General Practitioner (ARRs)

NHS; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 71,000; Full time

Job description

As a General Practitioner (GP) employed through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) within a Primary Care Network (PCN), you will provide high-quality, patient-centred care while working as part of a multidisciplinary team. This role is ideal for a recently qualified GP, offering the opportunity to develop your clinical skills and confidence in a supportive environment.

You will manage a range of acute and chronic conditions, participate in health promotion and contribute to team-based care plans, with appropriate supervision.

The post encourages professional growth through regular feedback, mentoring and opportunities for further training in line with early-career development.

LPC are a Tier 2 Visa Sponsor and as such, welcome appropriate applications.

Main duties of the job

1. In person/telephone consultations
2. Visiting patients at home/in nursing homes
3. Checking/signing repeat prescriptions
4. Queries, paperwork, correspondence & clinical admin as required
5. Working closely with PCN and practice teams
6. Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers
7. Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
8. Cover all clinical management of patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers
9. 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
10. Appropriate follow up of patients
11. Record clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes
12. Participate in clinical audits, learning event analyses and practice meetings
13. Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
14. Prescribe generically whenever appropriate in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice
15. Work with/provide support for other members of the primary health care team
16. Play a lead role in the practice achieving agreed/other key performance indicator targets

About us

We have 22 practices across 4 PCNs Blackburn North, East, West and Darwen with a population of c180,000.

Our PCNs and practice teams have a positive and supportive working relationship, and this role is an opportunity to enhance PCN services further. The new exciting roles would be integral to the PCN for fulfilling our DES responsibilities.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working in a GP practice using EMIS
• General understanding of the primary care contract

Other

• UK Drivers licence
• Not previously been substantively employed at a GP Practice
• 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

Qualifications

• Qualified GP with full GMC registration licence to practice, on a performers list
• Newly Qualified General Practitioner (less than 2 years from qualification)

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.

Salary: £71,000 a year Max pay for FTE.