Salaried GP

Clinical practice Provide a full range of primary care services and assist in the service and delivery of the care management of the practice population Take a reasonable portion of the clinical workload within practice time including responsibility for booked surgeries, urgent patients and home visits as appropriate Participate in primary care development projects and ensure that personal professional development reflects the training and development needs of such projects Work with other health care professionals to diagnose, monitor, manage and treat long-term conditions, Prescribe and review medication appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with practice guidelines Provide information and advice to patients on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions and work with them to support adherence. Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care Support
patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote them to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care Protect and preserve patient dignity, privacy and confidentiality and comply with NHS requirements in relation to obtaining informed consent Communication Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate. Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication Maintain effective communication within the practice environment and with external bodies when required Actively participate in practice team meetings.
Delivering a Quality Service Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct. Be aware of and promote the content of the practice Patient Charter Produce accurate and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality Participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation Participate in the management and review of patient complaints, and identify learning from clinical incidents and near-miss events utilising a structured framework Interpret national strategies and policies into local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice Personal and people development Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance. Agree a personal educational development plan with the Partners which benefits both personal and practice objectives Support the development
of others in order to maximise staff potential Participate in the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards Team working Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of Working Smarter Ensure clear referral mechanisms are in place to meet patient need Management of risk Apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines Participate in the local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice Utilising information Use technology and appropriate software packages as an aid to the planning, implementation and monitoring of care Use accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes Understand the responsibility of self and others regarding the Freedom of Information Act Learning and development Assess own learning needs and undertake learning
as appropriate using the allocated development time Maintain a high standard of continuing personal development and participate in annual appraisal/revalidation Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning Health, Safety and Security Know the health and safety policies and procedures within the workplace. Use the personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines Use appropriate infection control procedures and maintain work area so that it is clean, safe and free from hazards reporting any potential risks identified to the appropriate person Participate in Health, Safety and Security training when required Equality and diversity Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice Support people who need assistance in exercising their rights