Arrs Gp

About the Role

North Watford PCN have an exciting opportunity to join a forward thinking Primary Care Network (PCN) as a GP and become an integral part of a diverse clinical team delivering care to our 25,000+ registered patients. We are a small innovative PCN based in North Watford and one of the practices is renowned for their excellent teaching reputation.

We have progressed well with the national recruitment agenda and have already recruited Clinical Pharmacists, Social Prescribers, a Paramedic, an ANPs and a Mental Health Link Worker. Due to the changes in the ARRS Scheme to introduce General Practitioners we are looking to expand our team by seeking to employ a qualified General Practitioner to join our team.

Main duties of the role: Performing as an autonomous general practitioner working independently and with other health care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat the conditions of patients attending within a primary care setting. Providing 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 quality of their care is primary. Providing counselling and health education Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards Collecting data for audit purposes Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions Prescribing in accordance with the ICB prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate We work closely with our partners in the community.

For further details, please see job description attached. About the Candidate All applicants should have the following qualifications: Fully qualified GP with GMC registration. MRCGP. General Practitioner Certificate of Completion of Training CCT. Experience of working in a primary care environment. Experience of continued professional development.

Experience of QOF and clinical audit. General understanding of the primary care contract. Excellent communication skills written and oral. Strong IT skills. Clear polite telephone manner. Competent in the use of office and outlook. EMIS user skills. Effective time management planning and organising. Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.

Excellent interpersonal skills. Problem solving and analytical skills. Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure. Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes. Experience with clinical risk management. Desirable: Working within MDT settings.

About Us

We are a small, forward thinking, innovative primary care network (PCN) based in north Watford who have a diverse clinical team delivering care to our 25,000+ registered patients. We are one of the practices who is renowned for their excellent teaching reputation. We have progressed well with the national recruitment agenda and have already recruited clinical pharmacists, social prescribers, a paramedic, an ANP and a mental health link worker.

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.