Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified GP (within 2 years of qualification) to join our team as a PCN General Medical Practitioner. Initially on a fixed term contract until the end of March 2025, with a view to extend (funding dependent).
You would be required to work 6-8 sessions per week across the three PCNs in West Lancashire - Northern Parishes, Ormskirk and Skelmersdale.
If its less than two years since you qualified and you have not been substantively employed within a GP practice since that date, this fulfilling role could be for you.
Closing date 3rd November 2024. We can recruit with an immediate start date and are keen to interview as soon as possible. If these vacancies attract sufficient interest, it may be necessary to close the application process early.
If you are interested, we suggest you apply as soon as you can to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
You will be working as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the provision of medical services to the West Lancashire 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 PCN, leading by example, maintaining a positive, collaborative working relationship with the multidisciplinary team.
This role ensures high standards of patient care, promoting health, and improving outcomes through collaboration, innovation, and ongoing development.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Patient Consultations
- Chronic Disease Management
- Prevention Care & Screening
- Referral & Coordination of Care
- Health Promotion
- Public Health & Community Engagement
- Quality Improvement
To meet the criteria for consideration, you must be a practising GP & hold the following: -
- Qualified GP - within 2 years of registration
- MRCGP
- Full GMC registration
- Performers List registration
- Clear Enhanced DBS check
About us
Employment will be with Out of Hours West Lancashire CIC Limited (OWLS). We host roles on behalf of the three West Lancashire Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and their member practices.
Northern Parishes PCN - brings together five practices with a combined list size of 29,796
Ormskirk PCN - brings together four practices with a combined list size of 29,927
Skelmersdale PCN - brings together six practices with a combined list size of 57,705
OWLS is a small GP owned and led not-for-profit primary care organisation run by GPs and health professionals. As a not-for-profit organisation all the money we generate through service contracts is reinvested in providing patient care.
We were founded in the 90s by a small group of GPs to provide high quality out of hours services. In 2017, we became the West Lancashire GP Federation. The Federation supports and provides services for West Lancashire GP practices and provides a vehicle to bid for and provide innovative primary care services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the PCN or practice
- Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
- Cover all the clinical management of the patients as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate
- Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well wider guidance such as that from NICE
- Ensure appropriate follow up of patients
- Record clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes to agreed standards
- Participate in clinical audits, and learning event analyses and practice meetings
- Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions avoiding hand-written prescriptions.
- Prescribe generically whenever appropriately and in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice (as defined by British National Formulary guidance)
- Work with and provide support for other members of the PCN or practice team
- Play a lead role in the PCN or practice, achieving agreed and other key performance indicator targets
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the PCN or practice
- Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
- Cover all the clinical management of the patients as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate
- Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well wider guidance such as that from NICE
- Ensure appropriate follow up of patients
- Record clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes to agreed standards
- Participate in clinical audits, and learning event analyses and practice meetings
- Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions avoiding hand-written prescriptions.
- Prescribe generically whenever appropriately and in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice (as defined by British National Formulary guidance)
- Work with and provide support for other members of the PCN or practice team
- Play a lead role in the PCN or practice, achieving agreed and other key performance indicator targets
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- The applicant must be a qualified GP with full GMC registration licence to practice, on a performers list and have a UK drivers licence
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a GP practice using EMIS
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Observance of strict confidentiality
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to listen and empathise
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Competent time management and organisational skills
- Adaptable and forward looking with problem solving and a solutions focused approach
- A demonstrable commitment to professional development
- Computer literate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- The applicant must be a qualified GP with full GMC registration licence to practice, on a performers list and have a UK drivers licence
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a GP practice using EMIS
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Observance of strict confidentiality
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to listen and empathise
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Competent time management and organisational skills
- Adaptable and forward looking with problem solving and a solutions focused approach
- A demonstrable commitment to professional development
- Computer literate
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
