PCN Lead GP -Care Homes in Yeovil

Location: Abbey Manor Medical Centre, Yeovil

Hours of Work: 6 sessions per week

Salary: Depending on experience to be negotiated with candidate

Job Summary

As a Senior GP within Yeovil PCN, you will provide high‑quality, patient‑centred care with dedicated responsibility for care‑home provision and same‑day CIH Hub support on ward‑round days. You will act as the senior clinical decision‑maker for care‑home residents, delivering structured weekly ward rounds, proactive frailty management and admission avoidance support. You will also provide experienced clinical triage and oversight within the CIH Hub, supporting urgent care pathways and multidisciplinary colleagues.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide evidence‑based medicine in accordance with national and local guidelines.
• Deliver structured weekly ward rounds to aligned residential and nursing homes.
• Manage complex frailty, multimorbidity and long‑term conditions.
• Lead anticipatory care planning, escalation decisions and DNACPR discussions.
• Provide same‑day clinical response to deterioration on ward‑round days.
• Conduct in‑practice consultations during clinical appointment hours as required.
• Undertake telephone consultations and home visits where clinically appropriate.
• Triage patients via in‑person assessment, e‑Consult and telephone.
• Review and authorise repeat prescriptions in line with practice policy.
• Process and manage patient test results and correspondence.
• Refer patients appropriately to secondary or urgent care services.
• Optimise prescribing in line with local and national recommendations.
• Perform patient testing and screening as required.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of practice policies and clinical pathways.

Cohort‑Based Clinical Support – CIH Hub (Ward‑Round Days Only)

• Provide senior clinical triage and decision‑making within the CIH Hub.
• Support admission avoidance and urgent care management.
• Offer prescribing and escalation advice to multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Provide oversight for complex or high‑risk patients.
• Contribute to safe patient flow within urgent care pathways.

Non‑clinical Responsibilities

• Communicate sensitively and effectively with patients and carers, including during complex or end‑of‑life discussions.
• Adapt communication to meet individual patient needs, including cultural, language and cognitive differences.
• Ensure informed consent is obtained through clear explanation of risks, benefits and treatment alternatives.
• Deliver high‑quality patient care in line with professional standards and competencies.
• Participate in clinical governance activities, including audit and significant event review.
• Contribute to peer review and quality improvement initiatives.
• Work collaboratively to support vulnerable patients in line with legal and practice policies.
• Support delivery of Enhanced Health in Care Homes DES requirements.
• Provide clinical leadership for care‑home service delivery within the PCN.
• Contribute to service development and pathway improvement in frailty and urgent care.
• Participate in decision‑making processes and raise concerns through appropriate governance channels.
• Build effective professional relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to the efficient running of the practice and PCN services.
• Maintain accurate and timely electronic patient records.
• Process medical reports, referrals and correspondence.
• Support QOF and contractual requirements where applicable.
• Attend practice meetings, MDTs and educational sessions.
• Represent the practice or PCN at external meetings as required.
• Maintain GMC registration and comply with re‑validation requirements.
• Participate in annual appraisal.
• Maintain CPD relevant to frailty, complex care and urgent care.
• Stay informed regarding evidence‑based guidelines (e.g., NICE).
• Contribute to clinical discussions, case reviews and shared learning.

Person Specification

• Self‑motivated and able to work independently, efficiently, and under pressure, prioritising own workload without direct supervision.
• Understands and accepts personal capabilities and is aware of limitations.
• Reliable and accurate in all aspects of work.
• Able to perform effectively under pressure and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Flexible with working hours to accommodate service demand and business needs.
• Comfortable with changing priorities and adaptable to a dynamic work environment.
• Highly organised, with the ability to plan, prioritise and monitor progress effectively.
• Confident communicator, able to engage effectively with diverse individuals and teams both verbally and in writing.
• Maintains composure and professionalism in challenging or high‑pressure situations.
• Diplomatic when handling sensitive information or managing potential conflict.
• Fully aware of the importance of confidentiality and data security and adheres to these standards.
• Understands the need to work within set guidelines and procedures, with work checked directly or indirectly by team members.
• Displays a professional attitude and courteous interaction with colleagues and managers.
• Builds and maintains effective working relationships with a variety of individuals with different skill sets.
• Uses initiative to develop new ideas for improving services and processes.
• Exercises sound judgement, resourcefulness, and common sense when responding to enquiries within practice limitations.
• Non‑prejudicial, sensitive, and empathetic in dealing with distressing situations.
• Makes decisions appropriate to the situation while adhering to practice policies.
• Investigates and resolves discrepancies within established guidelines and policies.
• Applies common sense to address situations that do not fit standard procedures.
• Demonstrates innovation and resourcefulness in problem‑solving and service delivery.

Qualifications

• Senior or experienced qualified GP with GMC registration.
• On/eligible to be on a medical performers list.
• Evidence of annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate).
• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration, within two years of the date of certification of completion of training, CCT issued by the General Medical Council.
• On/eligible to be on a medical performers list.
• Evidence of annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate).

Experience

• Clinical and Information Governance self‑audit and reflection.
• Confident in use of electronic records and systems; databases and spreadsheets.
• Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
• Can work independently on a day‑to‑day basis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, Email, telephone & online meetings.
• Evidence of consistent pattern of learning from education, training and experience.
• Experience of using EMIS.
• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for the improvement of prescribing.

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust practice staff with sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. The post‑holder must regard all information relating to patients, their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers as strictly confidential and comply with the legislation regarding data protection and confidentiality.

Health & Safety

The post‑holder will comply with practice policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines for self and others, including identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised.

Equality and Diversity

The post‑holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers, and colleagues, respecting privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs, and promoting diversity and equality of opportunity.

Quality

The post‑holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, alerting other team members to issues of quality and risk, and contributing to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on activities and making suggestions for improvement.

Communication

The post‑holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team, striving to communicate effectively with other team members, patients and carers, and to respond to alternative methods of communication as required.

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.