Newly Qualified Salaried GP (ARRS)

South Fulham PCN Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a newly qualified GP to join their dynamic team in London. This role offers a unique opportunity to work across multiple practices within a thriving Primary Care Network. You will be responsible for managing a diverse caseload and ensuring high-quality patient care. The position is designed for those who have recently completed their training and are eager to make a significant impact in primary care. With a focus on collaboration and quality improvement, this is a perfect platform for newly qualified professionals to grow their careers in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Eligible to work in the UK and GMC registered.
• Newly qualified GP with no previous substantive post.

Responsibilities

• Conduct surgery consultations and manage patient queries.
• Make autonomous decisions regarding patient health needs.
• Develop care plans in consultation with patients.

Skills

Time Management

Problem Solving

Adaptability

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Education

GMC Registration

Postgraduate Qualifications

Job description

South Fulham PCN has an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified GP to work with the seven practices within our thriving PCN.

Main duties of the job

As per NHSE guidance, this is a position for newly qualified GPs (within 2 years of CCT date), who have not previously held a substantive post, to work in the PCN on a fixed term contract until 31st March 2026. The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all patients.

We are keen to attract the right candidate, and will work with you to agree what works best for the practices, PCN, and appointed person we are therefore approaching recruitment with an open mind on the specifics of how the role will function, be it rotating across practices, running a special interest clinic or working alongside our e-hub team.

You will be registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and hold a certificate of completion of training within two years. As per national guidance, this role is not open to General Medical Practitioners who are beyond the second anniversary of their certificate of completion of training.

About us

We work with our practices, local communities and with the wider health and care system to deliver high quality clinical services to patients. Our vision is that together we will deliver the best health and wellbeing outcomes for our residents and we work collaboratively across primary care and with wider partners as part of the integrated Hammersmith & Fulham borough-based partnership.

General practice is at the forefront of patient care, and the PCN has worked hard on training and developing our teams to deliver their best. South Fulham is an attractive place to work and we provide rewarding roles and opportunities for clinical and non-clinical staff alike. So if your vision and values align with ours, we would love to hear from you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• You will undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone/video consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the practice or external organisations.
• Assessing the health needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
• Contributing to QOF requirements and recording data appropriately.
• Contributing to PCN requirements and recording data appropriately.
• In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health-related illnesses.
• Screening patients for health education.
• Admitting and discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collecting data for audit purposes and contributing to the practice audit programme as required.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions using ESP (avoiding physical or hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).
• Prescribing in accordance with the accepted prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.
• Take responsibility for some aspects of the clinical work within the team, for example coordinating aspects of governance, QOF, enhanced services, CPD and keeping clinical protocols up to date.

In general, the post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care, as set by Royal College of General Practitioners, General Medical council, all other Royal colleges and councils applicable to the staff within the practice, Department of Health, Clinical Commissioning Groups and all other regulatory and standard setting organisations.

Person Specification

Other

Essential

• A self-starter
• Adaptable to different work environments

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within the NHS, with general public & team working
• Good time management and highly organised
• Ability to use initiative, judgement, resourcefulness, common sense and local knowledge
• Interest in quality improvement work
• Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
• Recognise priorities when problem solving and identify deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors when appropriate
• Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Produce timely and informative reports
• Work effectively independently and as a team member
• Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision

Qualifications

Essential

• Eligible to work in the UK
• Newly qualified GP (no more than 2 years qualified) with no previous or current substantive post
• GMC registered
• Other postgraduate qualifications (Minor Surgery, Education, Family planning etc)

Employer details

Employer name

South Fulham PCN Ltd

Address

5-7 Parsons Green

London

SW6 4UL