Newly Qualified Salaried GP (ARRS)

at  Healthier West Wirral Primary Care Network

Acute Visiting Service (AVS) 4 Sessions Undertake home visits for patients in need of medical attention, including those who are housebound or unable to attend surgerywho have been referred by GPs. 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 health care 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 evidenced-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 3 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. Risk Management 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. Service delivery 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

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