PCN (ARRS) General Practitioner

Job summary

We are looking for a GP to join our fantastic PCN! Could it be you?

Tollgate Medical Centre is a GP Practice within Docklands PCN, and we are looking to recruit a GP via the ARRS pathway up to 6 sessions based at the Practice.

We are looking for someone who is:

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Flexible and a good team worker to enable the best outcomes for patients

Organised and dependable

Passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients

We offer:

£11,000 sessional rate

Access to NHS Discount & Support Schemes

Ability to login to work remotely to improve the flexible options

Indemnity top up over and above state indemnity scheme

NHS Pension scheme

6 weeks paid annual leave (pro rata)

1 week paid study leave (pro rata)

Onsite parking available

You will have the appropriate UK qualification to practice in the UK and be registered with the GMC and not subject to suspension, and be listed on the Performers List.

If you would like to know more, we would love to hear from you. The position is available immediately; however, the start date is negotiable for the right candidate.

Main duties of the job

We like to give all our GPs a variety of work to make their working week more enjoyable, including:

triage of online forms

on call (maximum one session per week)

face to face sessions (up to 14 contacts per session)

telephone sessions (up to 16 contacts per session)

+ - some specialist clinics and clinical lead opportunities.

We support our GPs with our broad team including Nurses, HCAs and Phlebotomists, Paramedics, Pharmacists, Care Coordinators, Social Prescriber, Mental Health Workers, First contact physiotherapists and our in-house data and administrative teams.

This multidisciplinary team reduces your workload in a number of ways:

Far fewer home visits

Fewer minor illnesses

Support with complex mental health patients

Negligible repeat prescription workload

Significantly reduced clinical admin work

Supporting the whole practice team is very important to us and we want you to excel and to work with us in providing excellent patient care. We encourage personal development and there are opportunities to pursue special interests, ie. minor operations, baby clinics, contraception, or becoming a Trainer.

We encourage camaraderie within the Tollgate family and have regular meetings, including weekly Clinical meetings and optional GP daily huddles, for coffee, chat and cake!

About us

Docklands PCN is a collaboration of 3 GP Practices within the southwest of Newham, which began working together in 2019. Tollgate Medical Centre is a dynamic, forward thinking, friendly, training practice looking for a GP to work within our wonderful team.

Tollgate Medical Centre has an excellent supportive reputation, including many of our doctors who trained within the practice. We recognise that looking after each other is key to delivering high quality clinical care, plus improves our personal and working lives. We are a strong practice, and are proud of the work we do within our PCN.

Tollgate Medical Centre is proud to have been recognised by the HSJ awards, as a finalist for Workforce Initiative of the Year 2020, in pioneering methodologies for taking the pressure off doctors whilst continuing to provide excellent patient care. This attracted the attention from NHS England and a visit to the practice from the Prime Minister. We are delighted to have been accredited the Gold Award for Pride in Practice and supporting LGBT+ patients, and also a Gold Award for Green Impact for Health.