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- Display the professional values and behaviours set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice.
- Use professional judgement and expertise to apply the principles of the guidance to the various situations faced in practice.
- Recognise the limits of own knowledge and competence and work within them.
- Recognise the level of supervision commensurate with own training.
- Show respect, courtesy, honesty, compassion and empathy for others, including patients, their carers and colleagues.
- Recognise and respect diversity and ensure equality for patients, their carers, colleagues and all those involved in patient care.
- Reflect on personal behaviour and its impact on other people and the working environment. Include reflection in the professional portfolio.
- Respect patient dignity.
- Take responsibility for own health and well-being.
- Take appropriate steps to protect patients when own health is affected by illness or disability.
- Make appropriate reasonable adjustments for patients.
- Respect patient confidentiality and be aware of the implications of sharing information and the appropriate circumstances for disclosure of patient information in protecting the individual and society.
- Work within appropriate health and safety legislation.
- Work within appropriate equality and diversity legislation.
- Understand and apply legislation for safeguarding.
- Apply the principles of clinical governance and ensure patient safety is paramount in all they do.
- Apply the professional duty of candour, demonstrating openness and honesty with patients and employers.
- Deliver an honest apology if necessary and offer a clear explanation.
- Use reporting tools for clinical incidents including serious incident and never events.
- Participate fully in the follow-up of any critical incidents in which they have been involved and learn from them.
- Demonstrate safe and effective handover.
- Communicate effectively with colleagues in the same and other specialties, and check that information has been understood and actioned.
- Understand the impact of human factors in communication, and how to mitigate them.
- Write clear letters with diagnosis, treatment and management to patients and other health professionals.
- Communicate in a timely manner with colleagues and managers in regard to leave and return to work plans, following local protocols, including immediate communication about sickness absences.
- Proactively arrange meeting with supervisors, and attend these meetings.
- Be aware of potential and actual conflicts of interest and declare them appropriately.
- Obtain feedback from colleagues, including multi-source feedback and use the information obtained to develop clinical practice.
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