Service Development Be involved in developing primary care services to meet the needs of the practice population. Working in clos.....
Service Development Be involved in developing primary care services to meet the needs of the practice population. Working in close collaboration with the practice team to ensure that access targets are reached. Work with the practice team to ensure that immunisation and health inequalities targets as defined within the PMS contract are reached. Support health development and ensure health promotion work is undertaken to allow the practice population to make informed choices. Ensure the practice is represented at appropriate meetings, e.g. Practice Based Commissioning Groups. Managerial Awareness of, and compliance with, all relevant organisation policies and procedures, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety and infection control. Apply these to all aspects of one’s own work. Committed to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based practice. Contribute to evaluated audit and clinical standards setting within the organisation. Contribute to the development of computer-based records. Contribute to summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data. Quality Adhere to GMC Good Medical practice. Maintain accurate and timely medical records Adhere to National and local guidelines (e.g. NICE) Engage with local quality Frameworks – e.g. QoF and QiP Reflect on personal practice through SEA, NHS appraisal, patient complaints Confidentiality All patients have the right to expect that all practice staff will respect their privacy and act appropriate at all times. In the performance of duties, 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 business organisations. 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 be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the organisations policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data. Communication The post-holder must recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to communicate effectively with other team members, patients, carers and recognise people’s needs to alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly. Equality and Diversity The Salaried General Medical Practitioner will uphold their equality and diversity commitments and statutory obligations under current equality legislation including the Disability Discrimination Act 2005, the Equality Act 2006 and the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 and: · Act in ways that support equality and diversity and recognises the importance of people’s rights in accordance with legislation, policies, procedures and good practice. · Value people as individuals and treating everyone with dignity and respect, consideration and without prejudice, respecting diversity and recognising peoples expressed beliefs, preferences and choices in working with others and delivering appropriate services. · Recognise and report behaviour that undermines equality under company policy. · Be consciously aware of own behaviour and encourage the same levels of behaviour in colleagues. · Acknowledge others’ different perspectives and recognise the diverse needs and experiences of everyone they come into contact with. · With the support of managers develop an equality and diversity objective through the personal development review process Health and Safety The Salaried General Medical Practitioner has a duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to themselves or to others and to co-operate with the company in meeting its statutory requirements, by: Assisting in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the organisations Health & Safety Policy. Use of personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines. Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaken such activities in a way that manages those risks. as far as is reasonably practicable, you minimising the risk of infection to themselves and others and in doing so must:- be familiar with and adhere to, the organisations policies and guidance on infection prevention and control attend statutory education programmes in infection, prevention and control. Include infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal and professional development. Take responsibility, so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of healthcare acquired infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently by themselves and their colleagues. Report potential risks identified. Personal and Professional Development Maintain continued education through attendance at courses and/or study days as necessary and as identified within clinical and organisation appraisals (Personal Development Plan). Ensure appropriate professional registration and licensing are met through continued professional development. Participate in all training programmes implemented by the practice/organisation as part of this employment. This training would include: Participation in an annual performance review. Maintaining a log of all personal and/or professional development. take responsibilities for own development, learning and performance. demonstrate skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work. Active involvement in the Annual NHS Appraisal process Active involvement in the GMC Revalidation and Licensing procedures
