Newly Qualified GP

Job summary

Primary Care Networks (PCNs) form a key building block of the NHS long-term plan. Bringing general practices together to work at scale has been a policy priority for some years for a range of reasons, including improving the ability of practices to recruit and retain staff to manage financial and estates pressures; to provide a wider range of services to patients and to more easily integrate with the wider health and care system

Following the release of ARRS GP funding we are looking for newly qualified (within 2 years) to Join Great Sutton Medical Centre on a fixed term salaried contract until 31 March 2025. We are looking for 5 sessions

Our clinical system is EMIS Web and we have a structured administrative team to help with letters, results, medication management, etc.

Working as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to support and care for a diverse patient group

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will 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, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting medical problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation

Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems;

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness;

Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with practice disease management protocols;

Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards;

Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements;

Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions;

All general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

About us

We have a number of excellent additional roles (ARRS) within our PCN including social prescriber link workers, clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, health and wellbeing coaches, dieticians, care co-ordinator, occupational therapist and physiotherapist which offer additional patient care and allow the Doctors to focus on patient care and signpost to the most relevant colleague or team.

The practice has secured a rating of GOOD by the Care Quality Commission.

We offer:

NHS pension scheme.

Excellent training opportunities and progression provided