This is an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified GP to join Coventry North Primary Care Network, a progressive and supportive PCN dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care. This post is funded through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) and its continuation is subject to ongoing NHS ARRS funding. In line with the PCN DES requirements, applicants must be within two years of completing their GP training (CCT). This ensures the role supports GPs at the early stage of their career as intended by the scheme.
You may be based at a single practice, a small group of practices, or work across any of the six Coventry North PCN sites; Allesley Village Surgery, Gables Medicentre, Govind Health Centre, Moseley Avenue Surgery, Park Leys Medical Practice and Springfield Medical Practice, depending on service needs and your development.
In this role, you will work autonomously as a GP while being fully supported by an experienced multidisciplinary team. Coventry North PCN offers a highly supportive environment for newly qualified GPs, helping you consolidate your training, build confidence and continue your professional development. If you are motivated, compassionate and ready to begin your GP career within an innovative, forward-thinking PCN, this is an excellent opportunity.
Main duties of the job
In this ARRS-funded role, you will deliver high-quality clinical care across Coventry North PCN practices. Your work will include face-to-face, telephone and online consultations, managing acute and long-term conditions, triaging patient contacts and making safe, autonomous clinical decisions.
You will manage results, prescribe appropriately, develop care plans and support patients with complex needs. You will also contribute to QOF, enhanced services, audits and wider quality improvement work across the PCN.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will collaborate with pharmacists, nurses, paramedics, social prescribers and other ARRS roles to deliver joined-up, patient-centred care. You will attend meetings, support trainees and maintain high standards of record keeping, safeguarding and governance.
About us
Coventry North PCN is a collaborative, supportive and forward-thinking network with a strong culture of teamwork, continuous learning and high-quality primary care. You will join an environment where open communication, mutual respect and shared problem-solving are central to how we work.
Depending on service needs, you may work at a single practice, a pair of practices or rotate across several sites, giving you valuable exposure to different teams while still being part of one cohesive network. You will work closely with a wide multidisciplinary workforce including ARRS-funded pharmacists, paramedics, social prescribers, nurses and other specialists creating a rich environment for shared learning and development.
We prioritise professional support and development, offering supervision, learning opportunities and a culture that encourages innovation and fresh ideas. This is an excellent environment for a newly qualified GP to grow, gain experience and contribute to improved patient care across the network.
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
The post holder will work as an autonomous General Practitioner within a supportive primary care team, providing high-quality, patient-centred clinical care. You will independently assess, diagnose, and manage a wide range of health conditions, supported by a multidisciplinary team across the practices and PCN.
You will provide expert advice and guidance to patients, carers, and colleagues, promoting evidence-based practice and maintaining clinical excellence at all times. The role also involves contributing to the education and training of medical trainees, students, and other healthcare staff, supporting continuous learning and professional development.
As a GMC-registered practitioner, you will be professionally accountable for all aspects of your clinical practice, ensuring patient safety, effective record-keeping, and the highest standards of care. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills and experience within an innovative and forward-thinking PCN
Main Duties
Conduct face-to-face and telephone consultations, home visits, and manage patient queries, reports, and correspondence efficiently.
Triage patients presenting to the practices via telephone, online, or in person.
Make professional, autonomous clinical decisions for self-referred patients or referrals from colleagues.
Assess and manage undifferentiated and undiagnosed patient problems.
Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
Develop care plans with patients in line with practice protocols, promoting healthy lifestyles and patient education.
Manage long-term conditions and patients with complex needs.
Maintain clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
Collect data for audit and comply with QOF requirements.
Deliver enhanced services as required.
Manage and review patient test results.
Refer patients to secondary care or other relevant services, including internal PCN team members.
Prescribe and issue repeat and acute prescriptions in line with local and national guidelines.
Person Specification
Knowledge
* Evidence of a commitment to on-going personal and professional development
* Understanding the role of medical services in a wider public health agenda
* Knowledge of the demographic characteristics that affect health and health care in the area including health inequalities
* Understanding current NHS policies
* Understanding of General Practice Services
* Understanding of Primary Care Networks and how they work
Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent medical degree
* Certification of Completion of Training JCPTGP/PMETB. Applicant should be within two years of completion of their GP training as per PCN DES guidelines.
* Full registration with GMC
* Inclusion on Performers List
Experience
* Experience of primary care through the GP Vocational Training Scheme
* Able to use EMIS clinical computing system, however full training is available
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£10,500 per year (4 - 9 Sessions per week available)
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