EARLY CAREER GP FELLOWSHIP

Job Summary

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. Participate in provision of services in Sexual Health.

Clinical Responsibilities

• In accordance with the practice timetable, undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, triage, on-call and 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
• Assessing the health care needs of patients and their problems
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients
• Providing counselling and health education
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes
• Collecting data for audit purposes
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary
• St Rognvald House ward round on a rota

Other Responsibilities

• Participate in formal and informal teaching of trainees
• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines
• Commitment to life-long learning and audit
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records
• Read-Coding patient data
• Attending training and events
• Ensure CPR skills are up to date
• Ensure satisfactory annual appraisals are completed

Confidentiality

The post-holder will respect the privacy and confidentiality of patients, carers, staff and business information.

Health & Safety

• Using personal security systems
• Identifying and managing risks in work activities
• Using appropriate infection control procedures
• Reporting potential risks

Equality and Diversity

Supporting the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues.

Personal/Professional Development

• Participation in an annual individual performance review
• Taking responsibility for own development and learning

Quality

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability
• Contribute to team effectiveness
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies
• Effectively manage own time and workload

Communication

Recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and with patients and carers.

Contribution to Implementation of Services

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss how policies affect own work
• Participate in audit where appropriate