Salaried GP

Respond to medical problems presented by temporary residents as required. Making professional 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. Check, read and interpret pathological results for patients.

Refer patients to secondary care or other external medical service. 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 the appropriate groups. To assist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions.

Completion of clinically related administrative and non-clinical duties needed for the delivery of the service. Provide health education to colleagues, e.g. audits, participation in educational meetings. Refer patients for further opinions and interventions according to practice protocols.

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards. Checking, compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions wherever possible). Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate. Maintaining, monitoring and updating computer database and management of medical records and practice audits Ensure that practice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately with information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy and for practice recording requirements under QOF and enhanced services.

Appropriate use of read codes. Personal/Professional Development: 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. Maintain current and annual certification, e.g.

CPR, Fire Safety, Information Governance. Ensure training and development is up-to-date using various training methods, on-line, group, conference. Ensure study leave allocation is utilised and planned accordingly. Practice Organisation Process and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence.

Attendance at in-house meetings, significant event audit meetings and others as deemed necessary. Ensure that the practice complaints system is adhered to at all times. Awareness and compliance with all relevant guidelines e.g. data protection, confidentiality and health and safety.

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.