General Medical Practitioner (PCN)

Clinical responsibilities In accordance with the agreed Practice timetable, the post-holder will undertake a variety of duties, including: Conducting surgery and telephone consultations, addressing patient queries, and visiting patients at home. Checking, signing, and authorising prescriptions, while managing queries, paperwork, and correspondence in a timely manner. Making professional, autonomous decisions regarding presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred by other health care workers. Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed issues. Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness. Developing care plans in consultation with patients, in line with current disease management protocols. Providing counselling and health education. Admitting or discharging patients from the caseload and referring them 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 hand-written prescriptions whenever possible. Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary or generically, as clinically appropriate. Undertaking emergency patient visits during surgery hours, if clinically indicated. Participating in on-call sessions and home visiting sessions as allocated in the practice rota. Other Responsibilities within the Organisation Adhering to all relevant Practice policies and guidelines, including those related to prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, and health and safety. Committing to lifelong learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practices. Contributing to evaluation, audit, and clinical standard setting within the organisation. Assisting in the development of computer-based patient records. Helping with the summarisation of patient records and Read-Coding patient data. Attending training and events
organised by the Practice or other agencies, as appropriate.