Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities:

In accordance with the practice timetable, the post-holder will undertake a variety of duties, including;

face to face consultations, telephone consultations and answering queries

visiting patients at home

checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries relating to medicines management

dealing with paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion

making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care professionals

Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols

Providing counselling and health education

Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards

Collecting data for audit purposes

Prescribing in accordance with the local prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Other responsibilities within the organisation:

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines

A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice

Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting

Using appropriate templates and protocols to ensure the correct summarising, recording and read coding of patient records

Attending training and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate.

Confidentiality:

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately

In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/professional development:

In addition to maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements for your annual appraisal are met, the post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, with such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Ensuring that all statutory and mandatory training is kept up to date as directed by the practice

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload and ensure suitable use of resources

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members

Communicate effectively with patients and carers

Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Respond to communications internally and externally in a timely manner

Contribution to the implementation of services, the post-holder will:

Apply practice policies, standards and guidance

Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Participate in audit where appropriate

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCGP qualification or equivalent
• GMC registration and license to practice in the UK
• Representation with a recognised medical defence organisation
• Registered on a medical performers list
• Valid UK driving licence

Desirable

• Postgraduate training and relevant experience in a clinical specialty
• GP Trainer

Experience

Essential

• Strong clinical skills and a commitment to evidence-based practice
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work autonomously and efficiently
• Good time management skills with a proven ability to handle a primary care case load
• IT proficiency and familiarity with primary care clinical systems (the Practice uses EMIS web)
• Experience in using Microsoft office programmes

Desirable

• Experience and/or an interest in a specific disease area
• Experience and/or an interest in lifestyle medicine
• Experience of working with and supporting students

Other Skills

Essential

• A commitment to primary prevention, and health improvement, and understanding the need for patient empowerment
• Experience and a commitment of working to standards / guidelines applicable to Primary Care e.g. NICE, prescribing, QoF
• Understanding and adherence of the need for confidentiality and data protection
• Acting as a patient advocate and able to assist patients in addressing health inequalities
• The ability to work collaboratively and effectively across networks providing the best localised care for patients and ensuring suitable use of all available resources
• A good knowledge of other primary care roles and how these can work in the multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• A good understanding of PMS contracting requirements and additional services

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work with all sectors of pharmacy across the health system and the wider OHP organisation to improve population health. Demonstrating improvement in patient outcomes and working to reduce health inequalities across the PCN contributing to improving the efficiency of general practice and delivering a best in class service.

The post holder will be supported to develop their role in line with the OHP workforce strategy, this will include becoming and operating as a non-medical prescriber. This is a new role and will be reviewed at least annually, where the Job Description may be updated in line with the needs of the organisation.

Please see attached Job Description for further information about this position.

Experience

Desirable

• Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist
• Experience working in primary care
• Broad knowledge of General Practice

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated
• Forward thinker
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong IT skills
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
• Good interpersonal skills
• Problem solving & analytical skills
• Ability to follow policy and procedure

Desirable

• EMIS / Systmone / Vision user skills
• Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical matters
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously

Other

Essential

• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Qualifications

Essential

• GPhC Registered Pharmacist

Desirable

• GPhC Independent Prescriber Qualification
• Minor Ailments certification
• CPPE Pathway
• Post Graduate Clinical Qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).