GP; Newly Qualified ARRS

This job will be working for Westhoughton Primary Care Network

You will be working across the Westhoughton PCNpractices with other GPs already employed by the GP Federation

All Working hours will be between 08:00AM and 6:30PM Monday to Friday and working patterns comply with BMA recommendations

As a newly qualified GP within 2 years of qualification, you will undertake a variety of duties governed by the GMS contract to include:

• In person consultations
• Telephone consultations
• Visiting patients at home and in nursing homes
• Checking and signing repeat prescriptions
• Dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence as required
• All aspects of clinical administration

Take accountability for the highest standards and professional decision making in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers across the practice / PCN.Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs ofillness.

Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate.

Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients andin line with current Practice disease management protocols as well wider guidance such as that from NICE.Ensure appropriate follow up of patients.

Record clear and immediate consultation notes to agreed standards within clinical systems.

Actively participate in clinical audits, learning events and practice meetings, within a culture of continuous improvement.

Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions avoiding hand-written prescriptions.

Prescribe generically whenever appropriately and in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, Greater Manchester Medicines Management Group formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice.

Support practices in working towards local and national healthcare targets such as Quality Outcome Framework (QOF). Play a lead role in the practice achieving agreed and other key performance indicator targets as shaped by the Clinical Director, GP practices and Federation team.

Bolton GP Federation is a collective vehicle where Boltons GP practices come together, to deliver primary care; providing a place for collaboration, knowledge-sharing and coordination. The Federation is a voice ofthe priorities, needs and local intelligence of primary care into the wider healthcare system.

We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and we areproud of the services that we run, which include Primary Care Networks,Extended Primary Care, and Experienced Nurse Network and the Covid Vaccination Programme.

Our mission is to improve health and care. We meet everyday healthand care needs for people by connecting primary care systems and using creative thinking to develop, improve and support great local services.

Take accountability for the highest standards and professional decision making in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers across the practice / PCN.

Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs ofillness

Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate

Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients andin line with current Practice disease management protocols as well wider guidance such as that from NICE

Ensure appropriate follow up of patients

Record clear and immediate consultation notes to agreed standards within clinical systems

Actively participate in clinical audits, learning events and practice meetings, within a culture of continuous improvement

Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions avoiding hand-written prescriptions.

Prescribe generically whenever appropriately and in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, Greater Manchester Medicines Management Group formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice (asdefined by British National Formulary guidance)

Work with and provide support for other members of the primaryhealth care team & Federation

Support practices in working towards local and national healthcare targets such as Quality Outcome Framework (QOF)

Play a lead role in the practice achieving agreed and other key performance indicator targets as shaped by the Clinical Director, GP practices and Federation team.

• Proven ability to observe strict confidentiality
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to actively listen and empathise
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Competent time management and self-organisational skills
• Adaptable and forward looking with a 'solutions focused' approach to problem solving
• A proven commitment to professional development

• Newly qualified GP within 2 years of…