ARRS GP East PCN

ACCOUNTABLE TO:
Clinical Director Dr Yasara Naheed Care Home Lead Dr Alice Mervin

PLACE OF WORK:
Northbridge house ( with travel to care Homes)

CONTRACT:

ARRS contract

The opportunity:

PCN is a forward-thinking Primary Care Network delivering care to a patient population of circa 54,000 across 6 practices:

Briercliffe Surgery

Burnley Wood Medical Centre

Thursby Surgery

Yorkshire Street Medical Centre

Our aim is to provide exemplary patient care, finding innovative solutions in general practice to deliver the best care we can to our patients.

Our PCN and practice teams have a positive and supportive working relationship, and this role is an opportunity to enhance our PCN services further.

Main

Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical responsibilities

In accordance with the network rota, as agreed, the post-holder will be available to undertake a variety of duties including, telephone & video consultations and queries, visiting patients at care homes, checking and signing/authorising repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the care home team.

Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.

Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness 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.

Expectation to complete a mandatory induction.

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 East Lancashire Alliance is a network of 9 PCNs covering 48 GP practices covering a population of over 390,000 patients across East Lancashire. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves in ensuring our patients feel safe, supported, communicated with and respected at a time when they may be feeling vulnerable. The Alliance are proud to represent our member practices and to champion our Primary Care Partners, by working with local general practice and other system partners in the provision of patient centred, local healthcare services.

Each practice has a close-knit team of staff who collectively seek to improve the health of their patient populations.

East Lancashire is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside, to the heart of the vibrant inner Towns and Villages with great shopping, entertainment and dining options. Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity

We are seeking a GP to support our Care Home Service providing clinical cover and support to our Care Home Residents. We are looking for a proactive GP to perform as an autonomous general practitioner working independently with other health care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat the conditions of patients living in care home settings. Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues whilst maintaining 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.

The post holder will need to be capable of independent travel across the network and work flexibly to meet the needs of the business.

• Newly qualified GP (within 2 years and not having had a substantive post) with full GMC registration and license to practice.
• Experience of working in a GP training practice using Emis
• Experience of working in urgent care and/or a primary…