Job responsibilities
Salaried GP Job description
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, paperwork, reports 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.
Assessing the health care needs of patients with
undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
Screening patients for disease risk factors and
early signs of illness.
In consultation with patients and in line with
current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for
health.
Providing counselling and health education.
Admitting or discharging patients to and from the
caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation
notes to agreed standards.
Collecting data for audit purposes and complying
with QOF requirements.
Delivering enhanced services.
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and
repeat prescriptions in line with practice policy. Prescribing in accordance with the Practice
prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
Undertake all the normal duties and
responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Other Responsibilities within the Organisation:
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant
Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data
protection, health and safety.
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 and events organised by the
Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Attending practice meetings as per agreed job plan
Confidentiality:
In the course of seeking treatment, patients
entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to
their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to
expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
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, safety and security as defined in the
Practice Health & 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 recognises the importance of
people’s 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.
Information governance / GDPR:
The post-holder will ensure that they follow and
are compliant with all requirements as stipulated in the policies for Data
Security and protection and that any breaches are reported and acted upon.
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 PREP 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 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 quality and
risk.
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 team’s performance.
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies
to meet patient’s needs.
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
Ensure that any incidents, no matter of the harm
caused, are reported, investigated and the learning shared via the governance
structure of the Practice
Ensures and works with others to ensure the
practice meets the Health and Social Care Act regulatory standards as monitored
by the Care Quality commission
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 people’s needs for alternative methods of
communication and respond accordingly.
Communicate effectively with other agencies as
appropriate
Contribution to the Implementation of Services:
This list is not exhaustive. There
may be other duties required of the post holder relevant to the position and or
needs of the service.