Salaried General Practitioner (ARRS funded) WN PCN

The post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients. Working Arrangements You will have a base at Henry Moore Clinic (which will also be used for the purposes of claiming mileage), but will be required to work flexibly across the PCN GP practices and premises and potentially across the Wakefield District. As the role requires you to commute across the Wakefield District, applicants should hold a full driving licence, which is valid in the UK, and hold the relevant car insurance to cover travel for business purposes or have the ability to be mobile by using other modes of transport for which reasonable expenses will be payable. Hours of work are 28 hours per week (part-time) to be worked flexibly between 8am and 6.30pm Monday to Friday. Where you may be required to support clinical services outside of these hours, time off in lieu will be made available., In accordance with the PCN/General Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themself available to undertake a variety of duties to include:

• Surgery consultation
• Telephone consultations and queries
• Visiting patients at home
• Checking and signing repeat prescriptions; and
• Dealing with queries ( including tasks), paperwork ( including letters), reports and correspondence in a timely fashion, All practices have PCN ARRS staff working alongside them which includes a Pharmacy Team, a Mental Health Practitioner, an Occupational Therapist, Health and Wellbeing Coaches, Care Co-ordinators, a Social Prescriber, Paramedics and nurses providing an outreach service to our housebound patients and those requiring support in other settings.
Your week will include personal development time and tutorials, with monthly protected training sessions provided in a GP practice, across the PCN or all of Wakefield.

Wakefield North PCN is made up of six practices across Castleford, Normanton and Featherstone, four of which are registered training practices. We are also part of the West Yorkshire GP Educators Programme, and our experienced Clinical Directors include a GP Training Programme Director and the Wakefield Mental Health Lead. You will be part of a fantastic primary care team of enthusiastic GPs, nurses and advanced practitioners who can provide you with the opportunity to learn and develop your knowledge of primary care whilst being part of an inclusive and supportive PCN.