Newly Qualified Salaried GP - ARRS (Urgent Care)

Job Summary

Following the release of ARRS funding for GPs, Barrow Together PCN are looking to expand our team by seeking to employ 2 newly qualified General Practitioner (Urgent Care) (you must be within 2 years of certificate of completion of training at the start of employment and not have previously held a substantive post).

The role will be to help support and deliver our Urgent Care service. As part of an agreed job plan, each GP will work across 4 of the 8 practices that make up Barrow Together PCN, taking a hands-on role to provide acutely unwell patients with further assessment and treatment.

Main duties of the job

• As agreed in co-operative practice with colleagues, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone, video consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, On Call, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion. To include the designated share of workflow and pathology reports.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Engaging with activities such as the QOF, LES/DES and other additional work essential for providing a full service for patients.

About Us

Barrow Together is a forward-thinking dynamic and innovative Primary Care Network with a clear vision to deliver the best services for all our practices.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

• As agreed in co-operative practice with colleagues, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone, video consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, On Call, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion. To include the designated share of workflow and pathology reports.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Engaging with activities such as the QOF, LES/DES and other additional work essential for providing a full service for patients.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.
• Providing counselling and health education.
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collecting data for audit purposes.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically).
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

All post holders are expected to

• Adhere to organisational policies and procedures.
• Promote Equality and Diversity in a non-discriminatory way.
• Adhere to the GDPR, respecting confidentiality of patients and colleagues and the organisation.
• Maintain personal and professional development to maintain skill levels, participate in the appraisal process and any training and development that is recognised and agreed with the Medical Director.
• Respect and adhere to clinical governance principle.
• Undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
• Adapt to any change made to the organisation structure/delivery of service.
• To work as an integral part of the whole 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 post holder through the appraisal and review process.

WHEN APPLYING FOR THIS ROLE, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR MOBILE NUMBER ON YOUR APPLICATION SO WE CAN CONTACT YOU IF NEEDED.

Person Specification

Experience Essential

• Newly Qualified General Practitioner (under 2 years from qualification at start of contract).
• Experience of providing primary care.
• Experience of audit and improving care for patients.
• Development of areas of clinical expertise.

Desirable

• Experience of working in primary care in an area with significant health problems.

Knowledge Essential

• General understanding of the primary care contract.
• Understanding the role of medical services in a wider public health agenda.
• Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the area.
• Understanding current NHS policies.

Qualifications Essential

• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT) – within less than 2 years at start of employment.
• MBBS or equivalent medical degree.
• Certification of Completion of Training.
• Currently on the Performers List and not suspended.
• A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner register and not subject to suspension.
• DBS clearance.
• Familiar with EMIS web.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Morecambe Bay Primary Care Collaborative

Address: Norwood Medical Centre, 99 Abbey Road, Barrow-in-furness, Cumbria, LA14 5ES

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