting the
privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
Behaving in a manner which
is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgemental and respects their
circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights
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 for appraisal and accreditation 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, including taking responsibility for
maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
Taking
responsibility for own development, learning and performance as summarised in a
Personal Development Plan and demonstrating skills and activities to others who
are undertaking similar work.
Taking personal
responsibility for identification of courses to ensure that objectives in PDP
are met and statutory requirements around training are met.
Attendance at
clinical meetings and practice away days alongside other members of the
clinical and administration team.
Communication
The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective
communication within the team and 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
Attend meetings of
the Primary Health Care team, management meetings as appropriate and any
additional meetings that are deemed necessary by the partners.
Contribution to the 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
