New Qualified Salaried GP (ARRS)

The purpose of this role is to support the PCN in delivering high quality care to the patients it serves. The role is intended to support the PCN and its practices in the delivery of their contract, which will require the post-holder to complete:

1. Face to face and telephone consultations
2. Home visits and Care Home visits
3. Checking and signing repeat prescriptions
4. Administration - dealing with queries, patient test results, referral letters NHS/private, tasks, emails and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner
5. Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate
6. Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well as wider guidance such as that from NICE

Main duties of the job Key Responsibilities

1. Providing safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care, making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems.
2. Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems. This includes clinically examining and assessing patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, planning clinical care accordingly and referring patients to other services/agencies in a timely manner, utilising relevant guidelines.
3. Supporting the delivery of advance care plans.
4. Recognising the need for and being able to request and interpret investigatory procedures, including laboratory and radiology tests.
5. Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness and in line with disease management protocols, developing care plans where applicable.
6. Prescribing, in accordance with relevant local and national guidelines, where clinically appropriate.
7. Supporting patients to adopt health strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care, including providing counselling and supporting guidance on healthier living.
8. Ensuring appropriate follow up of patients.
9. Understanding the wider system support that is available to patients, and appropriately signposting / referring to wider Social Health or community organisation partners.
10. Recording clear and contemporaneous IT-based consultation notes to agreed standards.

About us NN2 is a Primary Care Network (PCN) practices located around the picturesque North Norfolk coast. The five GP Practices include: Aldborough Surgery, Birchwood Medical Practice, Cromer Group Practice, Mundesley Medical Centre, and Paston Surgery. The PCN Team and Practice Teams consist of a number of roles, including Advanced Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Care Coordinators, Physician Associates, GP Assistants, Mental Health Nurses, Health and Wellbeing Coaches, and Social Prescribers. The PCN works with a range of local providers, including community services, social care, and the voluntary sector, to offer more personalised, co-ordinated health and social care to the local population. The PCN serves a population of approximately 40,000 patients. As a new ARRS funded role, the Network is looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking individual, who works well both independently and as part of the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). The GP will be hosted by Mundesley Medical Centre & provided with an named Supervisor throughout the duration of the post but will be expected to provide support to the other practices within the PCN. The funding for this role is currently guaranteed until March 2025, however there may be possibilities to continue working with the Network beyond this date. In line with the funding requirements, the post-holder must be a newly-qualified GP (that is within two years of qualification and having not held a substantive post).

Job responsibilities

1. Excellent communication skills (written and oral), when dealing with patients and other team members. The ability to make clear decisions with confidence and communicate these effectively.
2. Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients and carers are fully informed and consent to treatment.
3. Recognise people's needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly. Use developed communication, negotiation and conflict management skills recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background, etc.
4. Maintain effective communication and take action to improve communication.

Delivering a quality service The post holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

1. Contribute to the achievement of the highest possible quality standards such as those detailed by their regulatory body and the CQC.
2. Monitor the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice through quality assurance strategies such as the use of audit, mentor feedback, case review and peer review. Implement improvements where necessary.
3. Have an understanding of the audit process and of clinical risk management.
4. Alert other team members to issues of Clinical Governance, quality and risk. Participate in Significant Event and/or near miss analysis reviews.
5. 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.
6. Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.
7. Work in partnership with other clinical teams, collaborating on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate.

Leadership personal and people development

1. Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in coaching/supervision and acting as a positive role model.
2. Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice.
3. Encourage others to make realistic self-assessment of their application of knowledge and skills, challenging any complacency or actions that are not in the interest of the public and/or users of services.
4. Critically evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant to the area of work.
5. Enlist support and influence stakeholders and decision-makers in order to bring about new developments in the provision of services.
6. Contribute to planning and implementing changes within the area of care and responsibility.
7. Contribute to the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards.
8. Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time.
9. Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working.
10. Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence.
11. Create clear referral mechanisms to meet patient need.
12. Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team.
13. Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery.
14. Discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care.
15. Manage and lead on the delivery of specifically identified services or projects as agreed with the practice management team.
16. Agree plans and outcomes by which to measure success.

Management of risk

1. Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients. This includes the escalation of clinical concerns or appropriate referrals where the management of a clinical situation requires it, or it falls outside of clinical competence.
2. Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards, and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
3. Apply infection control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines and in accordance with the practice policy.

Managing information

1. Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information.
2. Review and process data using accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.
3. Manage information searches using the internet and local library databases.
4. Monitor and confirm that the nursing team are receiving and processing data and information in an agreed format.
5. Collate, analyse and present clinical data and information to the team.

Learning and development Training requirements will be monitored in accordance with PCN requirements. Relevant Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the PCN. You will be expected to take responsibility for maintaining a record of your own personal and/or professional development.

1. Undertake mandatory and statutory training as required and attend courses/study days as deemed appropriate/necessary.
2. Continually review clinical practice, responding to National policies and initiatives where appropriate.
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