GP (ARRS) Role North Newham PCN

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

Provide a full range of medical services as defined in the core GMS contract, additional and enhanced services where appropriate.

Conducting routine and urgent appointments, both face-to-face and via telephone.

Prescribing according to local and national guidelines.

Handling home visits for routine and emergency cases.

Managing administrative tasks, such as letters, results, referrals, and emails.

Making appropriate referrals and managing related admin.

Checking and signing repeat prescriptions.

Participating in on-call/duty sessions as per pro-rata hours.

Collaborating with other health and social care providers to deliver integrated care.

Maintaining accurate consultation records using the EMIS clinical system

Offering clinical support to colleagues, helping the team meet high standards in patient care and QOF/Enhanced Services targets.

For the full job description, please see job description document attached.

Essential

Essential

• Ability to effectively triage, assess and diagnose
• Ability to request and review pathology tests and other relevant investigations
• and advise patients accordingly
• Assessing and managing acute deteriorations/exacerbations of LTCs
• Understanding of evidence-based practice
• Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely.
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) including recording of accurate
• clinical notes
• Strong IT skills incl. competence in the use of Microsoft Office and Outlook
• Effective time management
• Ability to listen and empathise whilst being honest and caring
• Polite and confident, flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker with ability to use own judgement and common sense
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively,
• interpreting data as required
• Ability to work under pressure
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Good time management
• Observance of strict confidentiality
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• Full UK driving licence with access to own vehicle

Desirable

• Experience of providing home visits
• Experience using EMIS

Experience

Essential

• Essential
• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience using a primary care IT system such as EMIS
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions
• General understanding of GMS contract
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to
• GPs
• Ability to work autonomously, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice
• Understanding of evidence-based practice

Desirable

• Desirable
• Experience of providing home visits
• Experience using EMIS

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential
• Newly qualified GP - within 2 years and not having had a substantive post.
• Completed MRCGP
• Full GMC registration and license to practice
• Eligibility to practice in the UK independently
• Ensure Continuous Professional Development is maintained

Desirable

• Desirable
• Experience of providing home visits
• Experience using EMIS

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 (opens in a new window).