Connexus PCN

ARRS Salaried GP for Connexus PCN

The closing date is 11 July 2025

Job summary

Connexus PCN is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated ARRS GP to support the 5 practices on a rotational basis, working across only 2 sites at any one time. This role is an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified GP (less than 2 years qualified) to gain experience across different practices whilst having the security, support and benefits of a salaried role.

Main duties of the job

In accordance with the Practice session timetable, the successful applicant will be available to undertake a variety of duties including on site and telephone consultations, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with lab results, queries, paperwork, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.

The successful candidate will also support or lead on duty sessions, assess the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems, prescribe in accordance with the BNSSG and Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate, support other staff such as GP trainees, PCN allied staff, ANPs and nurses with clinical queries and participate in proportionally shared Enhanced Access (EA) hours (to be discussed) along with the other clinicians within the business.

About us

Connexus Primary Care Network brings together five GP Practices serving 50,000 patients in the Brislington, St Annes, Knowle, Totterdown and Stockwood areas of South Bristol. The PCN is located within South Bristol locality of the BNSSG Integrated Care Board and employs a small team of staff that are responsible for delivering a range of clinical services under contract with NHS England. We currently employ Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Clerks, who work closely with Practice employed Pharmacists, GP's and medicines management leads to ensure the provision of high quality clinical services. We have a prescription hub, a primary care pain clinic and many other collaborative projects working across the 5 practices.

Details

Date posted

20 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

A1833-25-0014

Job locations

Wick Road

Bristol

BS4 4HU


The Priory Surgery

326 Wells Road

Bristol

BS4 2QJ


Stockwood Medical Centre

Hollway Road

Bristol

BS148PT


Wells Road Surgery

233 Wells Road

Bristol

BS4 2DF


Job description

Job responsibilities

In accordance with the Practice session timetable, you will be available to undertake a variety of duties including on site and telephone consultations, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with lab results, queries, paperwork, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.

The successful candidate will also:

-Take the lead role of responsible duty doctor as part of a rota.

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

-Assess the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

-Prescribe in accordance with the BNSSG and Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

-Support other staff such as GP trainees, PCN allied staff, ANPs and nurses with clinical queries

-Participate in proportionally shared Enhanced Access (EA) hours (to be discussed) along with the other clinicians within the business. This could be early starts, late working or Saturday working (prorata, prebooked and fairly allocated.)

-Adhere to safeguarding requirements and deal appropriately with complaints, incidents and alerts using company systems and policies

-Adhere to all company clinical governance policies

-Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

-Collect data for audit purposes and for compliance with QOF requirements

-Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.

-Reflect and assess own and team performance.

-Work effectively with other agencies to meet patients needs in a person centred way.

-Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

-Mentor and provide clinical supervision for a multi-disciplinary team, this may include APs, Nursing and Administrative teams

-Commit to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice

-Meet CPD requirements and keep personal, mandatory and/or organisational training up to date, including any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment

-Support the practice in achieving contractual targets

-Communicate effectively with other team members.

-Communicate effectively with patients and carers.

Job description

Job responsibilities

In accordance with the Practice session timetable, you will be available to undertake a variety of duties including on site and telephone consultations, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with lab results, queries, paperwork, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion.

The successful candidate will also:

-Take the lead role of responsible duty doctor as part of a rota.

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

-Assess the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems

-Prescribe in accordance with the BNSSG and Practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate

-Support other staff such as GP trainees, PCN allied staff, ANPs and nurses with clinical queries

-Participate in proportionally shared Enhanced Access (EA) hours (to be discussed) along with the other clinicians within the business. This could be early starts, late working or Saturday working (prorata, prebooked and fairly allocated.)

-Adhere to safeguarding requirements and deal appropriately with complaints, incidents and alerts using company systems and policies

-Adhere to all company clinical governance policies

-Record clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

-Collect data for audit purposes and for compliance with QOF requirements

-Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.

-Reflect and assess own and team performance.

-Work effectively with other agencies to meet patients needs in a person centred way.

-Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

-Mentor and provide clinical supervision for a multi-disciplinary team, this may include APs, Nursing and Administrative teams

-Commit to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice

-Meet CPD requirements and keep personal, mandatory and/or organisational training up to date, including any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment

-Support the practice in achieving contractual targets

-Communicate effectively with other team members.

-Communicate effectively with patients and carers.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBCh or similar medical qualification
  • MRCGP or equivalent
  • Full registration with GMC
  • Inclusion on National Performers List
  • MDO/Medical Indemnity
  • Appropriate level of primary care experience Sound knowledge of clinical governance, including audit and care improvement activities

Desirable

  • Evidence of leadership in current role eg mentoring, leading safeguarding or prescribing domains or responsibility for QOF /IIF domains with evidence of successful outcomes. Evidence of involvement in clinical research in primary care. Evidence of involvement in training GP registrars and/or training and mentoring Allied health care professional staff. Evidence of working with frail or elderly patient or nursing home lead role. Evidence of work addressing health inequalities Evidence of Quality improvement work within primary care
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBCh or similar medical qualification
  • MRCGP or equivalent
  • Full registration with GMC
  • Inclusion on National Performers List
  • MDO/Medical Indemnity
  • Appropriate level of primary care experience Sound knowledge of clinical governance, including audit and care improvement activities

Desirable

  • Evidence of leadership in current role eg mentoring, leading safeguarding or prescribing domains or responsibility for QOF /IIF domains with evidence of successful outcomes. Evidence of involvement in clinical research in primary care. Evidence of involvement in training GP registrars and/or training and mentoring Allied health care professional staff. Evidence of working with frail or elderly patient or nursing home lead role. Evidence of work addressing health inequalities Evidence of Quality improvement work within primary care

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Connexus PCN

Address

Wick Road

Bristol

BS4 4HU


Employer's website

https://www.nightingalevalleypractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Connexus PCN

Address

Wick Road

Bristol

BS4 4HU


Employer's website

https://www.nightingalevalleypractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

PCN Ops manager

harj singh

harj.singh@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

20 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

A1833-25-0014

Job locations

Wick Road

Bristol

BS4 4HU


The Priory Surgery

326 Wells Road

Bristol

BS4 2QJ


Stockwood Medical Centre

Hollway Road

Bristol

BS148PT


Wells Road Surgery

233 Wells Road

Bristol

BS4 2DF


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