Salaried General Practitioner in Stockport

Stockport East and South PCN are looking to expand our team by seeking to employ a highlymotivated, General Practitioner to work alongside our practicesand PCN staff.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our multi-disciplinary PCN team consisting of 8 GP Practices, Clinical Pharmacists, Paramedics, Social Prescribers, Physiotherapists, Care Coordinators, Health Coach and Pharmacist Technicians.

SESSIONS : We will consider applications between 2-8 sessions a week, subject to this fitting the needs of the PCN

PLACE OF WORK: Stockport South and East PCN.

EMPLOYER

Practice within the PCN.

CONTRACT

6 month fixed term contract and subject to the funding related to the ARRS role.

Interviews will take place on 11th August 2026.

Main duties of the job

To perform as an autonomous general practitioner workingindependently and with other health care professionals to assess, diagnose andtreat the conditions of patients attending within a primary care setting, bothin practice and on home visits.

Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers andcolleagues and ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence.

To beprofessionally accountable and responsible for all elements of clinicalpractice in accordance with the GMC code of conduct ensuring the safety ofpatients and quality of their care is primary.

The post holder will need to have full access to a car toenable full geographical working across Stockport East and South PCN and workflexibly to meet the needs of the PCN.

About us

Stockport East and South PCN is a dynamic, forward thinking PCN who are passionateabout developing and delivering excellent quality local services to meet theneeds of our patients.

We are a high achieving PCN performing well across theboard with consistently positive friends and family feedback, leading in covidand flu vaccinations and managing prescribing targets well when compared with Stockport as a locality and Greater Manchester as an ICB.

We are 8 GP Practices in Stockport East and South PCN.

Wehave a weighted list size of approximately 60,000 patients between the 8 GPpractices.

Our practices look after patients from Hazel Grove to High Lane, Marple, Romiley and Woodley.

Our 8 practices are

• Archwood Medical Practice
• Beech House Medical Practice
• Chadsfield Medical Practice
• High Lane Medical Practice
• Marple Bridge Surgery
• Marple Medical Practice
• Springfield Surgery
• Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities

• In accordance with the practice rota, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety ofduties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing/authorising repeatprescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in atimely fashion.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions inrelation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from otherhealth care workers within the organisation
• Assessing the health care needs of patients withundifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Screening patients for disease risk factors andearly signs of illness
• In consultation with patients and in line withcurrent practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
• Providing counselling and health education
• Referring to other care providers as appropriate
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultationnotes to agreed standards
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acuteand repeat prescriptions
• Prescribing in accordance with the practiceprescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
• The post-holder will be required to visitpatients during surgery time in an emergency if clinically indicated.
• The post-holder will participate in the extendedhours enhanced service.
• The post-holder will undertake fair share ofhome visiting sessions per week as allocated.
• Experience with audit and able to lead auditprogrammes

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities

• In accordance with the practice rota, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety ofduties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing/authorising repeatprescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in atimely fashion.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions inrelation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from otherhealth care workers within the organisation
• Assessing the health care needs of patients withundifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Screening patients for disease risk factors andearly signs of illness
• In consultation with patients and in line withcurrent practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health
• Providing counselling and health education
• Referring to other care providers as appropriate
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultationnotes to agreed standards
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acuteand repeat prescriptions
• Prescribing in accordance with the practiceprescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
• The post-holder will be required to visitpatients during surgery time in an emergency if clinically indicated.
• The post-holder will participate in the extendedhours enhanced service.
• The post-holder will undertake fair share ofhome visiting sessions per week as allocated.
• Experience with audit and able to lead auditprogrammes

Organisational Quality and Patient services

• Recognise and work within owncompetence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the GMC.
• Follow all practice/PCNpolicies/guidelines, including prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, security, health and safety policies.
• Demonstrate efficient andprompt delivery of administrative tasks.
• Prioritise, organise andmanage own workload and resources in a manner that maintains and promotesquality.
• Assess own performance andtake accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
• Participate in qualityimprovement initiative, including Significant Event Analysis and the review ofpatient complaints.
• Contribute to the ongoingdevelopment of the Practice/PCN local and national standards / targets e. g. Quality and Outcomes Framework, IIF.
• Support the aims and objectives of all practice policies andprocedures to ensure high quality care , service delivery and minimise risk.

