Location
Saffron Walden
Department
South Uttlesford PCN
Advertising Salary
DOE
Function
GP
Careers Site Advertising End Date
13 Feb 2025
Vacancy
8546
About the Role

Following the release of ARRS GP funding, South Uttlesford Primary Care Network (PCN), are looking for two GPs to join us on a fixed term contract until March 2025. We are seeking applicants within 2 years of CCT who have not yet held a substantive position post qualification. 

We are able to offer one full-time and one part-time post so please apply and we can discuss.
 
Working as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to support and care for a diverse patient group.  The role will include all general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care:
  • Undertaking a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, 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 medical problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation.
  • Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
  • Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
  • Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols.
  • Providing health education.
  • Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards.
  • Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements.
  • Delivering enhanced services.
  • Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.

Please see the job description for further information. 

About the Candidate

All applicants should have the following qualifications, skills and experience:

  • GMC registration.
  • Good understanding and experience of chronic disease management, and primary prevention and screening services.
  • Ability to take responsibility for your own career development, learning and performance and responsible for ensuring that all mandatory training is in date.
  • Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies and guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.
  • Commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a confidential manner.

 

About Us
We formed our primary care network, to work together to enable us to operate more efficiently and ensure that a greater proportion of our resource is focused on clinical care and improved access
 
Our PCN covers 54,000 patients across 4 practices across West Essex: Peacock Surgery, Angel Lane Surgery, John Tasker House. 
 

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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