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

Following the release of ARRS GP funding we are looking for newly qualified (within 2 years) to Join Chester Central Primary Care Network on a fixed term salaried contact until 31 March 2025. We will consider applications for 4 sessions with a start date as soon as possible.

Our clinical system for all practices is EMIS Web and we have a structured administrative team to help with letters, results, medication management, etc.

Working as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to support and care for a diverse patient group

Main duties of the job

• Working across three of the six practices you will undertake a variety of duties including face to face and telephone consultations and queries, with no home visits or paperwork.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting medical problems, whether self-referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation;
• Assessing the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems;
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness;
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with practice disease management protocols;
• Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards;
• Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements;
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions;
• All general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

About us

Chester Central PCN is a well established PCN, delivering excellent care to over 40,000 patients across the city of Chester. We have six practices, four of which are in one building, The Elms Medical Practice, Fountains Medical Practice, Northgate Medical Centre and Northgate Village Surgery, with Garden Lane Medical Centre and St. Werburghs practice for the homeless within a short walking distance.

We have a number of excellent additional roles (ARRS) within our PCN including social prescriber link workers, clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, paramedics, counsellors, health and wellbeing coaches, dieticians, care co-ordinator, occupational therapist and physiotherapist which offer additional patient care and allow the Doctors to focus on patient care and signpost to the most relevant colleague or team.

We have two clinical directors who work closely together and a PCN Manager, who manages the day to day needs of the PCN and together offer a strong leadership team.

The practices within the PCN have all secured a rating of GOOD by the Care Quality Commission. The PCN is an established limited company having moved to this model in 2023.

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