General Practitioner

Job summary

Thepost-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needsin a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registeredand temporary patients.

Main duties of the job

In accordance with thePractice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self availableto undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephoneconsultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signingrepeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports andcorrespondence in a timely fashion.

Making professional,autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referredor referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation.

Assessing the healthcareneeds of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.

Screening patients fordisease risk factors and early signs of illness.

In consultation withpatients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols,developing care plans for health.

Providing counselling andhealth education.

Admitting or dischargingpatients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers asappropriate.

Recording clear andcontemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

Collecting data for auditpurposes and complying with QOF requirements.

Delivering enhanced services.

Compiling and issuingcomputer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoid hand-writtenprescriptions whenever possible).

Prescribing in accordancewith the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this isclinically appropriate.

About us

The Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance is a privatecompany limited by shares, wholly owned by local Coventry and Rugby GPpractices. As a GP led organisation, we represent 94% of GP practices inCoventry and 45% in Rugby, collectively serving nearly 450,000 patients.We describe our work in terms of Supporting, Innovating, Developing andEducating - we are on the of general practice. Our Operational Plandescribes what we are going to do to ensure that we continue to high quality,accessible and responsive services for both practices and patients.

We have identified key areas that we will focuson to build upon and improve our existing services. These are our StrategicPriorities:

Clinical Service Improvement & Delivery

Clinical Innovation

Primary Care Development Practice andNetwork Support

Training and Education

Integrated Care

Good Governance

Job description

Job responsibilities

MainDuties & Responsibilities:

ClinicalResponsibilities

In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holderwill make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties includingsurgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patientsat home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork,reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Making professional,autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referredor referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation.

Assessing the healthcareneeds of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.

Screening patients fordisease risk factors and early signs of illness.

In consultation withpatients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols,developing care plans for health.

Providing counselling andhealth education.

Admitting or dischargingpatients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers asappropriate.

Recording clear andcontemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

Collecting data for auditpurposes and complying with QOF requirements.

Delivering enhanced services.

Compiling and issuingcomputer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoid hand-writtenprescriptions whenever possible).

Prescribing in accordancewith the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this isclinically appropriate.

In general the post-holderwill be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilitiesassociated with a GP working within primary care.

Other Responsibilitieswithin the Organisation

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Practicepolicies/guidelines, prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, healthand safety.

A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-basedbest practice.

Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within theorganisation.

Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records.

Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read-Codingpatient data.

Attending training and events organised by the Practice or otheragencies, where appropriate.

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with or allow usto 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 respecttheir privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, thepost-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patientsand their careers. Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to informationrelating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to beregarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcareworkers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorisedpersons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating toconfidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health &Safety

Thepost-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and othershealth, safety and security as defined in the Practices Health & SafetyPolicy, to include:

Using personal security systems within the workplace according toPractice guidelines.

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking suchactivities in a way that manages those risks.

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas ina tidy and safe way and free from hazards.

Reporting potential risks identified.

Equality andDiversity

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

Acting in a way that recognises the importance ofpeoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with thePractices procedures and policies, and current legislation.

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs ofpatients, carers and colleagues.

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of theindividual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelingspriorities and rights.

Personal/ProfessionalDevelopment

In addition to maintaining continuededucation through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary toensure that professional development requirements for PREP are met, thepost-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by thePractice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performancereview, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of ownpersonal and/or professional development.

Taking responsibility for own development, learningand performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who areundertaking similar work.

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintainquality within the Alliance Teaching Practices, and will:

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.

Assess own performance and take accountability for ownactions, 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 other agencies tomeet patients needs.

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication

The post-holder should recognise theimportance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members.

Communicate effectively with patients and carers.

Recognise peoples needs or alternative methods ofcommunication and respond accordingly.

Contributionto the Implementation of Services

The post-holder will:

Apply Hodge Hill policies, standards and guidance.

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

MBBS or equivalent medical degree Full registration to General Medical Council (GMC) Certification of Completion of Training (JCPTGP/PMETB) Inclusion on Performer List Evidence of a commitment to on-going personal and professional development

Desirable

MRCGP

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in primary care in an area with significant health problems Experience of providing primary care in and out of hours Experience of audit and improving care for patients.

Desirable

Understanding the role of medical services in a wider public health agenda Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the areas Understanding current NHS policies Development of areas of clinical expertise

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