Communication

• Regular communication withthe health professional and managerial and administrative staff of the Practiceto ensure the smooth running of the practice.
• Liaison with the members ofthe wide multi-disciplinary team, including ICB, hospitals, community servicesand other agencies (such as local authority, social services and voluntaryagencies) in order to assure appropriate care is provided for the Practicepopulation.
• Communicate effectively withpatients and carers, recognising their needs for alternative methods ofcommunication.
• Demonstrate sensitivecommunication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent totreatment.
• To communicate difficultoften unpleasant or sensitive messages to patients and families.
• Participate in Practice / PCN Meetings and others asappropriate.

Teamwork

• Work as an effective andresponsible team member, supporting partners and other members of the practiceteam in a flexible manner.
• Show commitment to maintainand demonstrate compliance with practice vision, values and behaviours.
• Understand own role and scopewithin the organisation and identify how this may develop over time.
• Contribute to theeffectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and makingsuggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
• Ensure clear understandingand utilisation of referral mechanisms are in place to meet patient need.
• Participate in and support locality projects as agree withthe practice/PCN management team.

Responsibility for Information Resources

• Review and process data usingaccurate SNOMED coding in order to ensure easy and accurate informationretrieval for monitoring and auditing purposes.
• Understand and follow therequirements of confidentiality, including the Data Protection and the Freedomof Information Act and to refer on any queries as appropriate.
• Follow Practice policy regarding the use of email andcomputer tasks as the main non-verbal internal method of communication and useof the intranet and the internet as the main source of internal and externalinformation.

Other responsibilities within the Organisation

• Contribute to the developmentand achievement of the PCN strategy and goals.
• Participate in and promotethe practice online services to patients (eg online medical viewer), along withinvolvement of practice online consultation system.
• Awareness of and compliancewith all relevant policies / guidelines.

Equality and Diversity

• Act in a way that recognisethe importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that isconsistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
• Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers visitors and colleagues.

They must betreated equally, irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexualorientation religion etc Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of theindividual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelingspriorities and rights.

• Be aware of the statutory procedure, local guidance andreferral criteria regarding the protection of children and vulnerable adults.

Follow the guidance and policies and take action in an appropriate manner.

Confidentiality

• In the course of seekingtreatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitiveinformation in relation to their health and other matters.

They do so inconfidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacyand act appropriately.

• In the performance of theduties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access toconfidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staffand other healthcare workers.

They may also have access to information relatingto the Practice as a business organisation.

All such information from anysource is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

• Information relating topatients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protectionof personal and sensitive data.

Security, Health& Safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintainingtheir own and others health, security and safety as defined in each Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

• Using personal security systems within theworkplace according to Practice guidelines.
• Identifying the risks involved in work activitiesand undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
• Making effective use of training to updateknowledge and skills.
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.
• Reporting potential risks identified.

Personal / Professional Development

In addition to maintaining continued education throughattendance at any courses and/or study days necessary the post-holder willparticipate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part ofthis employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performancereview, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of ownpersonal and/or professional development.
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others whoare undertaking similar work.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualified GP
• MRCGP
• Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)

Skills

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously

Experience

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Experience of QOF
• Eligibility now applies to any GP, provided they have not been substantively employed as a General Practitioner in a Core Network Practice of South and East Stockport PCN at any point in the previous 12 months.
• General understanding of the primary care contract
• Experience of medicines management
• Experience of clinical audit Full GMC registration
• National Performers List registration (England), noting that confirmation on this list is adequate for DBS confirmation
• Evidence of current validation
• Evidence of last appraisal
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
• Experience of ICB initiatives
• 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.

• Depending on experience This post is subject to funding related to the ARRS role
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