We are
currently seeking a passionate and dedicated General Practitioner who is committed
to delivering patient-centered care and seeking a fulfilling career, to join our enthusiastic team at Hodge Hill Family Practice in Birmingham.
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.
Work schedule for the role is 4 sessions a week preferably Thursdays and Fridays.
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, reports and
correspondence in a timely fashion.
Making professional,
autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred
or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation.
Assessing the healthcare
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 and complying with QOF requirements.
Delivering enhanced services.
Compiling and issuing
computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoid hand-written
prescriptions whenever possible).
Prescribing in accordance
with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is
clinically appropriate.
Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance (CRGPA) formed as a new
organisation in April 2015. The CRGPA is committed to supporting Primary Care
in Coventry & Rugby and at Hodge Family Practice in Birmingham and is
involved in designing and developing services and new ways of working. General
practice is at the heart of all these decisions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main
Duties & Responsibilities:
Clinical
Responsibilities
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,
reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.
Making professional,
autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred
or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation.
Assessing the healthcare
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 and complying with QOF requirements.
Delivering enhanced services.
Compiling and issuing
computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoid hand-written
prescriptions whenever possible).
Prescribing in accordance
with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is
clinically appropriate.
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 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.
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 careers. 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 &
Safety
The
post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others
health, safety and security as defined in the Practices Health & Safety
Policy, to include:
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to
Practice guidelines.
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such
activities 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 in
a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.
Reporting potential risks identified.
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 the
Practices 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
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.
Quality
The post-holder will strive to maintain
quality within the Alliance Teaching Practices, 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 or alternative methods of
communication and respond accordingly.
Contribution
to the Implementation of Services
The post-holder will:
Apply Hodge Hill policies, standards and guidance.
Discuss with other members of the team how the
policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work.
Participate in audit where appropriate.