Salaried General Practitioner - Newcastle South PCN

Main tasks/overview of responsibilities: • In accordance with the PCN rota, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing/authorising 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. • Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions. • Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate. • The post holder will be required to visit patients during surgery time in an emergency if clinically indicated. • The post holder will undertake a fair percentage of On Call sessions per week as allocated on the practice rota as required and participate in the PCN Enhanced Service hours (Monday to Friday 6:30pm to 8pm and Saturday 9am to 5pm). • The post holder will undertake fair share of home visiting sessions per week as allocated. Training/Meetings • Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate. • Participate positively and actively in clinical and practice meetings. • The PCN and Practices have a strong ethos around training and development of others, therefore the successful candidate will be willing and able to support medical students, and other training roles. • Patient Management. • Create opportunities to address patients care needs in the most expedient way, taking into account that continuity of care and access to services are often in direct conflict. • Encourage patients to be aware of the service pressures within primary care and to manage their expectations of what we can realistically deliver in a manner that is fair and proportionate for all care priorities. • Make improved use of the telephone and other technologies. Encourage patients to rely on face- to-face consultation only where there is a clinical need to do so. • Communicate and reassure patients of the need to offer alternative care options where appropriate and safe to do so. • To immediately highlight any concerns you may have in respect of safety or quality of patient care to the Clinical Director/Practice Partners/PCN Manager. 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 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 assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include: • Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines. • Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks. • Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills. • Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards. • Reporting potential risks identified. Equality and Diversity • Acting in a way that recognises 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. • 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 • Develops and maintains up to date personal development plan and professional portfolio for purposes of annual individual performance review, appraisal and revalidation. • Is able to develop own knowledge and clinical practice to meet objectives and changes in service. • Manage own time, workload and resources effectively. • To provide education and training to other staff and Registrars as appropriate. • Operate a high standard of probity. • A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice. • Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety. Quality The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will: • Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk. • Work to practice protocols. • 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 recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to: • Communicate effectively with other team members. • Be familiar in all mediums of communications such as email, tasks, telephone etc. • Communicate effectively with patients and carers. • Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly. • Communicate effectively to outside agencies. • Communicate clearly with their lead GP. Contribution to the Implementation of Services The post holder will: • Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance. • Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work. • Participate in audit where appropriate. General This job description reflects the current situation. It is subject to review and updating in the light of changing service needs. Details may be changed in consultation with the role holder and/or reviewed at their annual appraisal. Job descriptions are not designed to be all-inclusive although they will, as far as practicable, be a reasonably accurate and understandable specification of duties. The nature of our organisation demands a flexible approach in order to provide efficient and modern services to our patients. This job description may be amended by North Staffordshire GP Federation and you may be required to carry out additional or other duties as may be reasonably required. Job description Job responsibilities Main tasks/overview of responsibilities: • In accordance with the PCN rota, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing/authorising 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. • Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions. • Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate. • The post holder will be required to visit patients during surgery time in an emergency if clinically indicated. • The post holder will undertake a fair percentage of On Call sessions per week as allocated on the practice rota as required and participate in the PCN Enhanced Service hours (Monday to Friday 6:30pm to 8pm and Saturday 9am to 5pm). • The post holder will undertake fair share of home visiting sessions per week as allocated. Training/Meetings • Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate. • Participate positively and actively in clinical and practice meetings. • The PCN and Practices have a strong ethos around training and development of others, therefore the successful candidate will be willing and able to support medical students, and other training roles. • Patient Management. • Create opportunities to address patients care needs in the most expedient way, taking into account that continuity of care and access to services are often in direct conflict. • Encourage patients to be aware of the service pressures within primary care and to manage their expectations of what we can realistically deliver in a manner that is fair and proportionate for all care priorities. • Make improved use of the telephone and other technologies. Encourage patients to rely on face- to-face consultation only where there is a clinical need to do so. • Communicate and reassure patients of the need to offer alternative care options where appropriate and safe to do so. • To immediately highlight any concerns you may have in respect of safety or quality of patient care to the Clinical Director/Practice Partners/PCN Manager. 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 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 assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include: • Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines. • Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks. • Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills. • Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards. • Reporting potential risks identified. Equality and Diversity • Acting in a way that recognises 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. • 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 • Develops and maintains up to date personal development plan and professional portfolio for purposes of annual individual performance review, appraisal and revalidation. • Is able to develop own knowledge and clinical practice to meet objectives and changes in service. • Manage own time, workload and resources effectively. • To provide education and training to other staff and Registrars as appropriate. • Operate a high standard of probity. • A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice. • Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety. Quality The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will: • Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk. • Work to practice protocols. • 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 recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to: • Communicate effectively with other team members. • Be familiar in all mediums of communications such as email, tasks, telephone etc. • Communicate effectively with patients and carers. • Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly. • Communicate effectively to outside agencies. • Communicate clearly with their lead GP. Contribution to the Implementation of Services The post holder will: • Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance. • Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work. • Participate in audit where appropriate. General This job description reflects the current situation. It is subject to review and updating in the light of changing service needs. Details may be changed in consultation with the role holder and/or reviewed at their annual appraisal. Job descriptions are not designed to be all-inclusive although they will, as far as practicable, be a reasonably accurate and understandable specification of duties. The nature of our organisation demands a flexible approach in order to provide efficient and modern services to our patients. This job description may be amended by North Staffordshire GP Federation and you may be required to carry out additional or other duties as may be reasonably required.