General Practitioner for Canalaside Primary Care Network

The Hive Health Centre

The closing date is 31 December 2024

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Job summary

Primary Care Networks (PCNs) form a key building block of the NHS long-term plan. Bringing general practices together to work at scale has been a policy priority for some years for a range of reasons, including improving the ability of practices to recruit and retain staff; to manage financial and estates pressures; to provide a wider range of services to patients and to more easily integrate with the wider health and care system.

Main duties of the job

As a General Practitioner for the Canalside PCN you will working across 7 practices in the network offering additional appointments for patients.

You will have face to face, telephone and video consultations along with occasional home visits with patients and be able to prescribe to treat patient conditions.

You will be able to work independently as well as part of a team by increasing availiability for practice appointments.

About us

A Primary Care Network - often shortened as PCN - is a group of GP practices based in a local community.

Typically, its between 5 to 10 GP practices covering patient population of 30,000 to 50,000.

A PCN encourages GP practices within the network to share their expertise and resources, and develop closer partnerships with community health providers, hospitals, mental health trusts, community pharmacy and voluntary organisations.

Our network is called Canalside and currently comprises of 7 local practices.

Date posted

06 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A5490-24-0002

Job locations

Off Clough Street

Middelton

Manchester

M24 2YJ


Middleton Health Centre

Middleton Shopping Centre

Middleton

Manchester

M24 4EL


Kirkholt Medical Practice

The Strand

Rochdale

Lancashire

OL11 2JG


Dr Hamid's Practice

Nye Bevan House 2nd Floor Maclure Road

Rochdale

OL111DN


Kingsway Medical Practice

Kingsway

Rochdale

Lancashire

OL16 4AT


Wellfield Health Centre

116 Oldham Road

Rochdale

Lancashire

OL11 1AD


Castleton Health Centre

2 Elizabeth Street

Rochdale

Lancashire

OL11 3HY


Job description

Job responsibilities

The ARRS funding has created an opportunity for a GP who has qualified within the last 2 years to gain some experience working in our supportive and very friendly PCN practices in in Canalside.

You will be required to work across 7 practices (7 sites) supporting our practices through the ongoing pressures on primary care.

We are a highly supportive PCN and the practices all work closely within the PCN, understanding the importance of a good work/life balance with an open-door ethos.

To undertake duties governed by the PMS & GMS contract and Objectives of Direct and Local Enhanced

Services including:

Face to face and telephone consultations

Patient Home visits and Nursing Home visits

Checking and signing repeat prescriptions

Administration - dealing with queries, patient test results, referral letters NHS/private, task, emails and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner

Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate

Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well wider guidance such as that from NICE

Job description

Job responsibilities

The ARRS funding has created an opportunity for a GP who has qualified within the last 2 years to gain some experience working in our supportive and very friendly PCN practices in in Canalside.

You will be required to work across 7 practices (7 sites) supporting our practices through the ongoing pressures on primary care.

We are a highly supportive PCN and the practices all work closely within the PCN, understanding the importance of a good work/life balance with an open-door ethos.

To undertake duties governed by the PMS & GMS contract and Objectives of Direct and Local Enhanced

Services including:

Face to face and telephone consultations

Patient Home visits and Nursing Home visits

Checking and signing repeat prescriptions

Administration - dealing with queries, patient test results, referral letters NHS/private, task, emails and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner

Cover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate

Develop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well wider guidance such as that from NICE

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To hold a degree in medicine that is recognised by the General Medical Council (GMC).
  • Have completed a two year foundation course in general training. This will give you practical experience of the job.
  • To complete specialist training in general medical practice.
  • Complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in primary care or in general practice
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To hold a degree in medicine that is recognised by the General Medical Council (GMC).
  • Have completed a two year foundation course in general training. This will give you practical experience of the job.
  • To complete specialist training in general medical practice.
  • Complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in primary care or in general practice

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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

The Hive Health Centre

Address

Off Clough Street

Middelton

Manchester

M24 2YJ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

The Hive Health Centre

Address

Off Clough Street

Middelton

Manchester

M24 2YJ


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager for The Hive Health Centre

Victoria Buckland

v.buckland@nhs.net

Date posted

06 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A5490-24-0002

Job locations

Off Clough Street

Middelton

Manchester

M24 2YJ


Middleton Health Centre

Middleton Shopping Centre

Middleton

Manchester

M24 4EL


Kirkholt Medical Practice

The Strand

Rochdale

Lancashire

OL11 2JG


Dr Hamid's Practice

Nye Bevan House 2nd Floor Maclure Road

Rochdale

OL111DN


Kingsway Medical Practice

Kingsway

Rochdale

Lancashire

OL16 4AT


Wellfield Health Centre

116 Oldham Road

Rochdale

Lancashire

OL11 1AD


Castleton Health Centre

2 Elizabeth Street

Rochdale

Lancashire

OL11 3HY


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