Salaried GP JDPS 2018

ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE
JOB DESCRIPTION
Title: Salaried GP
Pay Band Pay Band 8/9
Date: 20/09/2018
Responsible to: Senior Partner(Clinically) Practice Manager(Administratively)
Accountable to: Practice partners
1. Job Role/Purpose:
 To 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.
2. Key Duties & Responsibilities:
 In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make
themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations,
telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing
repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a
timely fashion
 Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems,
whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
 Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed
problems
 Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
 Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current
practice disease management protocols
 Providing counselling and health education
 Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring 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)
whenever this is clinically appropriate
 In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and
responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Other responsibilities within the organisation:
 Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g.

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.
NB: This job description outlines the key duties that are expected of you within the role of
receptionist although is not an exhaustive list. It may be amended in line with experience,
business requirements and as a result of any future organisational change
3. Other Responsibilities:
Health and Safety
 To comply with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
 To take responsibility for his/her own health and safety and that of other persons who
may be affected by his/her own acts or omissions.
Equality and Diversity

 To carry out at all times his/her responsibilities in line with the Equal Opportunities
Policy and Procedure.
Risk Management and Clinical Governance

 To work within the Clinical Governance Framework of the practice, incorporating Risk
Management and all other quality initiatives.
 Report risks to Practice Manager and Senior Partner.
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 organisation. 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.
General
 To undertake any other duties commensurate with the role, within the bounds of
his/her own competence.
 To participate in disaster planning and response.
 In light of national policy and due the needs of the business it may be necessary for
the Partnership to alter the opening hours of the practice. This could incorporate
different opening hours and weekend working which may effect when you are required
to work. The postholder is expected to be flexible and accommodating, following
consultation, in terms of any changes to operating times in the future.
4. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Qualifications & Training

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree
• Full registration with GMC
• Certification of Completion of Training (JCPTGP/PMETB)
• Inclusion on Performers List
• MRCGP
• Evidence of a commitment to on-going personal & professional development
Knowledge & Understanding

• Understanding the role of medical services in a wider public health agenda
• Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the
area
• Understanding current NHS policies
Experience
• Experience of working in primary care in an area with significant health problems
• Experience of providing primary care in and out of hours
• Development of areas of clinical expertise
• Experience of audit and improving care for patients
Personal Skills and Qualities

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, both written and verbally.
• Good organisational skills
• Time management skills
• Able to work under pressure
• Working on own initiative
• IT skills (including word processing and database work) as relevant to General
Practice
• Committed to quality and patient satisfaction
• Committed to equal opportunities
• Team worker
STATEMENT:
This job description will be agreed between the jobholder and the Partnership to whom
he/she is accountable. It may be reviewed in light of experience, changes and
developments.
Post holder: ……………………………………………………………………..
Manager: …………………………………………………………………………
Date: ………………………………………………………………………………

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ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

Other responsibilities within the organisation:

 Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g.

Equality and Diversity

Risk Management and Clinical Governance

Qualifications & Training

Knowledge & Understanding

Personal Skills and Qualities

Post holder: ……………………………………………………………………..

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