Salaried GP (ARRS Scheme)

To perform as an autonomous general practitioner

working independently and with other health care professionals to assess,

diagnose and treat the conditions of patients attending within a primary care

setting. Provide expert professional

advice to patients, carers and colleagues and ensure the maintenance of

clinical excellence. To be

professionally accountable and responsible for all elements of clinical

practice in accordance with the GMC code of conduct ensuring the safety of

patients and quality of their care is primary.

The postholder will need to be capable of independent travel across the Chorley

area and work flexibly to meet the needs of the Business.

Reporting to: GP Partners and the

Practice Manager on organisational and administrative issues

Accountable to: GP Partners

Role summary: The post-holder will

provide general medical services managing 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

Location: Library House Surgery

Main purpose

of the role: to manage a busy and interesting

clinical caseload.

Key Working Relationships

Primary Health

Care Teams including ANPs, Practices Nurses, HCAs, Community Nursing Teams,

Community Mental Health Care Teams, Social Services, statutory and voluntary

services.

Local GP

colleagues and Chorley & South Ribble CCG

GP Partners,

Management Team.

Clinical responsibilities

In accordance with the practice timetable, as

agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake clinical

sessions. A clinical session is normally composed of 16 face to face appointments with a

minimum of 2 telephone appointments, followed by a variety of duties

including queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat

prescriptions, actioning test results, medical reports and examinations (e.g.

Insurance Companies) on behalf of the Practice.

The above duties should be performed in a timely manner. Appointments will be 10 minutes duration and telephone

appointments will be of 10 minutes duration. A student or learner maybe

attached to you for this session.

You will be required to

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Act upon most alerts (e.g. QOF) and reminders during a routine

consultation i.e. (10 minutes).

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Provide all GP services required as part of the GMS contract held

between Library House Surgery and the commissioning CCG, including all core

services.

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Respond to

medical problems presented by patients, including history taking, examination,

investigation, diagnosis, treatment and referral where appropriate.

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Provide

appropriate preventative health care and advice.

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Provide medical

support as required to patients referred by nursing staff

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Provide free

certification in line with Schedule 9 of NHS GMS Regulations (1992).

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Adhere to the

practice prescribing formulary, local and national guidelines.

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Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting

problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers

within the organisation;

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Record clear and contemporaneous I.T. based consultation notes to agreed

standards;

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Collect data for audit purposes;

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Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions

(avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible);

undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP

working within primary care.

Other responsibilities with

The Practice

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Engaging in

appropriate lifelong educational and audit activity in order to maintain

clinical competence and performance, including the completion of objectives

agreed by yourself and the practice, in an annual Personal Development Plan.

Your Personal Development Plan must be in line with the Practice Development

Plan.

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Actively participating

in the training and development of nurses, medical students and GP trainees in

the practice.

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Supporting the

practice staff and responding to requests for advice and assistance from the

practice reception, secretarial and nursing staff.

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Attend prescribing,

palliative care, clinical and practice meetings.

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You will be

expected to take part in clinical meetings on a weekly basis.

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Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice

policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health

and safety, annual QOF Assessment of the Practice.

General Duties

The above responsibilities will be

Undertaken upholding the following

1.

To be available

to take over the responsibility of patient care from the Out of Hours service at 0800 on a working day or

where applicable maintain responsibility till the appropriate time when the Out of Hours service takes over care in

the evening.

2.

To continue to

work until all clinical tasks have been completed. To make arrangements with others to cover

when planning to leave before the end of the session.

3.

To maintain the

financial security of the organisation by ensuring accurate and efficient responses to income generation

such as reports, dispensed prescriptions, private

forms etc.

4.

At all times to

behave in a professional way that encourages quality care and the development of a team spirit.

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 Company as a business organisation.

All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly

confidential.

Data Protection

Library

House Surgery is registered under the Data Protection Act 1998. You must not at anytime use the personal data held by the organisation

for a purpose not described in the Register entry or disclose such data to a

third party. If you are in any doubt regarding what you should or should not do

in connection with the Data Protection Act then you must contact your line

manager or appropriate senior lead at the time

Flexibility

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. The

post-holder will be expected to adopt a flexible attitude towards the duties

outlined which may be subject to amendment at any time in consultation with the

post-holder and in line with the needs of the organisation.

The post holder may be required to fulfil other

duties, as agreed with the practice manager to meet the needs of the

organisation.

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, to include

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to

practice guidelines;

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such

activities in a way that manages those risks;

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills;

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas

in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards;

Reporting potential risks identified.

Equality and Diversity

The

post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers

And colleagues, to include

Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights,

interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and

policies, and current legislation;

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers

and colleagues;

Personal/Professional Development

In

addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses

and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development

requirements are met, the post-holder will participate in any training

programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training

To include

Participation in an annual individual performance review at practice

level and an external annual NHS GP Appraisal including

taking responsibility for maintaining a record of their own personal and/or

professional development. Any time preparing for the

appraisal or conducting the appraisal maybe taken from the employees annual

study leave entitlement.

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and

demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality

The

post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

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Participating

in clinical governance activity and contribute to the improvement in quality of

health outcomes through audit and the Quality and Outcomes Framework

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Alert other team members to issues of Clinical Governance issues,

quality and risk; participate in Significant Event Analysis reviews

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Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either

directly or under supervision;

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Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and

team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the

teams performance;

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Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients

needs;

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Effectively manage own time, workload and resources. He/she will also

contribute to the overall team-working of the Practice putting the needs of the

Practice first.

We are a large forward-thinking practice with more

than 17,000 patients, based in purpose-built premises, in the centre of Chorley. We have a multidisciplinary, clinical team

made up of Doctors, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Paramedics, Pharmacists,

First Contact Physios, a range of specialised Nurses and Health Care

Assistants. The practice benefits from a

large management team and support function, with a wide range of Care

Navigators, Administrators, Secretaires and dedicated Medicines Management

staff.

Qualifications

Experience

Skills And Abilities