Newly Qualified Salaried GP (ARRS)

Healthier West Wirral Primary Care Network; Upton; On-site; GBP 11,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Newly Qualified Salaried GP to provide comprehensive care within a supportive multidisciplinary team. The role includes home visits, managing both acute and chronic conditions, and collaboration with various health practitioners. With a competitive salary of £10,900 per session, the position offers flexible working arrangements and a chance to enhance patient access to care. Candidates must hold GMC registration and have recently completed their training.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

Support from a multidisciplinary team

Qualifications

• Must be included in NHS England’s list of medical practitioners.
• Hold full registration with the GMC on the GP Register.
• Be a Newly Qualified GP with CCT obtained within the last two years.

Responsibilities

• Undertake home visits for patients in need of medical attention.
• Provide comprehensive and timely care to patients.
• Work collaboratively with practice teams and community health teams.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team

Time management

Proficient in using electronic health records

Passionate about improving healthcare outcomes

Education

Certificate of Completion of Training in General Practice

Full registration with the General Medical Council

Job description

Go back Healthier West Wirral Primary Care Network

Newly Qualified Salaried GP (ARRS)

The closing date is 21 January 2026

Following the release of ARRS GP information and funding we are looking for newly qualified (within 2 years and not having had a substantive post), enthusiastic, forward‑thinking GPs to join Healthier West Wirral Primary Care Network. We are looking for 9 sessions per week with a start date as soon as possible.

Main duties of the job

Undertake home visits for patients in need of medical attention, including those who are housebound or unable to attend surgery who have been referred by GPs.

Provide comprehensive and timely care to patients, ensuring appropriate diagnosis, treatment, and follow‑up.

Provide general practice care across the 5 GP Practices within Healthier West Wirral PCN, including consultations, diagnosis, treatment, and management of both acute and chronic conditions.

Work collaboratively with practice teams, including nursing staff, healthcare assistants, pharmacists and other ARRS roles.

Work within a multidisciplinary team, gaining exposure to innovative primary care models such as AVS.

Contribute to improving access to care for patients, reducing waiting times, and supporting clinical capacity within the practices.

About us

Healthier West Wirral PCN supports a population of over 70,000 patients across 5 different practices including Marine Lake Medical Practice, Myrtle Group Practice, Upton Group Practice, West Wirral Group Practice and Greasby Group Practice.

We are an ambitious and forward thinking organisation that has already had much success building a large PCN team including Physician Associates, ACPs, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Tech, Nurses, Care Coordinators and Paramedics.

Key Benefits of joining our team

Competitive salary of £10,900 per session.

Flexible working across a supportive and innovative PCN environment.

The chance to work across multiple practices, developing a broad understanding of primary care delivery in the PCN.

Work within a multidisciplinary team, gaining exposure to innovative primary care models such as our Acute Visiting Service.

Job responsibilities

Acute Visiting Service (AVS)

Undertake home visits for patients in need of medical attention, including those who are housebound or unable to attend surgery who have been referred by GP practices.

Provide comprehensive and timely care to patients, ensuring appropriate diagnosis, treatment, and follow‑up.

Work alongside physician associates and paramedics already established in the Acute Home Visiting Team.

Work closely with practice staff, community health teams, and the wider PCN to ensure continuity of care for patients across services.

Ensure accurate and timely documentation of visits, clinical assessments, and treatment plans.

Ensure there is appropriate feedback to referring GP/clinician as required.

Triage and treat patients wishing to see a health care professional, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team.

Manage patients with problems needing referral to secondary care.

Ensure Service is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.

Advise patients on general healthcare and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary.

Work from the hub and within communities as an autonomous practitioner caring for patients and families.

Ensure that personal and professional clinical standards are maintained.

To communicate at all levels within the team ensuring an effective service is delivered.

To maintain accurate, contemporaneous healthcare records appropriate to the consultation.

Ensure evidence‑based care is delivered at the highest standards ensuring delivery of high quality patient care.

Works with local policies and procedures.

To achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development in order to meet the needs of the service.

To participate in the audit process, evaluation and implementing plans and practice change in order to meet patient need.

Contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the team and work colleagues.

Reports to clinical director.

GP Practice Sessions

Provide general practice care, including consultations, diagnosis, treatment, and management of both acute and chronic conditions.

Face to face and telephone consultations.

Checking and signing repeat prescriptions.

Work collaboratively with practice teams, including nursing staff, healthcare assistants, pharmacists and other ARRS roles.

Administration – dealing with queries, patient test results, referral letters NHS/private, task, emails and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner.

Support the management of long‑term conditions and deliver preventative care.

Contribute to improving access to care for patients, reducing waiting times, and supporting clinical capacity within the practices.

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.

Participate in clinical meetings, multidisciplinary team meetings, and other practice/PCN‑level discussions to improve patient care.

Reports to clinical director.

This Job Description is not exhaustive and may change as the post develops, but such change will not take place without consultation between the post holder and his/her manager. Job descriptions should be reviewed at least annually at the appraisal meeting.

There is a need to travel between sites, therefore ability to drive and uses own car is essential.

