Salaried GP (ARRS)

Job responsibilities

Acute Visiting Service (AVS) 4 Sessions

Undertake home visits for patients in need of medical attention, including those who are housebound or unable to attend surgerywho have been referred by GPs.

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

Work alongside physician associates and paramedics already established in the Acute Home Visiting Team

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 evidenced-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

GP Practice Sessions 3 Sessions

Provide general practice care, including consultations, diagnosis, treatment, and management of both acute and chronic conditions.

Face to face and telephone consultations

Checking and signing repeat prescriptions

Work collaboratively with practice teams, including nursing staff, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, and other ARRS roles.

Administration - dealing with queries, patient test results, referral letters NHS/private, task, emails and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner

Support the management of long-term conditions and deliver preventative care.

Contribute to improving access to care for patients, reducing waiting times, and supporting clinical capacity within the practices.

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

Participate in clinical meetings, multidisciplinary team meetings, and other practice/PCN-level discussions to improve patient care.

Reports to clinical director

This Job Description is not exhaustive and may change as the post develops, but such change will not take place without consultation between the post holder and his/her manager. Job descriptions should be reviewed at least annually at the appraisal meeting.

There is a need to travel between sites, therefore ability to drive and uses own car is essential.

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 incident/accident forms for every adverse event or near miss that occurs, report all defects and complaints, and communicate any dangerous situation to individuals potentially at risk.

Health and Safety at Work

You must co-operate with those in authority and others in meeting the statutory requirements and in following policies and procedures. A copy of the Health and Safety Policy is available from your lead employer.

You are reminded that in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 you have a duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to yourself and to others affected by your work activities.

Infection Control

All staff must comply with infection control policies and guidance, attend relevant updates and report issues of concern to their immediate line manager.

Safeguarding Children and Adults

All employees have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults and are required to act in such a way that at all times safeguards their health and wellbeing. Familiarisation with and adherence to national and local safeguarding adults and children policies is an essential requirement upon all employees. Staff are also required to participate in related mandatory/statutory training.

All staff at Healthier West Wirral have a duty to conform to the following:

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

A good attitude and positive action towards ED&I creates an environment where all individuals are able to achieve their full potential. Creating such an environment is important for three reasons it improves operational effectiveness, it is morally the right thing to do and it is required by law.

Patients and their families have the right to be treated fairly and be routinely involved in decisions about their treatment and care. They can expect to be treated with dignity and respect and will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Patients have a responsibility to treat other patients and our staff with dignity and respect.

Staff have the right to be treated fairly in recruitment and career progression. Staff can expect to work in an environment where diversity is valued and equality of opportunity is promoted.

Safety, Health, Environment and Fire (SHEF)

This PCN is committed to supporting and promoting opportunities for staff to maintain their health, well-being and safety.

The post holder is to manage and assess risk within the areas of ...