Job responsibilities The post-holder will make themself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, and associated prescribing and referrals 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 Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards Collecting data for audit purposes Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute prescriptions Prescribing in accordance with the practice / PCN prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate