PCN Salaried General Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate.
• Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well wider national guidance.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Check, read and interpret pathological results.
• Ensure appropriate follow up of patients.
• Record clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes to agreed standards.
• 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 QOF and enhanced services.
• Appropriate use of read codes.
• Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.
• Prescribe appropriately and in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice.
• Work with and provide support for other members of the PCN, practice and primary health care teams.

Key Working Relationships

GP, nurses and PCN and other practice staff

Locality managers

Community nurses and other allied health professionals

Community pharmacists.

Health and Safety

Seisdon PCN expects all staff to have a commitment to promoting and maintaining a safe and healthy environment and be responsible for their own and others welfare.

No Smoking Policy

Seisdon PCN is a no smoking organisation therefore staff are not permitted to smoke whilst on duty.

Other Duties

There may be a requirement to undertake other duties as may reasonably be required to support Seisdon PCN. These may be based at other Seisdon PCN Practices.

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.

Respect for Patient Confidentiality

The post-holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.

Special Working Conditions

The post-holder is required to travel independently between practice sites (where applicable), and to attend meetings hosted by other agencies.

The post-holder may have contact with body fluids while in clinical practice.

Job Description Agreement

This job description is intended to provide an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities only. There may be other duties required of the post-holder commensurate with the position. This description will be open to regular review and may be amended to take into account development within the PCN practices. All members of staff should be prepared to take on additional duties or relinquish existing duties to maintain the efficient running of the PCN practices.

This job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• The applicant must be a qualified GP with full GMC registration licence to practice, on a performers list and have a UK drivers licence.
• Newly qualified GP (no more than 2 years qualified) with no previous substantive post.

Experience

Essential

• Experience with using EMIS
• Experience of NHS general practice
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit.

Desirable

• Understanding of policy developments related to the delivery of primary care services including General Practice, the GMS contract, Clinical Governance, Network Contract DES and Quality & Outcomes Framework
• Knowledge of the health needs of the surgery population.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Observance of strict confidentiality
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to listen and empathise
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Competent time management and organisational skills
• Adaptable and forward looking with problem solving and a 'solutions focused' approach
• A demonstrable commitment to professional development.

UK Registration

Essential

• Applicants must have current UK professional registration

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).

Employer details

Employer name

GP First Ltd

Address

The Dale Medical Centre

Planks Lane

Wombourne

Wolverhampton

WV5 8DX

Employer's website

https://www.gpfirst.net/ (Opens in a new tab)