The role will be working as an autonomous practitioner, responsible forthe provision of medical services to the practice population, delivering anexcellent standard of clinical care whilst complying with the GMS contract.Furthermore, the post-holder will adhere to the GMC standards for good medicalpractice, contributing to the effective management of the practice, leading byexample, maintaining a positive, collaborative working relationship with themultidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care namely:
* surgery consultations
* telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home (we do have a home visiting service operated by our PCN)
* checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion
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
Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
About us
Overview of your organisation
The practice is a smallfamily run GP practice and our small size lends itself to improved patientcontinuity. Our administrative team are friendly and supportive to patients andclinicians which improves the quality of care provided. Our aim is to quicklyadapt systems to evolve the ever changing landscape of healthcare butfundamentally retain a personal service to patients.
Our practice aims are tooffer the highest standard of health care and advice to our patients, with theresources available to us.
We have a team approach topatient care and endeavour to monitor the service provided to patients, toensure that it meets current standards of excellence.
We are dedicated to ensuringthat Practice staff are trained to the highest level and to provide astimulating and rewarding environment in which to work.
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
ClinicalPractice:
Conductface-to-face consultations, providing assessments, diagnoses, treatment plans.
To ensure thatclear, accurate contemporaneous records are made of all patient encounters.
To arrangereferrals for patients where appropriate
Manage acuteand chronic conditions, prescribe safely, and handle administration tasks,including referrals and prescription reviews. Liaise with medical professionalsin the community and hospitals.
Managelong-term conditions like diabetes, asthma, and COPD.
Collaboratewith nurses and healthcare professionals to deliver care plans for chronicconditions.
Promoteimmunisations, screenings, and lifestyle interventions.
Focus on early intervention, diseaseprevention, and health education.
Refer patients to specialist services andcoordinate care across primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors.
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams toprovide seamless care for complex cases. in health promotion initiatives suchas mental health awareness, smoking cessation, and weight management.
Refer patientsto relevant agencies and contribute to population health strategies aimed atreducing health inequalities.
Participate inpublic health initiatives to address social health determinants andinequalities.
Collaboratewith local services and community organisations to improve patient well-being.
Ensureadherence to appraisal and revalidation processes, promoting continuousprofessional development.
Foster aculture of collaborative working and continuous improvement across the practice.
Recognise and work within own competenceand professional code of conduct as regulated by the General Medical Council(GMC)
Deliver care according to the NSF and theNational Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines and evidence-basedcare.
Assess effectiveness of care deliverythrough self and peer review, benchmarking, and formal evaluation
Participate in the maintenance of qualitygovernance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities.
Use the audit cycle as a means ofevaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementingimprovements where required.
Evaluate the patients response to healthcare provision and the effectiveness of care.
Support and participate in sharedlearning across the service and wider organisation.
Participate in the performance monitoringreview of the team, providing feedback as appropriate.
Alert otherteam members to issues of Clinical Governance issues, quality, and risk;participate in Significant Event Analysis reviews.
Assess ownperformance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or undersupervision.
Contribute tothe effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities andmaking suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
Effectivelymanage own time, workload, and resources. The post holder will also contributeto the overall team-working of the Organisation putting the needs of theService first.
Understand and apply NHS and local policythat supports the identification of safeguarding of vulnerable children andadults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure andlocal guidance.
Work within policies relating to domesticviolence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and referas appropriate.
Equality and Diversity
Thepost holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients,carers, and colleagues to include:
Acting in a way that is welcoming to and of theindividual, is non-judgmental and recognises the importance of peoplescircumstances, feelings, priorities, and rights, interpreting them in a waythat is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and currentlegislation.
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefsof patients, carers, and colleagues.
Personaland Professional Development
In addition tomaintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or studydays necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are met,the post holder will participate in any training programme implemented by theService as part of this role.
Take responsibility for own development, learningand performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who areundertaking similar work.
Ensure compliance with Mandatory Training andupdates.
Communication
Thepost holder should recognise the importance of effective communication withinthe team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with other team members.
Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods ofcommunication and respond accordingly.
LeadershipPersonal and People Development
Take responsibility for own learning andperformance including participating in clinical audit and acting as a positiverole mode.
Critically evaluate and review innovations anddevelopments that are relevant to the area of work.
When required participate in planning andimplementing changes within the area of care and responsibility.
Contribute to the development of local guidelines,protocols, and standards.
PerformanceReviews
You will meet withyour Line Manager on a regular basis to review your progress and to ensure youare fully supported in your role.
Collaboration andeffective communication are critical in the multidisciplinary environment of a practice.Staff must ensure they communicate appropriately to share information and workeffectively as part of a team.
Confidentiality
All staff arerequired to respect the confidentiality of the organisations staff and patientswhich they may learn in the execution of their duties.
InfectionControl
The prevention andcontrol of healthcare associated infections in patients and staff is takenseriously by the organisation. All staff employed are required to adhere to theorganisations infection control policies and procedures.
Employees must beaware of the importance of protecting themselves and patients and ofmaintaining a clean safe environment. Any breach in infection control practice,which places anyone at risk, may result in disciplinary actions.
Health and Safety
To perform the duties placed onemployees by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 i.e.
To take reasonable care for the Health and Safetyof themselves and of other persons who may be affected by their acts oromissions at work.
To co-operate with their employer as far as isnecessary to meet the requirements of the legislation.
RiskManagement
To have acommitment to identifying and minimising risk, report all incidents and reportto manager any risks, which need to be assessed.
Security
The security of thepractice is a shared responsibility. Staff must remain vigilant, reportsuspicious activities, and ensure that secure areas remain protected. Doorcodes should not be shared, and restricted areas must be kept secure.
Policies and Procedures
All qualified /professional staff are required to adhere to the relevant Code of Practice andthe post holder is expected to comply with all relevant procedures andguidelines.
Safeguarding
All staff are responsible for ensuring that theyare familiar with the safeguarding procedures and guidelines in conjunctionswith the Safeguarding Childrens andAdult Policies, Procedures and Guidelines.
This is not anexhaustive list of duties and responsibilities but indicates the keyresponsibilities of the post.
Person Specification
Other Requirements
* - Flexibility to work outside of core office hours.
* - Occupational health clearance
Skills
* - Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
* - Clear, polite telephone manner
* - Emis, Docman and AccuRx user skills
* - Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
* - Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
* - Excellent interpersonal skills
* - Problem solving & analytical skills.
* - Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.
* - Experience with clinical risk management
* - Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
* - Experience with audit
Qualifications
* - Qualified GP
* - MRCGP
* - Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
* - General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
* - Full GMC Registration
* - National Performers List registration
* - Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
* - Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
* - Polite and confident
* - Flexible and cooperative
* - Reliable
* - Motivated forward thinker
* - Professional and leads by example.
* - Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required.
* - High levels of integrity and loyalty
* - Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
* - Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations.
* - Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient.
* - Commitment to ongoing professional development
* - Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort.
Experience
* - Experience of working in a primary care environment
* - Experience of continued professional development
* - Experience of managing a wide range of medical conditions
* - General understanding of the GMS contract
* - Experience of QOF and clinical audit
* - Experience of medicines management
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.
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