Salaried GP

Job summary

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Thepost-holder will deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary caresetting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered andtemporary patients. Responsibilities will reflect requirements of the NHS GPContracts, and as such may be subject to change as services adapt.

Clinical responsibilities:

In accordance with the practice timetable, asagreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a varietyof duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations andqueries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptionsand dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Making professional, autonomous decisions inrelation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from otherhealth care workers within the organisation.

Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated andundiagnosed problems.

Screeningpatients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.

Developing managementplans for health in consultation with patients and in line with currentpractice disease management protocols.

Providing patientswith support, advice and health education.

Admittingpatients to hospital and referring to other care providers as appropriate.

Recordingclear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

Collectingdata for audit purposes when agreed.

Compiling andissuing electronic acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-writtenprescriptions whenever possible.)

Prescribingin accordance with the Sussex ICB formulary (or generically) whenever this isclinically appropriate.

In general,the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties andresponsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Weeklyon-call duties pro rata.

Theabovelistofdutiesisnotexhaustiveandmaybesubjecttochangeasdeemednecessary.

Other responsibilities within theorganisation:

Awareness of and compliance with all relevantpractice policies/guidelines, prescribing, confidentiality, dataprotection, health and safety.

A commitment to life-long learning and auditto ensure evidence-based bestpractice.

Contributingto evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation whenagreed.

Contributingto the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data asappropriate.

Attendingtraining and events organised by the practice or other agencies, whereappropriate.

Confidentiality:

While seeking treatment, patients entrust uswith, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their healthand other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect thatstaff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined inthis job description, the post-holder may have access to confidentialinformation relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and otherhealthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to thepractice as a business organisation. All such information from any sourceis to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers,colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may onlybe divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies andprocedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal andsensitive data.

Equalityand diversity:

Thepost-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients,carers, and colleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognises the importanceof peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practiceprocedures and policies, and current legislation.

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs andbeliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to andof the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelingspriorities and rights.

Health& safety:

Thepost-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and managementof their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined inthe practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safetymanual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures.This will include (but will not be limited to):

Using personal security systems within theworkplace according to practice guidelines.

Awareness of national standards of infectioncontrol and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professionalrequirements, and good practice guidelines.

Providing advice on the correct and safemanagement of the specimens process, including collection, labelling,handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transportarrangements.

Correct personal use of Personal ProtectiveEquipment (PPE) and ensuring correct use of PPE by others, advising onappropriate circumstances for use by clinicians, staff and patients.

Management of the full range of infectioncontrol procedures in both routine and extraordinary circumstances (pandemic or individual infectious circumstances.)

Hand hygiene standards for self and others.

Managing directly all incidents of accidentalexposure.

Management and advice relating to infectioncontrol and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation ofthose protocols across the practice.

Making effective use of training to updateknowledge and skills and initiate and manage the training of others across thefull range of infection control and patient processes.

Monitoring practice facilities and equipmentin relation to infection control, ensuring that proper use is made ofhand-cleansing facilities, wipes etc., and that these are sufficient to ensurea good clinical working environment.

Safe management of sharps use, storage anddisposal.

Maintenance of own clean working environment.

Actively identifying, reporting, andcorrecting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately whenrecognised.

Undertaking periodic infection controltraining.

Correct waste and instrument management,including handling, segregation, and container use.

Maintenance of sterile environments

Demonstrate due regard forsafeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Personal/professionaldevelopment:

Inaddition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any coursesand/or study days necessary to ensure that professional developmentrequirements for PREP are met, the post-holder will participate in any trainingprogramme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with suchtraining to include:

Participation in an annual individualperformance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record ofown personal and/or professional development.

Taking responsibility for own development,learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others whoare undertaking similar work.

Quality:

Thepost-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

Alert other team members to issues of qualityand risk.

Assess own performance and take accountabilityfor own actions, either directly or under supervision.

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team byreflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improveand enhance the teams performance.

Work effectively with individuals in otheragencies to meet patients needs.

Effectively manage own time, workload, andresources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance ofeffective communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other teammembers.

Communicate effectively with patients andcarers.

Recognise peoples needs for alternative methodsof communication and respond accordingly.

Contributionto the implementation of services:

Thepost-holder will:

Apply practice policies, standards andguidance.

Discuss with other members of the team how thepolicies, standards and guidelines will affect own work.

Participate in audit where appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualifications Qualified GP MRCGP Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT) Eligibility Full GMC Registration UK permit or right to work in the UK Skills & Experience Experience of working in a primary care environment Experience of continued professional development Experience of QOF and clinical audit Knowledge of the NHS General understanding of the GMS contract Understanding of current issues and challenges facing primary care Ability to make good, clear, concise medical notes, both computerised and manual Outstanding level of clinical knowledge and skills commensurate with that of an experienced GP Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) Strong IT skills Clear, polite telephone manner Competent in the use of Office and Outlook Effective time management (Planning & Organising) Commitment to education and training Ability to work as a team member and autonomously Excellent interpersonal skills Problem solving & analytical skills Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure Personal QualitiesEssentialDesirable Polite and confident Flexible and cooperative Motivated, forward thinker Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required High levels of integrity and loyalty Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations Ability to use own judgement, resources and common sense Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient Commitment to ongoing professional development Effectively utilises resources Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort Other requirementsEssentialDesirable Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check Car owner/driver

Desirable

Minimum of two years as a salaried GP Experience of medicines management Experience of ICB (formerly CCG) initiatives Experience of using TPP SystmOne Flexibility to work outside of core office hours

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