Job responsibilities
Salaried GP Job Description
Winchmore Hill Practice
We are a training practice with
22000 patients. There are 4 partners and 6 salaried GPs.
Responsible to: Partners
Days of Work: Monday- Friday
Hours of Work: 5-6 sessions as above with equitable shares of
visiting and on call duties pro-rota (which will be on average once in every
two weeks)
Location: Green Lanes Surgery, 808, Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill,
N212SA
Role Summary: The
post-holder will provide general medical services managing a caseload 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
Probation Period: 6 months
Contract type: Annual renewal
Notice Period: 6 weeks
Annual Leave: 6 weeks pro rota
Study Leave: one week pro rota
Main purpose of the role: To support the GP partners, to manage the clinical caseload. The
appointee will also have the opportunity to take part in leading on key disease
areas, assist in developing appropriate healthcare services for a diverse,
patient list and teaching and training.
Clinical responsibilities:
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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 and emergencies, telephone
consultations and queries, triaging, visiting patients at home, checking and
signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, patient test results,
patient medical reports and examinations (e.g. Insurance Companies) on behalf
of the Practice, referral letters NHS/private, paperwork and correspondence in
a timely manner;
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Making professional, autonomous decisions in
relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other
health care workers within the organisation;
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Recording clear and contemporaneous I.T. based
consultation notes to agreed standards;
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Collecting data for audit purposes;
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Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and
repeat prescriptions
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Prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or
national guidelines.
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In general the post-holder will be expected to
undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP
working within primary care.
Other responsibilities with the Practice:
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Teaching and training of doctors and nurses;
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Awareness of and compliance with all relevant
practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data
protection, health and safety, annual QOF Assessment of the Practice.
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A commitment to life-long learning and audit to
ensure evidence-based best practice;
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Keep a portfolio;
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Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical
standard setting within the organisation;
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Contributing to the development of computer-based
patient records;
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Attending training, Practice Meetings and events
organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Confidentiality
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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.
Health & 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;
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Identifying the risks involved in work activities
and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks;
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Making effective use of training to update
knowledge and skills;
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Using appropriate infection control procedures,
maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards;
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Reporting potential risks identified.
Equality and Diversity
The
post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers
and colleagues, to include:
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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;
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Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs
of patients, carers and colleagues;
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 are met, the post-holder will participate in any training
programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training
to include:
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Participation in an annual individual performance
review, annual GP Appraisal including taking
responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional
development;
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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:
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Alert other team members to issues of Clinical
Governance issues, quality and risk; participate in Significant Event Analysis
reviews
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Assess own performance and take accountability for
own actions, either directly or under supervision;
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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;
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Work effectively with individuals in other
agencies to meet patients’ needs;
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Effectively manage own time, workload and
resources. He/she will also contribute to the overall team-working of the
Practice putting the needs of the Practice first.
Communication
The post-holder should recognise the importance of
effective communication within the team and will strive to:
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Communicate effectively with other team members;
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Communicate effectively with patients and carers;
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Recognise people’s needs for alternative methods
of communication and respond accordingly.
Contribution to the planning and implementation of
services
The
post-holder will:
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Apply practice policies, standards and guidance;
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Discuss with other members of the team how the
policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work;
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Participate in audit where appropriate.
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Work with the Partners and Management Team to
achieve standards of quality, performance standards, budgets and targets
without compromising levels of patient healthcare.
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Contribute towards the development and implementation
of new standards, policies and procedures that are/will be required of GP
Practices now and in the future .