Salaried GP

We are looking for a Salaried GP (newly qualified - less than 2 years) to join our PCN in Winsford, having had experience working in a Primary Care setting. You will be working 2 days a week (4 sessions): ideally Mondays and Tuesdays, and seeing patients from all 5 practices. You will normally see the acute on the day patient.

Main duties of the job

Inclusion on the NHS Performers List is a requirement before applying.

You will be seeing the acute "on the day" patients, following the BMA model contract.

Although this role is advertised on a fixed contract basis for 4 months, this is because the funding is from the new ARRS GP funding which is only currently until the end of March 2025. However, it is envisaged this will become a permanent contract from April 2025, once the funding is guaranteed!

About us

Our PCN is made up of 5 practices, all working in close proximity to each other. We are a friendly bunch of people who get on well together, and good working relationships. You will have a dedicated GP Mentor provided by the PCN whom you will work closely with, and is there to support you!

The job includes paid indemnity cover, flexible working conditions and access to pension benefits. You will have an opportunity for portfolio working across primary care and Enhanced Access Hub.

Job responsibilities

Key role:

As a Salaried GP, you willprovide high-quality medical care, working closely with, and under thesupervision and mentorship of a dedicated GP mentor for the PCN, this will beprovided by one of the PCN practices.

Collaborative with a dynamic clinical team to offer holistic,patient-focussed care.

Participate in the development of services and engage with the localcommunity.

Engage in ongoing professional development and training to enhance yourskills and expertise.

You will be working forWinsford PCN which comprise 5 GP practices. Your base will be at Willow-Wood Surgery,and you will see patients from across the 5 practices at your base. Ourweighted patient list size is approximately 40,000 patients in total.

We are looking for anenthusiastic GP to cover a Monday and Tuesday for our PCN. There will be some flexibility in thestart times of your clinics, it will be BMA contract compliant, and you will not have any "extra" patients booked in at the end of your clinics!

Person Specification Skills and Abilities

• Understand the health and social needs of a local practice
• Commitment to personal and professional development
• Commitment to education and training
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding of the current issues and challenges facing
• primary care
• Confident in using professional messaging platforms
• Good analytical skills
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical
• care of patients
• Excellent consultation skills and patient manner
• Innovative approach to problem solving and provision of
• services
• Encouraging online patient feedback and learning from peer and colleague feedback
• Fully conversant with clinical IT systems - EMIS Web
• Strong leadership skills
• Telephone consultations
• Managing data in Primary Care
• Able to conduct Minor Operations/Joint injections/aspirations

Knowledge

• Knowledge of NHS
• Have an understanding of the needs of the vulnerable groups of
• patients that are registered
• Understanding/knowledge of:
• - Quality & Outcomes Framework (QOF)
• - CQC
• - Local Incentivised Services
• - PCNs
• - Quality Improvement Activity
• - e-RS
• - Advice and Guidance
• - Access
• - Demand management
• - SNOMED-CT/Read codes
• - Audit
• - Experience working with nursing homes, LD patients and Carers, housebound, patients with mental health conditions, homeless, looked after children, asylum seekers, refugees and other vulnerable groups

Qualifications

• A medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register under article 10 of the General and Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
• Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983
• Qualified General Practitioner (completed certificate of
• Completion of Training CCT)
• Currently on a CCG Performers list and not suspended from that list or from the medical register
• DBS clearance
• Evidence of further postgraduate educational
• activities in relevant fields
• MRCGP
• DCH
• DRCOG
• RCGP Substance Misuse Certificate Level 1 or 2
• DFSRFH & Competence in Coil insertion/LoC
• Evidence of CPD activities

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.