In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will undertake a variety of duties including face to face and telephone consultations. Visiting patients at home or within Care Homes as required; check and sign repeat prescriptions, process pathology results and deal with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion Make professional and 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 Referring to other care providers and services as appropriate 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 and recording care plans for health Providing counselling and health education Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards on the clinical computer system Involvement in clinical audit and Significant Event analysis Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate Requirement to participate in the on-call rota to provided duty doctor cover, between 0800 1830. Requirement to participate in the enhanced access rota (approx 1:12) Saturday mornings, 0830 1200. The post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care. Regular attendance at monthly Practice Clinical meetings, Medicines Management, Palliative Care/CST meetings Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practice policies/guidelines, e.g. safeguarding children and adults, prescribing, data protection and confidentiality, health and safety, etc Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation Participation in the training programme for Registrars and medical students Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records Contributing to the summarising of patient records and appropriate coding of patient data Attending training and events organised by the Practice or other agencies, where appropriate Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Reporting potential risks identified. A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work. Maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development