PWE is a group of East Lancashire General Practices within East Lancashire Hospitals Trust. The practices have excellent multidisciplinary teams and supportive clinical leadership and aim to drive improvements in high quality patient‑centred care.
As a salaried GP you will undertake a wide variety of clinical work including routine and complex consultations with patients, rotational on‑call duty, home visits, workflow and admin tasks. The position is part‑time covering five sessions per week.
Responsibilities
- Practice‑based consultations – telephone and face‑to‑face
- Home‑based consultations
- Participation in the GP on‑call rotation
- Triaging requests for appointments and ensuring patients are seen by the most appropriate member of the team
- Making professional and autonomous decisions
- Health screening and developing and managing care plans
- Chronic disease management
- Prescription management
- Other duties commensurate with the role
Essential Qualifications
- Registered medical practitioner on the General Practice Register under Article 10 of the Specialist Medical Practice Order 2003
- Not subject to suspension under section 41A of the Medical Act 1983
- Qualified General Practitioner (completed Certificate of Completion of Training)
- Currently on a performers list and not suspended from the list or the medical register
- Accredited as a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP), MBBS or equivalent degree
- In practice as a GP or locum
- Experience and commitment to working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF)
- Experience of working in a primary‑care environment in areas with significant health problems
- Experience of audit and improving care for patients
Desirable Criteria
- Experience of using EMIS
- Understanding the roles of medical services in a wider public‑health agenda
- Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the area
- Understanding current NHS policy
- Understanding health and social needs of a practice population
- Understanding the issues and challenges facing primary care
- Commitment to ongoing personal development, education and training
- Strong interpersonal, organisational and leadership skills
- Excellent record‑keeping skills
- Ability to provide enhanced services (e.g., minor surgery)
- Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative
- Ability to support and mentor GP registrars, medical students and other health professionals
- Appropriate UK professional registration
Salary and Hours
Salary advertised is for full‑time hours. For this part‑time post of 37.5 hours per week the salary will be pro‑rated. New entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band on the Agenda for Change pay scale.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
The Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our BAME communities.
