General Medical Practitioner

Clinical Responsibilities To undertake duties governed by the contract and Direct and Local Enhanced Services including- A variety of duties including face to face surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion Making professional, 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 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 care plans for health Providing counselling and health education Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards Collecting data for audit purposes Administration - dealing with queries, patient test results, referral letters, task, emails and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care. 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 as wider guidance such as that from NICE. The successful applicant will be engaged as a General Medical Practitioner under the Additional Role Reimbursement Scheme and will be employed on terms and conditions which are no less favourable than those contained in the document entitled Model terms and conditions of service for a salaried general practitioner employed by a GMS practice https://www.nhsemployers.org/system/files/2021-06/TCS-GP-GMS-150409.pdf As this is a new and evolving role, this is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties that fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with their line manager. The content of this job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the post holder. Key working relationships Local care homes PCN EHCH Multi-Disciplinary Team Local Neighbourhood Team GP Practices within the PCN Practice Leaders (Partners and Practice Managers) PCN Social Prescribers PCN Clinical Pharmacists PCN Clinical Directors and Business Manager Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHSE Community Health Teams both physical and mental health Local Authority 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 may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the PCN 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 PCN may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the employing practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data. EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, careers and colleagues, to include: Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with PCN and the member practices procedures and policies, and current legislation Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the PCN as part of this employment, with such training to include: Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of their own personal and/or professional development Participation in the PCN mandatory training programme Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance, demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work. QUALITY The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the PCN and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk Assess own performance and take accountability for their own actions, either directly or under supervision Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs Effectively manage own time, workload and resources COMMUNICATION The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to: Communicate effectively with patients and carers Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly Communicate effectively with other team members Job description Job responsibilities Clinical Responsibilities To undertake duties governed by the contract and Direct and Local Enhanced Services including- A variety of duties including face to face surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion Making professional, 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 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 care plans for health Providing counselling and health education Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards Collecting data for audit purposes Administration - dealing with queries, patient test results, referral letters, task, emails and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care. 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 as wider guidance such as that from NICE. The successful applicant will be engaged as a General Medical Practitioner under the Additional Role Reimbursement Scheme and will be employed on terms and conditions which are no less favourable than those contained in the document entitled Model terms and conditions of service for a salaried general practitioner employed by a GMS practice https://www.nhsemployers.org/system/files/2021-06/TCS-GP-GMS-150409.pdf As this is a new and evolving role, this is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties that fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with their line manager. The content of this job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the post holder. Key working relationships Local care homes PCN EHCH Multi-Disciplinary Team Local Neighbourhood Team GP Practices within the PCN Practice Leaders (Partners and Practice Managers) PCN Social Prescribers PCN Clinical Pharmacists PCN Clinical Directors and Business Manager Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHSE Community Health Teams both physical and mental health Local Authority 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 may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the PCN 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 PCN may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the employing practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data. EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, careers and colleagues, to include: Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with PCN and the member practices procedures and policies, and current legislation Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the PCN as part of this employment, with such training to include: Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of their own personal and/or professional development Participation in the PCN mandatory training programme Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance, demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work. QUALITY The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the PCN and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk Assess own performance and take accountability for their own actions, either directly or under supervision Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs Effectively manage own time, workload and resources COMMUNICATION The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to: Communicate effectively with patients and carers Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly Communicate effectively with other team members