GP Person Specification

As a General Practitioner, you have an obligation to ensure that you always prioritise patient care, deliver good medical practice and high quality care.

The person specifications for the GP include:

Empathy and sensitivity
Communication skills
Conceptual thinking and problem solving
Coping with pressure
Organisation and planning
Managing others and team involvement
Professional integrity
Learning and professional development

Below is a guideline outlined in Good Medical Practice:

Make the care of your patient your first concern
Treat every patient politely and considerately
Respect patients' dignity and privacy
Listen to patients and respect their views
Give patients information in a way they can understand
Respect the rights of patients to be fully involved in decisions about their care
Keep your professional knowledge and skills up to date
Recognise the limits of your professional competences
Be honest and trustworthy
Respect and protect confidential information
Make sure that your personal beliefs do not prejudice your patients' care
Act quickly to protect patients from risk if you have good reason to believe that you or a colleague may not be fit to practise
Avoid abusing your position as a doctor
Work with colleagues in the ways that best serve patients' interests