Job Description

To work autonomously providing general medical services for Patients of Arcadian Gardens Surgery registered with us on a permanent, temporary or immediately necessary basis To deliver a safe, competent and acceptable standard of medical care, taking part in the day-to-day activities of Arcadian Gardens Surgery including surgery, paperwork and home visits where appropriate Maintaining appropriate records to ensure continuity and quality of care for Patients. These must be accurate, and where possible, avoid jargon to ensure Patients understand the content if viewing their clinical notes To collaborate with other GP Partners/employees and Practice staff of Arcadian Gardens Surgery on Practice development to achieve all clinical performance targets and directed or local enhanced services for Arcadian Gardens Surgery or primary Care Network (PCN) To take part in Practice Team leadership and take clinical responsibility and accountability for Practice population Working to promote Arcadian Gardens Surgery positively and engage with Patients in order to improve service delivery To be involved in Practice development, identifying service changes and developments in line with clinical needs locally. To develop these as part of the NHS Long-Term Plan and other national guidance Maintaining records of appointments, financial transactions and other administrative duties To maintain skills to the required professional level and undertake such training and development as may from time-to-time be required to maintain personal competency Be up to date with mandatory training and share evidence of this for compliance Participate in all activities required by CQC registration Have a zero tolerance to all forms of abuse (Note: In addition to these functions employees are required to carry out such duties as may reasonably be required) To produce and comply with a work plan developed in partnership with the Practice Manager and Partners to ensure all Practice and other work is delivered appropriately and safely To undertake appropriate clinical risk assessments and work with the wider team to implement management strategies for risks identified Participate in activities required to assess compliance with CQC Fundamental Standards To provide high-quality medical services in the context of general practice to the Patients registered with Arcadian Gardens Surgery To provide a full range of services in line with the agreed requirements of the practice NHS contract including the quality and outcomes framework and any local and enhanced services To provide any services as required for the Primary Care Network agreement including shared QOF standards and service specifications. To provide appropriate care and services to Patients in all age ranges and levels of health care needs To respond to medical/health problems presented by Patients on the registered list including history taking, diagnosis, investigation, treatment and referral as appropriate To provide management of long-term conditions in line with national guidelines and pathways To read and interpret test requests and results ordered by you and other team members taking appropriate action based on the findings To provide appropriate health promotion and preventative health care advice to all Patients attending the practice To prescribe generically for Patients as appropriate to need and be able to provide appropriate clinical rationale with support from the Medicines Management Team To carry out appropriate administrative and other duties in line with the needs of the Practice including referral to other services, maintenance of records, managing registers etc.



To maintain clinical records either written or computer based in line with professional code and requirements utilising appropriate coding To work in line with appropriate Practice policies and procedures including human resources, safeguarding children etc. To provide appropriate health education and advice to Patients and carers to enable self-management and choice To undertake appropriate audit in practice to identify clinical quality issues and markers and define processes to improve clinical outcomes To take part in appropriate R&D and audit processes within Arcadian Gardens Surgery as agreed in line with primary care division priorities Assist management with maintaining compliance with agreed standards Promote and implement all the Practice policies and procedures In the course of your employment you will have access to confidential information relating to Arcadian Gardens Surgery and Patients. You are required to exercise due consideration in processing such information and you should maintain confidentiality for Arcadian Gardens Surgery and Patients The post holder will, if required to do so, obtain, process and/or use information in line with the GDPR requirements Participate in the assessment of the effectiveness of health care provided by the Practice, such as by auditing records Ensure that Patients rights are protected Promote and participate in a high standard of care within the Practice