General Practitioner - Westfield Medical Centre
Provide a full range of medical services as defined in the core GMS contract and additional and enhanced services where appropriate. Undertake a variety of duties (as agreed) including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with all queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion to ensure patient safety is not compromised. Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation. Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems. Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness. Develop care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols. Provide counselling and health education where appropriate. Refer patients to other care providers as appropriate. Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes in line with Good Medical Practice. Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety. Apply practice policies, standards and guidance and discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work. All patients have the right to expect that all practice staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately at all times.
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