Salaried GP Job Description The GP will be expected to: Fulfil their share of Routine and Urgent appointments. Prescribe as per local & national guidelines Accept a share of visits routine and emergency; Accept responsibility and time-manage completion of administration: letter, results, referrals, telephone calls and home visits; Accept and manage a share of queries relating to patients; Take responsibility for appropriate referrals (following local guidance and good medical practice) and administration pertaining to them, Meet targets for QOF as part of day to day role; Sign a share of repeat prescriptions each day ; Complete a share of child protection, insurance & DWP reports & medicals; Attend Mental Health Sections. This would be ideally carried out by the GP who knows the patient best, where possible, otherwise responsibility lies with the On Call doctor at the time when the call is received; Attend Child Protection reviews where appropriate (sessions will be backfilled with locum cover as necessary); Complete cremation forms and death certificates, bearing in mind that some GPs may not yet be able to complete Part 2 of the cremation form; Cover for colleagues in exceptional circumstances such as sudden illness, taking into account the individual doctors external commitments such as childcare. Be responsible for at least one online consultation list per week (1 session). Including triage of patient appointments and completion of administrative requests. The role of the On Call Doctor All doctors will be expected to fulfil their routine responsibilities as detailed above during an On Call session. The On Call doctor should be prepared to: Field & manage urgent queries from outside agency health professionals, reception, admin & nursing staff/healthcare assistants on an ad hoc basis. See face to face and/or contact by telephone patients in both pre-booked and on the day/urgent appointments. Responsibility for managing extension to fit note requests received via PKB (Patient Knows Best) Contact patients for scheduled telephone appointments and take urgent telephone calls from patients and liaise with other healthcare professionals as required. Visits before twelve are routine & to be shared between all doctors. Visit requests after 12.30pm triaged by the on-call GP as urgent for that day or as routine for the following day. Be present in the building unless on a visit, when you should be contactable by mobile phone in the event of an emergency. The individual doctors should be responsible for having a mobile phone fully charged. ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE Education /Qualification GMC Registration Previous Experience Evidence of involvement in Clinical Audit In depth knowledge and understanding of primary and community health care Good understanding of General Practice Procedures Sound understanding of clinical governance Adherence & awareness of confidentiality Good patient rapport Experience of change management Experience of MDT & PCN working ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE Interpersonal Skills / Aptitude and Personal Qualities Able to work autonomously or as part of a team Confident and able to effectively communicate with members of the public; colleagues and management Excellent time management & organisational skills Proven patient care skills Adaptable to organisational change Flexibility EFFORT REQUIRED WITHIN THE ROLE & THE WORKING ENVIRNMENT Physical Emotional Mental Working Environment Combination of standing and sitting. Frequent data inputting and use of wide range of appropriate software systems. Limited moving and handling. Occasional verbal abuse (public / patients) Requirement to deal with sensitive issues Concentration required during processing patient information. Potential occasional requirement to diffuse difficult and emotive situations. Ability to work under pressure to effectively deal with high level of patient contacts Purpose built facility and work area. Access to staff parking Exposure to human body fluids Frequent VDU / Telephone use May be required to drive to different venues or sites to attend any relevant training or meetings Health & Safety In addition to the responsibilities of the Employer under Health and Safety legislation you are reminded of your responsibilities for health and safety at work under the Health and Safety At Work Act 1974 as amended and associated legislation. These include the duty to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and of others in your work activities or omissions, and to co-operate with your employer in the discharge of its statutory duties. You must adhere strictly to the policies and procedures on health and safety, and report all accidents, dangerous occurrences, unsafe practices or damage to your manager promptly using the Practices incident reporting system. You must make use of appropriate training, safety equipment, protective clothing and footwear and attend training. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in disciplinary action.