Salaried GP in Oswestry

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, the post-holder will undertake a variety of duties including:
• surgery consultations
• telephone or face-to-face consultations and queries
• home visits
• checking and signing of repeat prescriptions
• 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 organisation.
• 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.
• Assisting 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 counselling 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.
• Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• Participate in training plans of medical students/training doctors as required.
• 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.
• Participating in the collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation of practice reports, performance monitoring and audits.
• Participating in the auditing of practice activity.

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 current CPR and anaphylaxis certification.

Confidentiality:

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with 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. The post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. All such information is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

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.

Equality and Diversity:

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

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team.