PCN GP; ARRS

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

29/03/2026

Acute Visiting Service (AVS) Undertake home visits for patients in need of medical attention, including those who are housebound or unable to attend surgery who have been referred by GPs.

Provide comprehensive and timely care to patients, ensuring appropriate diagnosis, treatment, and follow‑up.

Work closely with practice staff, community health teams, and the wider PCN to ensure continuity of care for patients across services.

Ensure accurate and timely documentation of visits, clinical assessments, and treatment plans.

Ensure there is appropriate feedback to referring GP/clinician as required. Triage and treat patients wishing to see a health care professional, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team. Manage patients with problems needing referral to secondary care.

Ensure Service is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.

Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary. Work from the hub and within communities as an autonomous practitioner caring for patients and families.

Ensure that personal and professional clinical standards are maintained.

To communicate at all levels within the team ensuring an effective service is delivered.

To maintain accurate, contemporaneous healthcare records appropriate to the consultation.

Ensure evidence‑based care is delivered at the highest standards ensuring delivery of high‑quality patient care.

Works with local policies and procedures.

To achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development in order to meet the needs of the service.

To participate in the audit process, evaluation and implementing plans and practice change in order to meet patient need.

Contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the team and work colleagues.

Reports to clinical director PCN GP Hub

• centralised duties The PCN GP Hub provides centralised, same‑day appointments for patients from all five member practices.

The post holder will deliver high‑quality general practice care across the network from the PCN Hub at West Wirral.

Duties include:

Patient consultations:
Face‑to‑face consultations for acute same‑day problems.

Prescription management:
Reviewing, checking, and signing repeat prescriptions for patients from across the PCN. Administrative duties:
Responding to queries, reviewing test results, managing referral letters (NHS and private), tasks, emails, and other correspondence promptly and efficiently.

Long‑term condition management:
Supporting the management of chronic conditions and delivering preventative care in line with PCN protocols.

Clinical management:
Initiating investigations, reviewing results, and making referrals to secondary care or other appropriate providers.

Collaboration:

Working closely with multidisciplinary teams including nursing staff, healthcare assistants, Physician Associates, ACPs, Pharmacists, and other ARRS roles.

Access and capacity support:
Contributing to improved patient access, reducing waiting times, and supporting clinical capacity across the five practices.

Team participation:
Attending clinical meetings, multidisciplinary team meetings, and other PCN‑level discussions to improve patient care and service delivery.

Reporting:
Reporting to the Clinical Director and liaising with the PCN Lead GPs as required.

This Job Description is not exhaustive and may evolve to meet the needs of the PCN. Any changes will be discussed with the post holder and reviewed at appraisal meetings at least annually.

Additional Information The post holder is required to comply with all relevant policies and procedures pertinent to their post.

Failure to follow correct policies and procedures may result in disciplinary action.

Risk Management In Accordance with the Risk Management Strategy, employees will participate, whenever required, with the risk management process.

They will support line managers by attending mandatory and statutory training, completing…