Job responsibilities The post-holder will be responsible for managing a caseload of patients presenting with a wide range of health care needs within a primary care setting. Working with clinical and operational colleagues in delivering a safe, high performing, effective, sustainable, innovative person centred medical service The post-holder will develop good working relationships with: Patients APs, clinical pharmacists, physiotherapists, nurses and other Surgery staff GP colleagues Community healthcare staff Hospital staff Clinical Responsibilities: To provide a comprehensive range of clinical duties at the agreed Surgeries within the group. 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. Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate 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 Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care. Support and manage health needs of patients presenting for family planning or sexual health consultations 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 In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards. Collecting data for audit purposes. Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).