Salaried GP (ARRS) in Andover

Following the release of ARRS GP information and funding, we are looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking GP to join Healthier West Wirral Primary Care Network. We will consider applications for between 8 and 9 sessions with a start of August 2026.

Main Duties

• Undertake home visits for patients in need of medical attention, including those who are housebound or unable to attend surgery and have been referred by their practice.
• Provide comprehensive and timely care to patients, ensuring appropriate diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
• Provide general practice care across the 5 GP Practices within Healthier West Wirral PCN, including consultations, diagnosis, treatment, and management of both acute and chronic conditions.
• Work collaboratively with practice teams, including nursing staff, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, and other ARRS roles.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team, gaining exposure to innovative primary care models such as AVS.
• Contribute to improving access to care for patients, reducing waiting times, and supporting clinical capacity within the practices.

About Us

Healthier West Wirral PCN supports a population of over 70,000 patients across 5 different Practices including Marine Lake Medical Practice, Myrtle Group Practice, Upton Group Practice, West Wirral Group Practice and Greasby Group Practice. We are an ambitious and forward-thinking organisation that has already had much success building a large PCN team including Physician Associates, ACPs, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Tech, Nurses, Care Coordinators and Paramedics.

Key Benefits

• Competitive salary of £11,000 per session.
• Flexible working across a supportive and innovative PCN environment.
• The chance to work across multiple practices, developing a broad understanding of primary care delivery in the PCN.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team, gaining exposure to innovative primary care models such as our Acute Visiting Service.

Job Responsibilities

Acute Visiting Service (AVS) - 4 Sessions

• Undertake home visits for patients in need of medical attention, including those who are housebound or unable to attend surgery who have been referred by GPs.
• Provide comprehensive and timely care to patients, ensuring appropriate diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
• Work alongside physician associates and paramedics already established in the Acute Home Visiting Team.
• Work closely with practice staff, community health teams, and the wider PCN to ensure continuity of care for patients across services.
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation of visits, clinical assessments, and treatment plans.
• Ensure there is appropriate feedback to referring GP/clinician as required.
• Triage and treat patients wishing to see a health care professional, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team.
• Manage patients with problems needing referral to secondary care.
• Ensure Service is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.
• Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary.
• Work from the hub and within communities as an autonomous practitioner caring for patients and families.
• Ensure that personal and professional clinical standards are maintained.
• Communicate at all levels within the team ensuring an effective service is delivered.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous healthcare records appropriate to the consultation.
• Ensure evidence-based care is delivered at the highest standards ensuring delivery of high quality patient care.
• Work with local policies and procedures.
• Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development in order to meet the needs of the service.
• Participate in the audit process, evaluation and implementing plans and practice change in order to meet patient need.
• Contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the team and work colleagues.
• Reports to clinical director.

GP Practice Sessions - 3 Sessions

• Provide general practice care, including consultations, diagnosis, treatment, and management of both acute and chronic conditions.
• Face to face and telephone consultations.
• Checking and signing repeat prescriptions.
• Work collaboratively with practice teams, including nursing staff, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, and other ARRS roles.
• Administration – dealing with queries, patient test results, referral letters NHS/private, task, emails and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner.
• Support the management of long-term conditions and deliver preventative care.
• Contribute to improving access to care for patients, reducing waiting times, and supporting clinical capacity within the practices.
• Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate.
• Participate in clinical meetings, multidisciplinary team meetings, and other practice/PCN-level discussions to improve patient care.
• Reports to clinical director.

Additional Information

There is a need to travel between sites, therefore ability to drive and own car is essential.

Person Specification

Experience (Essential)

• To be eligible for this ARRS-funded position, candidates must:
• Be included in NHS England’s list of medical practitioners as per section 91 of the NHS Act 2006.
• Hold full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) on the General Practitioner Register.
• Be a Newly Qualified GP who obtained their Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Practice within the last two years, verifying completion of the postgraduate training required to practise independently.
• Not be prohibited from providing services due to regulation breaches (e.g., NHS Performers Lists Regulations).
• Not be suspended from practice by the NHS or from the GMC’s list of medical practitioners.
• Not be subject to any interim suspension orders from the GMC under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983.
• Be employed on terms at least as favourable as those outlined in the Model terms and conditions of service for a salaried general practitioner employed by a GMS practice.
• Cannot be reimbursed under this scheme if previously substantively employed as a GP in general practice, unless explicitly agreed upon with the commissioner.
• May be employed in temporary capacities, such as locum doctors, but this must be explicitly stated and agreed upon with the commissioner.
• Have the legal right to work in the UK.
• Hold appropriate medical indemnity insurance covering all professional duties.
• Complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
• Possess a valid digital badge for secure system access and patient care delivery.
• Be willing to engage in ongoing professional development as required by the ARRS.

Desirable

• Experience of working in primary care.
• Experience of working in a GP practice.
• Knowledge of Primary Care Networks.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to manage time effectively and work independently.
• Passionate about improving healthcare outcomes.
• Proficient in using electronic health records.
• Eager to embrace new ideas and new technologies.

Employer Details

Healthier West Wirral Primary Care Network
Unit A2, Admin Offices
Arrowe Brooke Road
Upton
Merseyside
CH49 0AB
United Kingdom

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

A good attitude and positive action towards ED&I creates an environment where all individuals are able to achieve their full potential. Creating such an environment is important for three reasons: it improves operational effectiveness, it is morally the right thing to do, and it is required by law. Patients and their families have the right to be treated fairly and be routinely involved in decisions about their treatment and care. They can expect to be treated with dignity and respect and will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Patients have a responsibility to treat other patients and our staff with dignity and respect. Staff have the right to be treated fairly in recruitment and career progression. Staff can expect to work in an environment where diversity is valued and equality of opportunity is promoted.