ARRS GP Role

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the Salaried GP.

1. Provide patient-centred, evidence-based care that addresses the medical needs of the local patient population. This includes diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide variety of acute and chronic medical conditions, working to improve overall health outcomes.

2. Ensure that all medical services provided align with the standards and obligations set out in the primary care contract. This includes meeting targets related to patient care, access, and service quality, in compliance with NHS guidelines.

3.Implement safe, effective, and cost-efficient prescribing practices, ensuring that medication choices follow both local formularies and national prescribing guidelines

4. Ensure all administrative tasks, including managing referrals to secondary care, processing repeat prescription requests, reviewing test results, and handling patient queries, are completed promptly and accurately to support effective patient care.

5. Ensure that all patient consultations, treatments, and decisions are accurately recorded in patient notes in a timely manner, following best practices and adhering to legal and policy requirements. This is essential for continuity of care and medico-legal purposes.

6. Contribute to the practice team by taking on a fair and equitable share of clinical and administrative duties. This ensures smooth operations and a balanced workload across the practice.

7. Follow established clinical guidelines for patient care and actively participate in audits to ensure quality improvement. Take a proactive approach in implementing any audit recommendations to enhance patient safety and care standards.

8. Support practice-wide initiatives aimed at improving patient care, service delivery, and operational efficiency. Contribute ideas and take part in projects that drive continuous improvement in healthcare quality and outcomes.

9. Collaborate with other health and social care providers to ensure integrated services, maintain accurate patient records, support clinical and administrative staff to meet high standards and targets, and engage in role reviews to align with evolving service needs.

10. Work with your line manager to undertake continual personal and professional development, access regular supervision and take an active part in reviewing and developing the roles and responsibilities of the post.

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential
• Newly qualified GP (within Two years and not having had a substantive post) with full GMC registration and license to practice
• Experience using a primary care IT system such as EMIS and Accurx
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions
• General understanding of GMS contract

Experience

Essential

• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
• Ability to work autonomously, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice
• Understanding of evidence-based practice
• Ability to effectively triage, assess and diagnose
• Ability to request and review pathology tests and other relevant investigations and advise patients accordingly
• Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely.
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) including recording of accurate clinical notes
• Effective time management
• Ability to listen and empathise whilst being honest and caring
• Polite and confident, flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker with ability to use own judgement and common sense
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• Ability to work under pressure
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Good time management
• Observance of strict confidentiality
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• The role may require participation in extended hours (6:30 pm - 8:30 pm).
• Strong IT Skills

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).