General Practitioner

· Works with Health and Safety team and provides support in health and safety related matters.

· Consults with patients, prescribing medicine and leading proper treatment.

· Coordinates and supervises the site health team.

· Maintains record of vaccination and provides guidance with vaccination based on the vaccination protocols of the assigned site.

· Coordinates with the site medical facility and arranges the facility for regular inspection by the health authority.

· Assists in incident investigations and near misses.

· Provides daily medical guidance on staff health issues.

· Ensures the privacy of the patient’s interests and wellbeing at all times including patient confidentiality.

· Shares specialist clinical knowledge with colleagues and is involved in the delivery of ongoing training, education, and support of colleagues.

· Actively participates in identifying Health and Safety risk issues.

· Accesses and ensures effective use of the language systems required for people with language barriers.

· Responsible and accountable for decisions made relating directly to patient care requirements, following clinical consultation and assessment.

· Identifies and responds to life-threatening cases and arranges appropriate ambulance service with available medical facility.

· Advises HSE & Management for potential health risks of employees.

· Ensures all arrangements for the patient to be further examined/treated by the particular care provider or hospitals, should onward referral be required.

· Ensures highly personal, delicate, confidential reports are handled properly in accordance with existing protocols.

· Participates in regular formal and informal communications with team members and other members of the Health and Safety department.

· Performs and maintains health and hygiene inspection.

· Participates in Fire & Safety and other emergency evacuation drills.

General Functions

· Substitutes for other co-workers during their temporary absence; provides guidance, training, and/or assistance to other department personnel.

· Personally responsible for protecting paper records, computer records, and other devices associated with confidential public health information or data.

· Ensures legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable UAE labour laws at all times.

· Participates in regular quality audits by ensuring compliance of evidence/documents at all times.

· Required from time to time to undertake other duties of similar nature as reasonably required by the line manager.