Salaried GP ARRS Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Salaried GP who qualifies under the ARRS scheme (newly qualified within the last two years and without a substantive post). If you would like clarification on eligibility, please do get in touch.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive, forward-thinking practice that prioritises patient care and clinician wellbeing. We hold weekly clinical meetings to openly discuss cases, encourage shared learning, and provide a safe space to share ideas and concerns ensuring you feel valued both clinically and personally.

ArdenMedical Centre is looking for a newly qualified GP on a 12 month fixed-term salaried contract working 4 sessions per week Monday and Tuesdays.

This post is suitable for fully qualified GPs only. Applications from trainees, FY doctors, or applicants without full GP registration will not be considered.

Main duties of the job

The GP will undertake a variety of duties governed by the GMS contract and objectives of Enhanced services, including:

• In person consultations
• Telephone consultations
• Triage calls
• Visiting patients at home and care homes
• On call duties
• Checking and signing repeat prescriptions
• Dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence as required
• Clinical administration
• Assessing, diagnosing, and managing patients appropriately
• Managing acute, chronic, and complex presentations
• Supporting quality improvement, enhanced services, and practice development
• Contributing to continuity of care and high clinical standards

About us

We are small and friendly GP Practice with all doctors working part-time.

We are a training practice with a growing list size of 6000 patients situated in the beautiful village of Knowle.

We are highly valued by our patient population with a good CQC rating with a dedicated long term staff team.

SystmOne clinical system

High-performing QOF practice

Supportive culture focused on teamwork, innovation, and staff wellbeing

We welcome informal visits and discussions.

Job responsibilities

Clinical and administrative responsibilities:

• Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
• Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• 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
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Check, read and interpret pathological results for patients
• Ensure appropriate follow up of patients
• Record clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes to agreed standards
• Participate in clinical audits, and learning event analyses and practice meetings
• Ensure that practice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately within information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy and for practice recording requirements under QOF and enhanced services.
• Appropriate use of read codes.
• Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions avoiding handwritten prescriptions.
• Prescribe appropriately and in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice (as defined by British National Formulary guidance)
• Work with and provide support for other members of the primary health care team
• Play a lead role in the practice achieving agreed and other key performance indicator targets
• Participate in team meetings and patient engagement events

Person Specification Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise and entry and the GP Register (Certificate of completion date must be within 2 years and not having held a substantive post before).
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Practice / Certificate of Confirming Eligibility for General Practice Registration (CEGPR), or equivalent.
• Included on the Medical Performers List or eligible.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Experience of NHS General Practice and primary care
• Experience of using electronic clinical patient records (EMIS/System One)
• Experience of medicines management
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• Understanding of policy developments related to the delivery of primary care services including General Practice, the GMS contract,
• Clinical Governance, Network Contract DES and Quality and Outcomes Framework
• Knowledge of the health needs of the Primary Care Network population
• Outstanding level of clinical knowledge and skills commensurate with that of an experienced GP
• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathic in distressing situations
• Effectively be able to communication and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Punctual and committed to support the team effort

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.

Depending on experience £10,300 per session