GP

The post holder will provide high-quality, evidence-based medical care to patients in a primary care setting. Duties include consulting with patients, diagnosing and managing a wide range of health conditions, prescribing medications, referring to specialist services where appropriate, and contributing to the ongoing management of chronic diseases. The role also involves supporting preventative health measures, maintaining accurate clinical records, and working as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe and effective patient care.

Accountable to: Partners - Dr J A Hopwood Dr C A Bowley Dr C Jones

Responsible to: Practice Manager Samantha Spike

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.

Clinical Responsibilities

In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including AskmyGP consultations, surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, triage calls, triage visits, checking and signing of repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Respond to medical problems presented by temporary residents as required.

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organization.

Assessing the health care 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.

To assist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions.

Completion of clinically related administrative and non clinical duties needed for the delivery of the service.

Providing counseling and health education.

Refer patients for further opinions and interventions according to Practice protocols.

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions wherever possible).

Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.

Participate in training plans of medical students as required.

In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Maintaining, monitoring and updating computer database and management of medical records and practice audits

Ensure that practice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately with information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy and for practice recording requirements under QOF and Enhanced Services.

Appropriate use of read codes.

Participating in the collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation of practice reports, performance monitoring and audits.

Practice Organisation

Process and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence.

Attendance at in-house meetings, significant event audit meetings and others as deemed necessary.

Ensure that the practice complaints system is adhered to at all times

Awareness and compliance with all relevant guidelines e.g. data protection, confidentiality and health and safety.

Maintain all mandatory training.

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 carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organization. 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 Practice Health & Safety Policy.

Providing information regarding immune consent with particular regard to Hepatitis B status

Identifying the risk involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.

Using appropriate infection control procedures particularly those relating to needle stick injuries, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

Ensuring that all accident or dangerous accidents are reported and investigated, and follow up action taken where necessary.

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support the quality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues to include:

Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with 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.

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, 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 enhanced 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 recognize 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 for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Each session will consist of 16 AskmyGP requests.

About us There has been a GP practice on Upper Chorlton Road since the early 20th century, originally run from a house opposite our current premises the first doctor even did his rounds by horse and carriage! In 1970, the practice moved to 240 Upper Chorlton Road, but outgrew the space. In April 1998, we relocated to 171 Upper Chorlton Road. A patients research revealed the building was once called Ashville, hence the name Ashville Surgery.

Five years ago, we became the first practice in Manchester to use AskmyGP, which has transformed patient access and helped us manage modern-day pressures more effectively.

Our large common room is often used for remote consultations, encouraging informal collaboration and shared learning with plenty of coffee and conversation! We hold regular clinical and organisational meetings, involving the whole team in decision-making where possible.

We're actively involved in GP federation and PCN work. Our excellent support team includes nurses, healthcare assistants, and trainee nurse practitioners.

We welcome applications from GPs interested in full-time, part-time, or portfolio roles, and are open to supporting special interests.

Clinical systems: AskmyGP, EMIS Web, AccuRx, and Docman 10.

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