Newly Qualified Salaried Gp (Pcn Arrs Role) )

Job summary Newly Qualified Salaried GP (PCN ARRS role)- 6 sessionsFixed contract up until 31st March 2025 with potential for extension.6 Sessions: 2 sessions on Friday essential, other 4 session dates negotiable.Candidates MUST have the right to work in the UK, we are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.Provisional Interview date: Monday 9th DecemberFollowingthe announcement of the new ARRS GP role available to PCNs, Leeds StudentMedical Practice and The Light Surgery Primary Care Network are looking for anenthusiastic, newly qualified GP to join their team on a fixed term basis until31st March 2025.
This role will be part of the PCN additional rolesreimbursement scheme (ARRS) and will have the potential to be extended beyondMarch pending NHS funding arrangements and guidance.The role will be based atLeeds Student Medical Practice and The Light Surgery (both located in Leedscity centre).
You will be requiredto work at both sites for this role, 2 days at LSMP and 1 day (Friday) at The Light Surgery.Tobe eligible for this role, you must have qualified within 2 years (after 30thSeptember 2022) and must NOT have had substantive employment within a GPpractice.Please note: Early application is encouraged and the PCN reserves the right to close this advert early due to demand.
Main duties of the job Main Responsibilities: Provide face-to-face and telephone consultations for routine and urgent care.
Conduct patient home visits (low frequency) Manage patient care in surgery, including investigating and reviewing results, developing care plans, and making referrals to secondary care or other providers.
Issue and sign repeat prescriptions, ensuring they align with national/local guidelines.
Administer and handle patient-related queries, test results, referral letters, and other tasks in a timely manner.
Record clear, contemporaneous consultation notes using EMIS and S1 clinical systems.
Ensure safe, evidence-based, and cost-effective care, in line with Practice disease management protocols and NICE guidance.
Independently prescribe medications within your scope of practice.
Review and manage patient medications following appropriate policies and local clinical guidelines.
Utilise other available clinical and support staff in delivering a holistic and patient centred care.
Actively participate in MDT and care conference meetings, as required.
Participate in on-call duties on a pro-rata basis, if required.
Please see the attached Job Description for more detailed information and a full list of responsibilites.
About us Leeds student medical practiceand The Light Surgery form our Primary Care Network, which workscollaboratively to ensure high quality, equitable, and sustainable care.
Wework together to represent over 57,000 patients and strive to provideoutstanding support.
Our work remains rooted in the local communities that weserve which is predominately student and young adult populations, so aninterest in these populations is a must for this role.
We are a supportive and friendly team.
We want themost resilient people to come and join our PCNThePCN is committed to creating a diverseand inclusive environment.
We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds,including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation,religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity,and caring responsibilityFor more information about LSMP and TLS PCN, please see our website: Job description Job responsibilities Main Responsibilities:Clinical Duties: Provide face-to-face and telephone consultations for routine and urgent care.
Conduct patient home visits (low frequency) Manage patient care in surgery, including investigating and reviewing results, developing care plans, and making referrals to secondary care or other providers.
Issue and sign repeat prescriptions, ensuring they align with national/local guidelines.
Administer and handle patient-related queries, test results, referral letters, and other tasks in a timely manner.
Record clear, contemporaneous consultation notes using EMIS and S1 clinical systems.
Ensure safe, evidence-based, and cost-effective care, in line with Practice disease management protocols and NICE guidance.
Independently prescribe medications within your scope of practice.
Review and manage patient medications following appropriate policies and local clinical guidelines.
Utilise other available clinical and support staff in delivering a holistic and patient centred care.
Actively participate in MDT and care conference meetings, as required.
Participate in on-call duties on a pro-rata basis, if required.
Health Promotion and Patient Support: Regularly screen for lifestyle factors and support patients in adopting health promotion strategies and self-care principles.
Contribute to the delivery of anticipatory care plans.
Professional Development: Maintain awareness of clinical practice developments.
Attend weekly huddle meetings, Friday Lunchtime training and clinical meetings Participate in an annual performance review and take responsibility for personal development.
Engage in mandatory training and attend courses as needed.
Team Collaboration: Provide clinical support and guidance to both clinical and administrative staff to maintain the highest care standards.
Collaborate with health and social care providers to deliver an integrated, safe service.
Risk Management and Compliance: Adhere to all practice policies and procedures, including those related to prescribing, confidentiality, and data protection.
Apply infection control measures and manage risks in compliance with local and national guidelines.
Contribute to clinical governance through audits, peer reviews, and significant event analysis.
Patient Safety and Confidentiality: Ensure patient and carer confidentiality, in line with practice policies.
Manage patient data securely, only disclosing it to authorised persons.
Equality and Diversity: Support equality and diversity in all aspects of patient care and teamwork.
Respect the privacy, dignity, and rights of patients and colleagues.
Personal/Professional Development:The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the PCN as part of this employment, such training to include: Keeping abreast of national and local guidance.
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.Quality and Governance:The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within PCN and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies.
Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources.Confidentiality: While seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters.
They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, staff, and other healthcare workers.
All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.Health & Safety:The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the PCN Health & Safety Policy, to include: Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Reporting potential risks identifiedSafeguarding:The post-holder will assist in promoting and protecting against any safeguarding concerns relating to Children and Adults, to include: To recognise and report to the appropriate authorities any concerns regarding Vulnerable Adult issues to include social care and mental health.
All staff must comply with mandatory training requirements and ensure that adult safeguarding is embedded as an essential part of their daily practice.
To recognise and report to the appropriate authorities any concerns regarding Child Protection issues to include possible child abuse.
Under section 11 of the Children Act 2004 all NHS staff must ensure that their functions are discharged regarding the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 Postholder to understand duties in relation to the Mental Capacity Act.Equality and Diversity:The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers, and colleagues, to include: Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with the PCN procedures and policies, and current legislation.
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers, and colleagues.
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform tasks as necessitated by your changing role within, and the overall objectives of, the organisation agenda.
Discussions on any major changes will be held with the postholder.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Must be GMC Registered E Experience Essential - General Practice Experience: Newly qualified GP (within 2 years) or recently completed GP training.
-Must be fully registered with the General Medical Council.
-Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to make confident decisions.
-Professional Conduct: Ability to work within professional codes of conduct, ensuring safe and effective patient care.
-Organisational Skills: Ability to manage time, workload, and patient-related administration efficiently.
-Team Player: Willingness to work across multiple practices and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
Desirable -Clinical Systems Knowledge: Experience with EMIS and S1 preferred.