This post requires
the holder to have an excellent understanding of and identification with the
ethos of the Practice and to demonstrate this in their professional behaviour
and their dealings with the public. The post holder is directly responsible to
the Practice Manager for all organisational and administrative issues and the
Partners for all clinical issues. The post-holder will provide personal medical
services, managing 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.
Provide a full range of medical services as defined in the core GMS contract
and additional enhanced services where appropriate
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 repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork
and correspondence in a timely fashion
In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties
and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
We are a small but busy rural Practice operating in Wiltshire, with a proactive involvement in a successful Primary Care Network. We actively participate in shared initiatives such as a Leg Club, Older Persons Team, Physician Associate Programme, First-Contact Physio Team and an effective Covid Vaccination Program.
We have a positive working atmosphere with regular social events. We are a dynamic team who communicate well and adapt to change responsively.
Our PCN comprises 4 GP Practices, delivering patient centred care to circa 30,000 residents. By working together in a Network, each Practice is able to offer a wider range of services, giving patients faster and more efficient access to the right care and support.
The Devizes PCN is a progressive organisation with a positive and pro-active team culture. We strive to ensure that our colleagues feel well supported both operationally and developmentally. We look forward to hearing from candidates who will thrive within this environment.
The NHS pension scheme is available at the Practice with an opt out option if required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To record clear and contemporaneous computer based
consultation notes to agreed standards using Systm One
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
(avoiding handwritten prescriptions whenever possible)
Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or
generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
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 development of
computer-based patient records
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.
Participating in the training and development
of nurses, medical students and GP registrars in the practice.
Supporting the practice staff and responding
to requests for advice and assistance from the practice reception, secretarial
and nursing staff.
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
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers
or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in
accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to
confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Health and Safety
The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of
promotion and management their own and others health and safety and infection
control as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy and the practice
Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will
not be limited to):
Using personal security systems within the
workplace according to Practice guidelines
Awareness of national standards of infection
control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional
requirements, and good practice guidelines
Providing advice on the correct and safe
management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling,
use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
Correct personal use of Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE)
Hand hygiene standards for self and others
Managing directly all incidents of accidental
exposure
Management and advice relating to infection
control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of
those protocols across the practice
Active observation of current working practices
across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related
activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training
needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate to the responsible
person
Identifying the risks involved in work
activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
across clinical and patient process
Making effective use of training to update
knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the
full range of infection control and patient processes
Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in
relation to infection control, ensuring that proper use is made of hand
cleansing facilities, wipes etc., and that these are sufficient to ensure a
good clinical working environment.
Safe management of sharps use, storage and
disposal
Maintenance of own clean working environment
Using appropriate infection control procedures,
maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from
hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation
to responsible management
Actively identifying, reporting, and correction
of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
Keeping own work areas and general / patient
areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in
relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility
in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in
consultation (where appropriate) with responsible managers
Undertaking periodic infection control training
(minimum twice annually)
Correct waste and instrument management
including handling, segregation, and container use
Maintenance of sterile environments
Equality and
Diversity
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
of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice
procedures and policies, and current legislation
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and
beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and
of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings
priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional
Development
In addition to maintaining continued education through
attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that
professional development requirements for PREP are met, the postholder 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.
Quality
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality
within the Practice, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality
and risk
Assess own performance and take accountability
for own actions, either directly or under supervision
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by
reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve
and enhance the teams performance
Work effectively with individuals in other
agencies to meet patients needs
Effectively manage own time, workload and
resources.
Communication
The post-holder should recognise the importance 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 for alternative methods
of communication and respond accordingly.
Contribution to the
Implementation of Services
The post-holder will:
Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance
Support practice in collation of information for
QOF
Discuss with other members of the team how the
policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
Participate in audit where appropriate. Other
Skills/Attributes Required
Excellent keyboard skills and be confident using
technology and clinical systems
Excellent written and spoken communications
skills
The ability to work in a highly confidential
environment
The ability to stay calm under pressure
Professional personal presentation
Able to remain courteous but firm when dealing
with difficult patients/situations
Good organisational skills and attention to
detail
Reliable and good at time-keeping
Ability to work in a fast-paced and stressful
environment
Experience working in a team-oriented,
collaborative environment
Highly self-motivated and directed
Ability to effectively prioritise and execute
tasks in a high-pressure environment and in line with the defined needs of the
Practice Infection Control
It is expected that the post holder will promote
and adhere to safe working practices which will ensure that risk of infection
both to the post holder and others, is minimised.