Salaried ARRS GP

Please Note, Unfortuantely, We are unable to offer a Tier 2 Visa Sponsorship for this role. A Newly Qualified ARRs GP, you will be allocated across the GP practices to help deliver acute, on the day demand, as well as harness the benefits of local team working. Our team centred approach includes, regular clinical meetings, quarterly protected learning time meetings. We recognise the transition from working as a trainee into an independent practitioner and will support you with a dedicated Clinical Lead mentor and a named clinical supervisor in addition to the wider support package being offered by Rochdale North PCN. Main duties of the job To perform as an autonomous general practitioner working independently and with other health care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat the conditions of patients attending the GP practices. Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues and ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence. To be professionally accountable and responsible for all elements of clinical practice in accordance with the GMC code of conduct, ensuring the safety of patients and the quality of their care is the focus. About us GP practices across the Rochdale borough, who have historically worked independently, have come together to work in a federated model to improve healthcare across the Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (HMR) neighbourhoods. Rochdale Health Alliance (RHA) was established in 2016, by GP practices from across the Rochdale Borough, to streamline the way in which services are delivered and to contribute to the development of the wider health and social care provision across the Borough. Retaining their own identity and autonomy, general practitioner (GP) practices will work together and support community and hospital services, including the public and voluntary sector, to ensure healthcare is coordinated for the residents of the Rochdale borough. Each of the four localities of HMR, which include Rochdale, Heywood, Middleton and the Pennines elected GPs to represent their locality and become directors on the Board. The Board is supported by a management team who ensure the day to day functioning of the organisation. In a time of change for health and social care and in order to meet the needs of the public, health, social and voluntary sector providers are coming together to provide more efficient, cost effective healthcare system and to encourage and engage the public in managing their own care wherever possible. In HMR this is via the Local Care Organisation. RHA represents primary care on the board of the LCO. Job responsibilities In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will be available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations, visiting patients at home, checking, and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork, reports, 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 organisation. Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems. In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health and promoting healthy lifestyle strategies and education. Manage long-term conditions and patients with complex problems. Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards. Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements. Check, manage & process patient test results. Refer patients to secondary care and/or relevant organisations and internally within the PCN (e.g. to additional roles members of the PCN team) as required. Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand‑written prescriptions whenever possible) in line with local and national guidelines. Prescribing in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate. In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake the duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care in a surgery on a PCN basis. The post-holder may undertake fair share of home visiting sessions per week as allocated. Person Specification Qualifications Qualified GP at time of starting position. MRCGP GP CCT (Certificate of Completed Training) from October 2022 onwards. Experience Experience to work in a primary care environment. Experience of Continued Professional Development Experience of QOF and clinical Audit General Understanding of the GMS contract Experience of ICB initiatives Experience of medicines management 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr