PCN Newly Qualified Salaried GP (ARRS) – Cheltenham Peripheral Network

Job summary

Fixed Term until the end of March 2026, with a view to change subject to national DES contracting.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our multi-disciplinary PCN team.

Working for Cheltenham Peripheral Primary Care Network (CP PCN), you will be working between one and three of our 5 GP practices who collectively care for 54,000 patients. Our GP practices are located around the peripheral of Cheltenham extending in the south from Leckhampton to Bishops Cleeve and Winchcombe.

The PCN works innovatively to provide a holistic approach to our patient population. The PCN team already includes; Social Prescribing Link Workers, Care Coordinators, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, GP Assistants and a Mental Health Nurse.

Job responsibilities

To undertake a variety of duties including Surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing/authorising repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Manage a broad range of acute and chronic illnesses, ensuring that care is delivered in line with evidence-based guide lines and best practices.

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.

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness

Participate in the management of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, asthma, and COPD, ensuring that patients receive optimal long-term care.

In Consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health.

Providing counselling and health education

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 practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate.

The post-holder will be required to visit patients during surgery time in an emergency if clinically indicated.

The post-holder will undertake a share of home visits per week as allocated.

Job advert contact: Catherine Bettles, PCN Business Manager catherine.bettles1@nhs.net 07719086243

The Closing date is 5^th September

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