Salaried General Practitioner

Clinical • To provide assessment, diagnosis & treatment at first point of contact from a triage list & act as an autonomous clinician, with support from clinical colleagues. • Proactively identify, diagnose & manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition. • Diagnose & manage both acute & chronic conditions, integrating both drug & non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan. • To accurately triage & prioritise patients, including in emergency situations, demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of an event/illness, including past medical & drug history. • Provide assessment, diagnosis & treatment for those patients who need to be seen in their place of residence. • To evaluate clinical information from examination & history taking & initiate appropriate treatment and / or referral, including admission to hospital if required. • To signpost appropriately to other services in the identified healthcare pathway & to refer patients to appropriate care settings, within locally agreed healthcare pathways. • To maintain accurate & systematic documentation of patient interactions & clinical care provided, including adverse events. • To advise & support members of the public on healthy lifestyles, health promotion & disease prevention. • Fulfil clinical administrative workload (i.e. pathology results and DocMan). Communication • To liaise & interact with multi-professional teams across organisational boundaries, including primary care, social services & secondary care providers according to patient needs & appropriate care pathways. • To maintain communication with all healthcare professionals & outside agencies to ensure seamless, patient-centred service provision. • To ensure effective communication so that the patient receives the appropriate level of care & wherever possible avoid unnecessary hospital admission. • To take an active role in maintaining expert communication with all patients, carers & relatives which meets their individual needs. • To deal with complaints in a calm & courteous manner, ensuring that complaints are dealt with efficiently & satisfactorily in accordance with local protocols. • To communicate effectively in demanding & challenging situations. Professional • To input to & extract information from clinical IT system. • To work collaboratively with other members of the health care team such as the District Nursing Team, Mental Health Services, staff in Care Homes, Ambulance Service, and Secondary Care etc. • To ensure that the wellbeing of patients & staff is maintained in accordance with Practice policies. • To undertake clinical audits in line with the organisations clinical audit plan, & to participate as required in equipment testing & other research. • To contribute to the analysis of information to inform future development of the service. • To participate & contribute to clinical meetings. • To identify risks to service provision & highlight them to the Clinical Lead. • To work within the requirements of Data Protection legislation as it applies to patient records. • To maintain current professional registration & indemnity. Organisational • To operate as an effective member of the Practice team • To maintain accurate & systematic documentation of patient interactions & clinical care provided, including any adverse events, child protection issues or other notifiable matters. • To provide information to inform the evaluation & efficiency of the role and for performance management purposes as requested. • To engage in self-appraisal & utilise reflective practice to enhance & develop personal & organisational practice. Managerial • Optional - Provide guidance and advise to both Clinical and Non Clinical teams on all Safeguarding matters that arise. • To ensure effective time management & prioritisation of workload. • To ensure the security, safe storage & maintenance of any allocated equipment & goods. • To ensure practice is within good clinical governance & based on sound up-to- date clinical evidence. • To identify & assess any risks associated with patient care or to oneself & communicate these risks to the Clinical Lead. Job description Job responsibilities Clinical • To provide assessment, diagnosis & treatment at first point of contact from a triage list & act as an autonomous clinician, with support from clinical colleagues. • Proactively identify, diagnose & manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition. • Diagnose & manage both acute & chronic conditions, integrating both drug & non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan. • To accurately triage & prioritise patients, including in emergency situations, demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of an event/illness, including past medical & drug history. • Provide assessment, diagnosis & treatment for those patients who need to be seen in their place of residence. • To evaluate clinical information from examination & history taking & initiate appropriate treatment and / or referral, including admission to hospital if required. • To signpost appropriately to other services in the identified healthcare pathway & to refer patients to appropriate care settings, within locally agreed healthcare pathways. • To maintain accurate & systematic documentation of patient interactions & clinical care provided, including adverse events. • To advise & support members of the public on healthy lifestyles, health promotion & disease prevention. • Fulfil clinical administrative workload (i.e. pathology results and DocMan). Communication • To liaise & interact with multi-professional teams across organisational boundaries, including primary care, social services & secondary care providers according to patient needs & appropriate care pathways. • To maintain communication with all healthcare professionals & outside agencies to ensure seamless, patient-centred service provision. • To ensure effective communication so that the patient receives the appropriate level of care & wherever possible avoid unnecessary hospital admission. • To take an active role in maintaining expert communication with all patients, carers & relatives which meets their individual needs. • To deal with complaints in a calm & courteous manner, ensuring that complaints are dealt with efficiently & satisfactorily in accordance with local protocols. • To communicate effectively in demanding & challenging situations. Professional • To input to & extract information from clinical IT system. • To work collaboratively with other members of the health care team such as the District Nursing Team, Mental Health Services, staff in Care Homes, Ambulance Service, and Secondary Care etc. • To ensure that the wellbeing of patients & staff is maintained in accordance with Practice policies. • To undertake clinical audits in line with the organisations clinical audit plan, & to participate as required in equipment testing & other research. • To contribute to the analysis of information to inform future development of the service. • To participate & contribute to clinical meetings. • To identify risks to service provision & highlight them to the Clinical Lead. • To work within the requirements of Data Protection legislation as it applies to patient records. • To maintain current professional registration & indemnity. Organisational • To operate as an effective member of the Practice team • To maintain accurate & systematic documentation of patient interactions & clinical care provided, including any adverse events, child protection issues or other notifiable matters. • To provide information to inform the evaluation & efficiency of the role and for performance management purposes as requested. • To engage in self-appraisal & utilise reflective practice to enhance & develop personal & organisational practice. Managerial • Optional - Provide guidance and advise to both Clinical and Non Clinical teams on all Safeguarding matters that arise. • To ensure effective time management & prioritisation of workload. • To ensure the security, safe storage & maintenance of any allocated equipment & goods. • To ensure practice is within good clinical governance & based on sound up-to- date clinical evidence. • To identify & assess any risks associated with patient care or to oneself & communicate these risks to the Clinical Lead.