Job responsibilities The post holder will Work autonomously but within a large, experienced and supportive team. Assess and treat patients with undifferentiated, undiagnosed acute illness. Review patients within chronic disease areas. Work within the wider practice and community team. Run clinical audit, practice improvement activities and contribute to QoF. Have their own vehicle as home visits will be part of this role. Work with practice staff, community nursing team, Midhurst Macmillan palliative care team, care home staff. Key duties and responsibilities Communication Assess and triage patients, including same day telephone triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment or make necessary referrals to other members of the practice team. Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to other community or voluntary services. Work with patients to support concordance to prescribed treatments. Skills Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis, and patients with complex needs. Prescribe and review medications (if accredited) following PGDs, national/ local clinical guidelines and local care pathways. Setting up and interpreting ECGs. Phlebotomy and appropriate collection of swabs/ samples. Suture/ glue minor injuries if appropriate. Practice areas Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, integrating drug- and non-drug-based treatment into a management plan. Assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations. Frailty/ Nursing Home/ End-of-life care- support the delivery of anticipatory care plans, RESPECT forms and just-in-case medication. Specialist health checks and reviews. Undertake clinical audits. Support delivery of QoF/ incentive schemes. Quality Requirements Enhance own performance through continuous professional development, keep up to date with current evidence-based practice, and impart own knowledge and skills to practice colleagues to meet the needs of the service. Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the HCPC and College of Paramedics. Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation. Participate in research and utilise the audit cycle to evaluate the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required. Administrative requirements Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures. Be aware of data protection (GDPR) and confidentiality issues particularly within the practice and PCN. Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information. Review and process data using accurate read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes. Supervision The postholder will have access to appropriate clinical supervision and an appropriate individual in the practice to provide general advice and support on a day to day basis.