Salaried GP - St Peters Surgery

Job Summary To work with the staff based within the surgeries and administrative staff from Invicta Health to ensure patients receives the highest possible standards of care. To work with other health and social care providers to ensure an appropriately safe and integrated service. To engage with local and national initiatives and strategies to improve and co-ordinate better and more sustainable Health care provision. Main Duties & Responsibilities In accordance with the job plan as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery face to face, telephone and online consultations and queries, 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 In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health Providing counselling and health education Maintain accurate and comprehensive records of consultations using the EMIS clinical systems. Completion of medical reports (including NHS and private services as required) To help coordinate the clinical administrative work (results, Docman, reports, etc.). To provide clinical support to other members of staff, both clinical and administrative, in achieving the highest possible standards of care and QOF and Enhanced Services targets. To engage and, where necessary, oversee new projects, for example video linked consultations. To support other clinical staff in their training and educational needs. Prescribe according to national and local evidence-based guidelines. Maintain appropriate professional standards as defined nationally by the General Medical Council and in relevant locally agreed standards specific to the service. Comply with local pathways and standards of clinical care. Maintain skills and knowledge relevant to primary care. Regularly review educational needs of the Personal Development Plan & appraisal. Attend appropriate educational events to maintain or develop skills. Ensure knowledge of, and compliance with, appropriate policies, procedures, and guidelines. Participate in training, significant event analysis, audit, or other meetings as appropriate. Participate in data collection and audit of clinical pathways and services and patient safety & care quality standards