Job Description To undertake surgery consultations, home visits where necessary, and telephone queries from patients and health care professionals. Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation To undertake on-call duties as part of the Surgery on-call rota, where agreed. This may include requesting that patients present at the surgery, telephone consultations, home visits and triage. Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments. Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects, and interactions Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care Assess, identify, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with national and local guidelines. Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards. Other Responsibilities: Awareness of and compliance with all relevant Surgery policies and guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety. To undertake any other duties commensurate with the post holders grade as agreed To attend and contribute to regular administration and clinical meetings whether formal or informal. This may involve adjustments to workload to allow attendance. To keep up to date with current and forthcoming National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance and their impact on primary care services To contribute to the clinical governance agenda of the Surgery and to fully participate in the reporting of incidents as per Practice policy A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation Contributing to the summarising of patient records and Read-Coding patient data, contributing to the maximum Surgery performance under QOF. Attending training and events organised by the Surgery or other agencies, where appropriate.