Job description
The post-holder will manage a 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. The
practice offer face to face, telephone and home visit appointments. We have pre-bookable appointments and on the
day. There will be a requirement to
contribute to extended opening appointments.
In accordance with the practice
timetable, 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 off
repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in
an appropriate timescale. There will also be a share of On Call and
Extended Hours duties.
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 based system, SwitchScript (or generically)
whenever this is clinically appropriate.
Contribute to
successful achievement of the Quality Outcomes Framework and to additional
service obligations such as IQSP and Promoting Clinical Excellence.
In general the
post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and
responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Other responsibilities within the
organisation:
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 summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data.
Attending training
and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Other duties
The post-holder may, from time-to-time, be asked to undertake other
reasonable duties, with appropriate training. It is important that all members
of staff are flexible and prepared to undertake additional or relinquish
current duties to maintain service delivery to patients. It is expected that
requests from the Partners will not be unreasonably refused.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will manage a 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. The
practice offer face to face, telephone and home visit appointments. We have pre-bookable appointments and on the
day. There will be a requirement to
contribute to extended opening appointments.
In accordance with the practice
timetable, 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 off
repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in
an appropriate timescale. There will also be a share of On Call and
Extended Hours duties.
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 based system, SwitchScript (or generically)
whenever this is clinically appropriate.
Contribute to
successful achievement of the Quality Outcomes Framework and to additional
service obligations such as IQSP and Promoting Clinical Excellence.
In general the
post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and
responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Other responsibilities within the
organisation:
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 summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data.
Attending training
and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.
Other duties
The post-holder may, from time-to-time, be asked to undertake other
reasonable duties, with appropriate training. It is important that all members
of staff are flexible and prepared to undertake additional or relinquish
current duties to maintain service delivery to patients. It is expected that
requests from the Partners will not be unreasonably refused.