Clinical Responsibilities: In order to make an application, simply read through the following job description and make sure to attach relevant documents.
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 in paper or electronically dealing with queries, patient test results, patient medical reports and examinations (e.g.
DSS Reports) on behalf of the Practice paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems recording clear and contemporaneous I.T.
based consultation notes to agreed standards collecting data for audit purposes compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions prescribing in accordance with locally agreed or national guidelines In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within Primary Care.
Expectations of the Partnership for Your Role: Take a fair share of reds to help with the demands of patients whose Doctors are absent and/or other workloads allocated on a pro rata basis.
Participate in the Urgent Care Clinic (UCC)/Immediate Access Clinic rota (IAC) Nurse cover, as your patients will be accessing this service on a daily basis.
You will be expected to participate in the Practice lunchtime education meetings and attend protected learning time events.
You will be expected to take part in audits and comply with any mandatory/CQC workloads.
You will be expected to take part in the training programmes of all Nurses, Students, Medical Students, and Doctors.
As part of the General Practice workforce, you will work with the Partnership to work towards any new governmental directions/roles/White Papers, which might require a change in your working pattern to ensure compliance with new regulations.
Absence from the building will be by agreement of the Practice to ensure services can be offered to patients throughout the year.
Holidays will be organized via an annual holiday meeting to enable fair allocation among all GPs.
Salaried Doctors: Salaried Doctors will be expected to maintain their skills or achieve new skills as directed by the Partnership through their continuing professional development.
The Practice operates an internal peer review system which salaried GPs take part in.
Salaried Doctors will take part in the appraisal system, as required, and appraisals will be organized during your working week.
Quality Alert colleagues to issues of quality and risk.
Assess your own performance and take accountability for your own actions, either directly or under supervision.
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on your 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 patients' needs.
Effectively manage your own time, workload, and resources.
Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards.
Communication: To be aware of data protection issues.
To liaise effectively with other health professionals both inside and outside the organisation regarding accepting and making clinical referrals.
Communicate effectively with patients and relatives, considering differences in language, literacy, and culture.
Training & Personal Development: To undertake all personal training required to fulfil the current job role, and all future requirements relevant to this job description.
To provide training to any identified personnel requiring instruction as identified by the Practice.
Manage your own time effectively, plan and meet personal and Practice targets.
Ensure your own personal development through reflection and feedback from Partners and colleagues.
Ensure that personal continuing training needs are identified and met.
Take part in a personal annual appraisal with one of the Partners.
Computers: To maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
To ensure timely and accurate data is maintained on the Practice's database.
To comply with all information management and information technology protocols and systems.
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 will have access to confidential 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 support, promote and maintain the Practice's Health & Safety Policy and Procedures and the Practice's Infection Control Policy and Procedures.
Equality and Diversity: The post-holder will support, promote and maintain the Practice's Equality & Diversity Policy.
Other Responsibilities with the Practice: 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; Participate in any internal or external inspections or audit processes; 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, Practice Meetings, and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate; Meet all tight timescales/deadlines for audits and written returns to ensure that the Practice meets quality standards and receives the designated funding (e.g., Quarterly Enhanced Services returns, annual QOF audit etc.)
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