Job description
PostSalaried GP
Reporting toNominated Partner/PCN lead
Accountable toPCN Clinical Director
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The post-holder will manage a clinical caseload and deal
with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the
highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
Responsibilities will reflect requirements of the NHS GP Contracts, and as such
may be subject to change as services adapt.
Clinical Responsibilities
In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the
post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties
including face to face, telephone and online 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
Clinical Responsibilities
Collecting data for audit purpose
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat
prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
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.
Completion of medical reports (including NHS and private
services as required)
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
Contributing to the development of computer-based patient
records
Contributing to the summarising of patient records and
read-coding patient data
Attending training and events organised by the practice or
other agencies, where appropriate.
Confidentiality
While 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 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 implement and lead on a full range of
promotion and management their own and others health and safety and infection
control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice
health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and
published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):
Using personal security systems within the workplace
according to practice guidelines
Awareness of national standards of infection control and
cleanliness and regulatory /contractual / professional requirements, and good
practice guidelines
Providing advice on the correct and safe management of the
specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and
clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
Correct personal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
and ensuring correct use of PPE by others, advising on appropriate
circumstances for use by clinicians, staff and patients.
Management of the full range of infection control procedures
in both routine and extraordinary circumstances (e.g. pandemic or individual
infectious circumstances)Health & Safety Cont:
Hand hygiene standards for self and others
Managing directly all incidents of accidental exposure
Management and advice relating to infection control and
clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols
across the practice
Active observation of current working practices across the
practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities,
ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are
identified, escalating issues as appropriate to the responsible person
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and
undertaking such activities in away that manages those risks across clinical
and patient process
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and
skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of
infection control and patient processes
Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to
infection control, ensuring that proper use is made of hand cleansing
facilities, wipes etc, and that these are sufficient to ensure a good clinical
working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate to the
responsible manager
Safe management of sharps use, storage and disposal
Maintenance of own clean working environment
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining
work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards.
Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to
responsible management
Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health
and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
Health & Safety Cont
Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally
clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other
work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance
of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where
appropriate) with responsible managers
Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum
twice annually)
Correct waste and instrument management including handling,
segregation, and container use
Maintenance of sterile environments
Equality and diversity
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and
rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples
rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice 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-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings
priorities and rights.
Personal-Professional development
In addition to maintaining continued education through
attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that
professional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will
participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of
this employment, such training to include:
Participation in an annual individual performance review,
including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or
professional development
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and
performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are
undertaking similar work.
Quality
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the
practice, and will-
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Assess own performance and take accountability for 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 recognize the importance of effective
communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with other team members
Communicate effectively with patients and carers
Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of
communication and respond accordingly.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PostSalaried GP
Reporting toNominated Partner/PCN lead
Accountable toPCN Clinical Director
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The post-holder will manage a clinical caseload and deal
with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the
highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
Responsibilities will reflect requirements of the NHS GP Contracts, and as such
may be subject to change as services adapt.
Clinical Responsibilities
In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the
post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties
including face to face, telephone and online 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
Clinical Responsibilities
Collecting data for audit purpose
Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat
prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible)
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.
Completion of medical reports (including NHS and private
services as required)
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
Contributing to the development of computer-based patient
records
Contributing to the summarising of patient records and
read-coding patient data
Attending training and events organised by the practice or
other agencies, where appropriate.
Confidentiality
While 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 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 implement and lead on a full range of
promotion and management their own and others health and safety and infection
control as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice
health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and
published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):
Using personal security systems within the workplace
according to practice guidelines
Awareness of national standards of infection control and
cleanliness and regulatory /contractual / professional requirements, and good
practice guidelines
Providing advice on the correct and safe management of the
specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and
clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
Correct personal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
and ensuring correct use of PPE by others, advising on appropriate
circumstances for use by clinicians, staff and patients.
Management of the full range of infection control procedures
in both routine and extraordinary circumstances (e.g. pandemic or individual
infectious circumstances)Health & Safety Cont:
Hand hygiene standards for self and others
Managing directly all incidents of accidental exposure
Management and advice relating to infection control and
clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols
across the practice
Active observation of current working practices across the
practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities,
ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are
identified, escalating issues as appropriate to the responsible person
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and
undertaking such activities in away that manages those risks across clinical
and patient process
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and
skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of
infection control and patient processes
Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to
infection control, ensuring that proper use is made of hand cleansing
facilities, wipes etc, and that these are sufficient to ensure a good clinical
working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate to the
responsible manager
Safe management of sharps use, storage and disposal
Maintenance of own clean working environment
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining
work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards.
Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to
responsible management
Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health
and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
Health & Safety Cont
Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally
clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other
work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance
of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where
appropriate) with responsible managers
Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum
twice annually)
Correct waste and instrument management including handling,
segregation, and container use
Maintenance of sterile environments
Equality and diversity
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and
rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples
rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice 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-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings
priorities and rights.
Personal-Professional development
In addition to maintaining continued education through
attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that
professional development requirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will
participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of
this employment, such training to include:
Participation in an annual individual performance review,
including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or
professional development
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and
performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are
undertaking similar work.
Quality
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the
practice, and will-
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Assess own performance and take accountability for 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 recognize the importance of effective
communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with other team members
Communicate effectively with patients and carers
Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of
communication and respond accordingly.