Salaried GP

Job responsibilities

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, triage, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with 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.

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.

To assist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions e.g. asthma, COPD

Completion of clinically related administrative and non clinical duties needed for the delivery of the service.

Providing counselling and health education.

Refer patients for further opinions and interventions according to practice protocols.

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)

Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.

Participate in training plans of GP registrar and medical students as required.

In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Maintaining, Monitoring & Updating Computer Database and Management of Medical Records & Practice Audits

• Ensure that practice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately with information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy and for practice recording requirements under IM&T protocols, QoF, IIF and enhanced services
• Respond to alerts on records
• Appropriate use of read codes
• Participating in the collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation of practice reports, performance monitoring and audits
• Participation in the auditing of Practice activity
• Participation in patient satisfaction audits

Practice Organisation

Process and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence

Attendance at primary health care team meetings, significant event audit meetings, annual complaint, audit meeting and others as deemed necessary

Initiate and participate in the formulation and implementation of new protocols, policies and procedures to aid and improve administrative organisation and the provision of services to patients

Ensure that the Practice complaints system is adhered to at all times

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety

Completion of Information Governance on line training annually and provide certificate

Maintain current CPR and anaphylaxis certification, child & adult safeguarding training and any other mandatory training as required.

Professional Development

Participate in an annual performance review under agreed headings

Engage in appropriate educational activity to maintain clinical competence and performance

Attendance and participation in educational meetings in the Practice and externally

Support colleagues in their professional development

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 & 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

Providing information regarding immune consent with particular regard to Hepatitis B status

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 particularly those relating to needlestick injuries, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

Ensuring that all accidents or dangerous incidents are reported and investigated, and follow up action taken where necessary.

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 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-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

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 teams performance

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize 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 peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

This job description may be subject to change from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the Practice.

Clinical Workload

Each session will involve face to face consultations, telephone consultations, and associated paper work as specified in Clinical Responsibilities. Home visits will also be required.

On call duty session may also be required Currently 8:30am until 6:30pm Monday to Friday. We also do Enhanced Access hours, between 7am to 8pm on a Tuesday and occasional Saturday sessions

Experience

Essential

• Chronic disease management
• Primary prevention & screening services
• Clinical Governance
• Delivery of QOF targets
• Self audit and reflection
• Organised and efficient in record keeping and completion of paperwork
• Time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure
• Computer literacy

Desirable

• Experience of working with SystmOne clinical system
• Experience/interest of minor op and steroid injections
• Adaptability to change
• Service Development

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration

Desirable

• Evidence of continued professional development
• MRCGP

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential

• Willingness to share and collaborate across entire primary health team
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with mutli disciplinary teams
• Ability to work flexibly
• Ability to recognise own limitations and act upon them appropriately
• Willingness to learn new skills and to problem solve on a daily basis
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality

Desirable

• Ability to input to strategic and practice development requirements
• Desire to develop specialist skills
• Ability to challenge traditional models of working and to suggest improvements for change in a positive and inclusive manner

Motivation

Essential

• Commitment to primary prevention and health improvement
• Addressing health inequalities
• Patient empowerment
• Patient advocate
• Excellent communicator

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).