Additional Information

The post holder is required to comply with all relevant policies and procedures pertinent to their post. Failure to follow correct policies and procedures may result in disciplinary action.

In accordance with the Risk Management Strategy, employees will participate, whenever required, with the risk management process. They will support line managers by attending mandatory and statutory training, completing incident/accident forms for every adverse event or near miss that occurs, report all defects and complaints, and communicate any dangerous situation to individuals potentially at risk.

Health and Safety at Work

You must co‑operate with those in authority and others in meeting the statutory requirements and in following policies and procedures. A copy of the Health and Safety Policy is available from your lead employer.

You are reminded that in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 you have a duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to yourself and to others affected by your work activities.

Infection Control

All staff must comply with infection control policies and guidance, attend relevant updates and report issues of concern to their immediate line manager.

Safeguarding Children and Adults

All employees have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults and are required to act in such a way that at all times safeguards their health and wellbeing. Familiarisation with and adherence to national and local safeguarding adults and children policies is an essential requirement upon all employees. Staff are also required to participate in related mandatory/statutory training.

All staff at Healthier West Wirral have a duty to conform to the following:

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

A good attitude and positive action towards ED&I creates an environment where all individuals are able to achieve their full potential. Creating such an environment is important for three reasons: it improves operational effectiveness, it is morally the right thing to do and it is required by law.

Patients and their families have the right to be treated fairly and be routinely involved in decisions about their treatment and care. They can expect to be treated with dignity and respect and will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Patients have a responsibility to treat other patients and our staff with dignity and respect.

Staff have the right to be treated fairly in recruitment and career progression. Staff can expect to work in an environment where diversity is valued and equality of opportunity is promoted.

Safety, Health, Environment and Fire (SHEF)

This PCN is committed to supporting and promoting opportunities for staff to maintain their health, well‑being and safety.

The post holder is to manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients and 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.

Confidentiality

The PCN and associated practices are committed to maintaining an outstanding confidential service. Patients entrust and permit us to collect and retain sensitive information relating to their health and other matters pertaining to their care. They do so in confidence and have a right to expect all staff will respect their privacy and maintain confidentiality at all times.

Quality and Continuous Improvement (CI)

To preserve and improve the quality of PCN outputs, all personnel are required to think not only of what they do but how they achieve it. By continually re‑examining our processes, we will be able to develop and improve the overall effectiveness of the way we work.

The responsibility for this rests with everyone working within the PCN and practices to look for opportunities to improve quality and share good practice and to discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care.

Learning and development

The effective use of training and development is fundamental in ensuring that all staff are equipped with the appropriate skills, knowledge, attitude and competences to perform their role. All staff will be required to partake and complete mandatory training as directed by PCN Operations Manager/HR Lead. It is an expectation for this post holder to assess their own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate.

Collaborative working

Teamwork is essential in multidisciplinary environments and the post holder is to work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working. To work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery.

Effective communication is essential and all staff must ensure they communicate in a manner which enables the sharing of information in an appropriate manner.

Managing information

All staff should use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in the planning, implementation and monitoring of care and presenting and communicating information.

Data should be reviewed and processed using accurate SNOMED/read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.

Staff will be given detailed information during the induction process regarding policy and procedure. The post holder must adhere to the information contained within PCN and local practice policies and regional directives, ensuring protocols are adhered to at all times.

Professional conduct

All staff are required to dress appropriately for their role. PCN staff members are to familiarise themselves and comply with local practice protocol.

Person Specification

Experience

• To be eligible for this ARRS‑funded position, candidates must:
• Registration and Certification:
• Be included in NHS England’s list of medical practitioners as per section 91 of the NHS Act 2006.
• Hold full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) on the General Practitioner Register.
• Be a Newly Qualified GP who obtained their Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Practice within the last two years, verifying completion of the postgraduate training required to practise independently.
• Professional Standing:
• Not be prohibited from providing services due to regulation breaches (e.g., NHS Performers Lists Regulations).
• Not be suspended from practice by the NHS or from the GMC’s list of medical practitioners.
• Not be subject to any interim suspension orders from the GMC under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983.
• Employment Terms:
• Be employed on terms at least as favourable as those outlined in the Model terms and conditions of service for a salaried general practitioner employed by a GMS practice.
• Restrictions on Previous Employment:
• Cannot be reimbursed under this scheme if previously substantively employed as a GP in general practice, unless explicitly agreed upon with the commissioner.
• Temporary Employment:
• May be employed in temporary capacities, such as locum doctors, but this must be explicitly stated and agreed upon with the commissioner.
• Other Requirements:
• Have the legal right to work in the UK.
• Hold appropriate medical indemnity insurance covering all professional duties.
• Complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
• Possess a valid digital badge for secure system access and patient care delivery.
• Be willing to engage in ongoing professional development as required by the ARRS.
• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of working in a GP practice
• Knowledge of Primary Care Networks
• ABOUT YOU:
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to manage time effectively and work independently.
• Passionate about improving healthcare outcomes.
• Proficient in using electronic health records.
• Eager to embrace new ideas and new technologies.

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 to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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