Job description
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Provide
comprehensive medical services to registered patients, including assessment,
diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic conditions.
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Undertake
face-to-face, telephone, and video consultations as appropriate.
-
Carry out home
visits when clinically indicated.
-
Prescribe
medications safely and cost-effectively in accordance with national and local
guidelines.
-
Request,
interpret, and act upon diagnostic investigations and test results.
-
Make appropriate
referrals to secondary care and community services.
-
Provide health
promotion, preventative care, and lifestyle advice.
-
Manage patients
with complex and long-term conditions.
-
Maintain accurate,
timely, and comprehensive clinical records using the practice clinical
system.
-
Participate in
safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in accordance with local and
national policies.
-
Contribute to the
management of urgent and same-day care.
Multidisciplinary Team Working
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Work
collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacists, physician associates,
healthcare assistants, social prescribers, and other members of the primary
care team.
-
Participate in
multidisciplinary meetings where appropriate.
-
Liaise effectively
with community services, hospitals, and external healthcare professionals to
ensure continuity of care.
Quality Improvement and Clinical Governance
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Participate in
clinical audit, quality improvement projects, and service development.
-
Support the
practice in achieving Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and other
contractual requirements.
-
Contribute to
significant event reviews, clinical governance, and risk management
activities.
-
Maintain awareness of current national guidance
and best practice.
Professional Responsibilities
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Maintain full
registration and licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC).
-
Comply with the
standards set out in Good Medical Practice.
-
Participate in
annual appraisal and professional revalidation.
-
Maintain
continuing professional development (CPD) in line with GMC requirements.
-
Ensure compliance
with practice policies, NHS regulations, and information governance standards.
Teaching and Training
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Support the
education and supervision of medical students, trainee GPs, and other
healthcare professionals where appropriate.
-
Share knowledge
and contribute to the learning and development of colleagues.
Health and safety
-
Comply with all
health and safety legislation and practice policies.
-
Promote infection
prevention and control standards.
-
Report incidents,
accidents, and near misses in accordance with practice procedures
Safeguarding & Risk Management
-
Recognise and
escalate safeguarding concerns in line with practice policy.
-
Identify patients
and carers at risk of crisis and alert appropriate clinicians.
-
Ensure
confidentiality and data protection standards are always maintained.
General
Responsibilities
-
Work within the
policies and procedures of the practice.
-
Demonstrate
professionalism, integrity, and respect in all interactions.
-
Maintain patient
confidentiality in accordance with GDPR and NHS information governance
requirements.
-
Undertake any
other duties appropriate to the role and commensurate with the grade of the
post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
Provide
comprehensive medical services to registered patients, including assessment,
diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic conditions.
-
Undertake
face-to-face, telephone, and video consultations as appropriate.
-
Carry out home
visits when clinically indicated.
-
Prescribe
medications safely and cost-effectively in accordance with national and local
guidelines.
-
Request,
interpret, and act upon diagnostic investigations and test results.
-
Make appropriate
referrals to secondary care and community services.
-
Provide health
promotion, preventative care, and lifestyle advice.
-
Manage patients
with complex and long-term conditions.
-
Maintain accurate,
timely, and comprehensive clinical records using the practice clinical
system.
-
Participate in
safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in accordance with local and
national policies.
-
Contribute to the
management of urgent and same-day care.
Multidisciplinary Team Working
-
Work
collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacists, physician associates,
healthcare assistants, social prescribers, and other members of the primary
care team.
-
Participate in
multidisciplinary meetings where appropriate.
-
Liaise effectively
with community services, hospitals, and external healthcare professionals to
ensure continuity of care.
Quality Improvement and Clinical Governance
-
Participate in
clinical audit, quality improvement projects, and service development.
-
Support the
practice in achieving Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and other
contractual requirements.
-
Contribute to
significant event reviews, clinical governance, and risk management
activities.
-
Maintain awareness of current national guidance
and best practice.
Professional Responsibilities
-
Maintain full
registration and licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC).
-
Comply with the
standards set out in Good Medical Practice.
-
Participate in
annual appraisal and professional revalidation.
-
Maintain
continuing professional development (CPD) in line with GMC requirements.
-
Ensure compliance
with practice policies, NHS regulations, and information governance standards.
Teaching and Training
-
Support the
education and supervision of medical students, trainee GPs, and other
healthcare professionals where appropriate.
-
Share knowledge
and contribute to the learning and development of colleagues.
Health and safety
-
Comply with all
health and safety legislation and practice policies.
-
Promote infection
prevention and control standards.
-
Report incidents,
accidents, and near misses in accordance with practice procedures
Safeguarding & Risk Management
-
Recognise and
escalate safeguarding concerns in line with practice policy.
-
Identify patients
and carers at risk of crisis and alert appropriate clinicians.
-
Ensure
confidentiality and data protection standards are always maintained.
General
Responsibilities
-
Work within the
policies and procedures of the practice.
-
Demonstrate
professionalism, integrity, and respect in all interactions.
-
Maintain patient
confidentiality in accordance with GDPR and NHS information governance
requirements.
-
Undertake any
other duties appropriate to the role and commensurate with the grade of the
post.