JOB TITLE: Salaried GP Bromleag Care Practice Rate of pay: £12,000 per session per annum Duties and Responsibilities In accordanc.....
JOB TITLE: Salaried GP Bromleag Care Practice Rate of pay: £12,000 per session per annum Duties and Responsibilities In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including visiting of homes, telephone & Video consultations, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner. Provide proactive care, supporting and improving the health and wellbeing of the population. Provide accessible care: providing a personalised, responsive, timely, flexible and accessible service. Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation. Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness Provide clinical care using expert knowledge and developed clinical skills in assessing, implementing and monitoring patients to ensure that the quality of patient care is maintained at the highest standard. Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards Undertake clinical letters / summary dictation. Ensure the principles of clinical governance and risk management are applied to clinical practice. Other responsibilities within the organisation: Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. KPIs, 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. Ensuring death certificates are completed in a timely manner and in line with the Medical Examiner & Registrars legal requirements. Signing of death certificates and cremation documentation. Should the post holder leave the employ of the practice and a patient dies within 2 weeks of the post holders departure, should the post holder be the last person who has seen the patient they will be required to complete the necessary paperwork within a week of such request. Personal/Professional Development Participate in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintain a record of own personal and/or professional development. Participate in any training / education programme as required to ensure skills are maintained. Effectively manage own time, workload and resources. Assess own performance and development and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision. Communication Liaise with relevant colleagues, services users and external organisations where relevant with regard to dermatological issues. Liaise with care homes, Secondary Care and community colleagues. Work with all members of the practice team, acting as a role model and ambassador for Bromleag Care Practice. Confidentiality / Data Protection / Freedom of Information Post holders must maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and other health service business in accordance with the Data Protection Act of 1998. Post holders must not, without prior permission, disclose any information regarding patients or staff. If any member of staff has communicated any such information to an unauthorised person those staff will be liable to dismissal. Moreover, the Data Protection Act 1998 also renders an individual liable for prosecution in the event of unauthorised disclosure of information. Following the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2005, post holders must apply the BGPAs FOI procedure if they receive a written request for information. Equal Opportunities Post holders must at all times fulfil their responsibilities with regard to the BGPA Equal Opportunities Policy and Equality laws. Health and Safety All post holders have a responsibility, under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and subsequently published regulations, to ensure that the health and safety policies and procedures are complied with to maintain a safe working environment for patients, visitors and employees. Infection Control All post holders have a personal obligation to act to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). They must attend mandatory training in Infection Control and be compliant with all measures required by the Practice to reduce HCAIs. All post holders must comply with the BGPA Alliance infection screening and immunisation policies as well as be familiar with the Infection Control Policies, including those that apply to their duties, such as Hand Decontamination Policy, Personal Protective Equipment Policy, safe procedures for using aseptic techniques and safe disposal of sharps. Risk Management All post holders have a responsibility to report risks such as clinical and non-clinical accidents or incidents promptly. They are expected to be familiar with the use of risk assessments to predict and control risk, as well as the incident reporting system for learning from mistakes and near misses in order to improve services. Post holders must also attend training identified by their manager, or stated by BGPA to be mandatory. Safeguarding vulnerable adults Post holders have a general responsibility for safeguarding vulnerable adults in the course of their daily duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role. Smoking Policy It is the Practices policy to promote health. Smoking, therefore, is actively discouraged. It is illegal within Practice buildings and vehicles. Review of this Job Description This job description is intended as an outline of the general areas of activity and will be amended in the light of the changing needs of the organisation. To be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder.
