PCN Salaried GP in Stockport

We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Salaried GP to join our friendly and progressive Primary Care Network, working 6 sessions per week. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a supportive, multidisciplinary team focused on delivering high-quality, patient‑centred care. Our PCN offers a collaborative environment with a strong clinical team, enabling GPs to focus on meaningful patient care while benefiting from shared expertise and innovative ways of working. Hours of work are Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with two sessions per day, including extended hours on Wednesdays.

Main duties of the job

• The successful applicant will be expected to work across more than one practice and should be capable of independent travel and the ability to work flexibly to meet PCN and practice needs.
• Deliver high-quality, patient‑centred care through a mix of face‑to‑face, telephone and digital consultations, managing a broad range of acute and chronic conditions.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary PCN team to provide coordinated care and improve patient outcomes.

About us

The Heatons Group Network PCN is a collaborative group of 3 GP practices covering the Heatons, Offerton, and Hazel Grove areas. We are a collaborative and forward‑thinking network, focused on delivering accessible, high‑quality care that meets the needs of our community. Our PCN benefits from a strong multidisciplinary team, including clinical pharmacists, first contact practitioners, and care coordinators, enabling a truly team‑based approach to patient care.

Job responsibilities

• Post holders are employed on a sessional basis, a session being 4 hours 10 minutes.
• Responding to medical problems presented by patients, including history taking, examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment, and referral where appropriate.
• The post‑holder will make themselves available to undertake face to face consultations, telephone consultations and video consultations, home visits and care home visits as appropriate.
• Responding to online/email queries from patients and health care professionals.
• Providing on‑call services as necessary in conjunction with other colleagues during the surgery opening hours.
• Providing services as per GMS contract and national enhanced services.
• Processing a share of the daily administration in a timely manner, including referrals, prescription requests (whilst adhering to the local prescribing formulary), letters and pathology reports, for own workflow and for other teams as required.
• Preparing medical reports for insurance companies, employers and statutory bodies.
• Collecting and recording data, in order to comply with QOF requirements.
• Accepting delegated responsibility for specific area of QOF.
• Supporting the practice staff and responding to requests for advice and assistance from the practice reception, secretarial and nursing teams.
• Participating in extended hours offered by the Practice.
• In general, the post‑holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working in primary care.

Education and Personal Development

• Engaging in appropriate educational activity, in order to maintain clinical competence and performance.
• Attending and participating in practice educational meetings, including GSF meetings, QIP meetings and case reviews.
• Participating in the training and development of nurses and non‑clinical staff.
• Participating in the training and development of medical students, foundation trainees and GP trainees.
• Participating in clinical governance activity and contributing to the improvement in quality of health outcomes through the practice’s audit programme.
• Completion of practice mandatory training to be undertaken annually.
• Compliance with practice and national appraisal process.
• To behave in a professional way that encourages quality practice and the development of team spirit.

Other responsibilities

• It is the responsibility of all employees to ensure that the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 are complied with, safe working practices are adhered to and that any hazards are reported to the appropriate officer immediately.
• Adhering to practice policies and procedures.
• Promoting Equality and Diversity in a non‑discriminatory way.
• Adhering to the GDPR, respecting confidentiality of patients and colleagues and the practice as a whole.
• Undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
• Adapt to any changes made to the organisation structure/delivery of service.
• To work as an integral part of the whole practice team.

This job description is neither definitive nor exhaustive, and may be reviewed in the light of changing circumstances at a personal or organisational level. Any changes will be made in consultation with the postholder through the appraisal and review process.

Person Specification

• Qualifications: Eligible to work in the UK, GMC registered.
• Experience: Experience of working within the NHS, with general public & team working.
• Good time management and highly organised.
• Ability to use initiative, judgement, resourcefulness, common sense and local knowledge.
• Interest in quality improvement work.
• Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
• Recognise priorities when problem solving and identify deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors when appropriate.
• Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
• Produce timely and informative reports.
• Work effectively independently and as a team member.
• Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.