St Helens North Primary Care Network is recruiting a newly qualified GP for a two-year post in its Urgent Care Hub, funded through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme. The role centres on autonomous same-day consultations, diagnosis and treatment for patients across the network's six practices, plus checking and signing repeat prescriptions. Hub hours are Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm, and the post is advertised as full time, though part time applications are welcome. Applicants must be within two years of qualifying and cannot require visa sponsorship.
What the job involves
- Face-to-face and telephone consultations with patients needing same-day or urgent care
- Take histories and interpret symptoms and examination findings to reach diagnosis and plan treatment
- Carry out diagnostic assessments, health screening and therapeutic interventions, recommending investigations and referrals
- Work as an autonomous clinician, giving expert clinical advice, support and care
- Work in partnership with the six PCN practices, ARRS staff and partner organisations
- Help redesign and refine how urgent same-day care is delivered
- Attend regular clinical and team meetings and contribute to quality improvement initiatives
- Check and sign repeat prescriptions
- Travel to all six practices across the network as required
Qualifications
- Newly qualified GP, within two years of qualifying
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration and licence to practise
- On the GP Performers list
Experience
- Good understanding and experience of acute illness, chronic disease management, and primary prevention and screening
- Taking responsibility for own career development, learning and performance, including keeping mandatory training in date
- Experience of continued professional development and commitment to life-long learning and audit
- Awareness of and compliance with practice policies, including prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, and health and safety
Skills & knowledge
- EMIS user skills and strong IT skills, including Office and Outlook
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, handling information confidentially
- Enthusiasm for delivering innovative PCN services and meeting NHS DES targets
Other
- Commitment to high standards of patient care and safety
- Flexible, adaptable, proactive, self-motivated and innovative
- Assertive, confident, enthusiastic and empathetic
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Access to a vehicle for business use on a daily basis
Nice to have
- Member of the RCGP
- Ability to use DOCMAN and ACCRUX
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