Salaried ARRS GP in England

We are seeking a Salaried GP with full registration with the GMC and a licence to practice, to join our team under the NHS England Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS). In this role, you will be working across two practices within the North & West PCN: Weobley & Staunton Surgeries and Mortimer Medical Practice.

The successful candidate must be formally listed on the GMC GP register. This unique setup provides a fantastic opportunity to experience different practice dynamics, build additional clinical capacity across our network, and collaborate with an expanded team of first-contact practitioners, clinical pharmacists, and advanced clinicians.

Job Summary: To work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the provision of medical services to the practice population, delivering an excellent standard of clinical care whilst complying with the GMS contract. Furthermore, the post-holder will adhere to the GMC standards for good medical practice, contributing to the effective management of the practice, leading by example, maintaining a positive, collaborative working relationship with the multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job:

• In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the postholder will make him/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• 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.
• 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.
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.

About us: The Weobley & Staunton-on-Wye Surgeries are a friendly, rural NHS GP practice situated in the beautiful Herefordshire countryside, approximately 12 miles from Hereford. We operate across two sites, with our main surgery in Weobley and a branch surgery in Staunton-on-Wye. We provide primary care services to a patient population of approximately 6,500, covering a wide geographical area and a number of surrounding villages and rural communities. Both sites have their own on-site dispensaries, providing an important service to our rural population.

We are a well-established practice with a diverse and dedicated team of approximately 43 staff, working across clinical, administrative and management roles. We pride ourselves on providing high-quality, patient-centred care while maintaining a personal approach to the communities we serve. We offer a broad range of general practice services and are committed to developing and improving the care we provide. We value teamwork, collaboration and a supportive working environment, encouraging our staff to contribute ideas, develop their skills and play an active part in the continued development of the practice.

We work closely with our neighbouring practices within the North & West Primary Care Network, recognising the importance of partnership working and collaborative approaches to delivering healthcare across our rural communities. We are proud of our practice, our team and the communities we serve.

Job responsibilities:

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, Health & Safety.
• A commitment to lifelong learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation.
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records.
• Contributing to the summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data.
• Attending training and events organised by the practice and other agencies, where appropriate.
• The postholder will be required to be the Caldicott Guardian and the Safeguarding lead for the practice, working with the established PCN Safeguarding Co-ordinator.

Confidentiality: In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, 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 protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety: The post-holder will implement the full range of promotion and management of their own and others' health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, the practice Standard Operating Procedures, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: A good attitude and positive action towards ED&I creates an environment where all individuals are able to achieve their full potential.

Personal/Professional Development: The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
• Attendance at the quarterly Protected Time Meetings.
• Attendance at all Mandatory and Statutory training requirements as indicated by the Partners.
• On arrival at the practice all personnel are to complete a practice induction programme; this is managed by the Practice Manager/Assistant Practice Manager.

Quality & Continuous Improvement (CI): The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team's performance.
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs.
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication: The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
• Recognise people's needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services: The post-holder will:

• Apply all Practice policies, standards and guidance.
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work.
• Participate in audit where appropriate.

This Job Description is neither exhaustive nor exclusive and will be reviewed annually.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

• Medical Degree and completion of GP vocational training or equivalent (JCPTGP Cert).
• MRCGP.
• Formally registered on the GMC GP Register.