• Job Description

  Req#: B0262-25-0003?language=en&page=862&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are seeking an enthusiastic newly qualified GP to join our PCN. This will be a portfolio role which will involve both working within practices and supporting the development of frailty services in the local area.

  Working Hours: 4 sessions

  Main duties of the job

  Practice based work will focus upon

  • Holistic Assessments: Conduct assessments that consider the physical, emotional, and social aspects of patients' health, aiming to create personalised care plans.
  • Home Visits: Provide comprehensive medical care to patients in their homes, ensuring timely and effective treatment for those unable to visit the surgery.
  • Multi-disciplinary approach: work alongside other healthcare professionals, including nurses, social workers, and allied health professionals, to deliver integrated care.

  Frailty Service Development

  • work with colleagues and inform the design and implement services that address the needs of frail population
  • utilise data and analytics to understand population needs and work with colleagues to develop interventions
  • participate in quality improvement initiatives and contribute to the ongoing development of best practice within surgeries and wider PCN

  The successful candidate must be newly qualified, within 2 years, and not previously had a substantive post. You will be provided with the necessary training and development and CPD time within the scope of the role.

  About us

  Our South Southwark Primary Care Network (PCN) is made up of all 18 GP Practices in Camberwell, Peckham and Dulwich, approximately 156,000 patients, supported by their GP Federation, Improving Health (IHL). We are a large PCN with 60 staff in post to date and continue to expand over the coming year. We are committed to supporting and developing our staff, knowing this is crucial to our success. We have robust systems in place, including supervision and peer support, and continue to build on this as we expand our PCN team.

  Following the introduction of GP roles into the PCN Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS), we are looking for a newly qualified, enthusiastic, forward-thinking GP to join our PCN. This position offers an exciting opportunity to deliver high-quality care through both direct service delivery and contributing to the development of our frailty services. The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient care and service delivery.

  Details

  Date posted

  07 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £11,000 a year plus NHS pension and professional indemnity

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  B0262-25-0003

  Job locations

  Cornerstone Studios

  1 Addington Square

  London

  SE5 7JZ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Working Hours - 4 sessions

  Location - Working across Dulwich & Nunhead practices

  Key Responsibilities include

  • Provide comprehensive and timely care to patients, ensuring appropriate diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
  • Undertake home visits for patients in need of medical attention, including those who are housebound or unable to attend surgery who have been referred by GPs.
  • Work closely with practice staff, community health teams, and the wider PCN to ensure continuity of care for patients across services.
  • Ensure accurate and timely documentation of visits, clinical assessments, and treatment plans.
  • Ensure there is appropriate feedback to referring GP/ clinician as required
  • Triage and treat patients wishing to see a health care professional, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team
  • Manage patients with problems needing referral to secondary care.
  • Ensure service is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.
  • Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary
  • Ensure that personal and professional clinical standards are maintained.
  • Communicate at all levels within the team ensuring an effective service is delivered.
  • Maintain accurate, contemporaneous healthcare records appropriate to the consultation.
  • Ensure evidenced-based care is delivered at the highest standards ensuring delivery of high-quality patient care.
  • Awareness of, and compliance with, all relevant practice policies/guidelines e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, safeguarding, data protection, health and safety and QOF standards
  • Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development to meet the needs of the service.
  • Participate in the audit process, evaluation and implementing plans and practice change to meet patient need.

  Duties may vary from time to time, without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.

  Key working relationships

  • Practice teams within neighbourhood
  • PCN multi-disciplinary workforce including Extended Primary Care Service
  • Clinical Directors
  • IHL Managing Director
  • IHL Federation team
  • Patients
  • Wider health and social care services as appropriate

  Person Specification

  Experience:

  Essential:

  Medical degree MBBS or equivalent

  MRCGP or equivalent certification

  Within 2 years of completion of CCT

  Full GMC registration on GP register

  Not previously substantively employed in GP practice

  Experience of working in a primary care environment or similar healthcare setting

  Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions

  Experience of providing home visits

  Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice.

  Understanding of evidence-based practice.

  Evidence of working autonomously, with some support and supervision

  Experience working within a MDT.

  Experience using clinical coding.

  Desirable

  • Experience in Triage
  • Knowledge of Quality and Outcomes Framework.
  • Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
  • Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
  • Knowledge of health-promotion strategies

  Clinical knowledge and skills

  Essential

  • Ability to effectively triage, assess and diagnose
  • Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
  • Assessing and managing acute deteriorations/exacerbations of Long-Term Conditions
  • Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
  • Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely.
  • Broad knowledge of clinical governance
  • Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GP

  Desirable

  • Experience of Emis web
  • Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
  • Knowledge of health promotion strategies

  Skills

  Essential

  • Excellent communication skills, written and oral, including recording of accurate clinical notes.
  • Strong IT skills and competent in the use of Microsoft Office and Outlook
  • Effective time management - Planning, Organising and Prioritising, with excellent problem solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to work autonomously, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to listen and empathise whilst being honest and caring
  • Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure with and understanding of the audit process

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of General Practice Clinical Systems

  Personal qualities and attributes

  Essential

  • Polite and confident, flexible and cooperative
  • Motivated, forward thinker with ability to use own judgement and common sense
  • Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
  • High levels of integrity
  • Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
  • Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
  • Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
  • Commitment to ongoing professional development
  • Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
  • Observance of strict confidentiality.

  Other - Essential

  • Disclosure Barring Service check
  • Capable of independent travel across the network and work flexibly to meet the needs of the PCN

  Individual responsibilities

  The post holder has a responsibility to adhere to all IHL policies, procedures and relevant legislation including the requirements of any professional bodies; maintain satisfactory personal performances and professional standards and to achieve agreed objectives for their role; attend mandatory training as identified by IHL and contribute to their own development.

  Equality and Diversity

  Recognising the rights of patients, carers, relatives and colleagues and respecting their needs, beliefs, privacy and dignity.

  Not discriminating against patients, carers, relatives or colleagues on the grounds of any of the protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010 (or its amendments or later legislation).

  Respecting the rights of patients to accept or refuse treatment or a care provider.

  Personal/Professional Development

  Participate in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.

  Participate in any training programme implemented by the PCN.

  Continuing Professional Development in line with professional registration and identified within Personal Development Plan

  Confidentiality

  Confidentiality in relation to patient data must be maintained at all times. In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with or allow us to gather sensitive information relating to their health or other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

  In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post holder may have access to information relating to patients and/or their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. The post holder may also have access to information relating to the Practice. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

  Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

  Health & Safety:

  The post holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practices Health and Safety policy, including use of personal security systems within the workplace, according to Practice guidelines, identifying risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in such a way as to manage those risks, making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, using appropriate infection control procedures and maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards and reporting potential risks when identified.

  DBS Disclosure

  This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You must therefore disclose all spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings. If you are offered the post, we will need to obtain a satisfactory DBS disclosure for you.

  The main duties and responsibilities shown above are not exhaustive but should merely be regarded as a guide. The post-holder will be expected to conduct any reasonable activities according to the business needs at that time. These will be subject to periodic review and may be amended to meet the challenging needs of the business. The post-holder will be expected to participate in this process and the company would aim to reach agreement to changes.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Working Hours - 4 sessions

  Location - Working across Dulwich & Nunhead practices

  Key Responsibilities include

  • Provide comprehensive and timely care to patients, ensuring appropriate diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
  • Undertake home visits for patients in need of medical attention, including those who are housebound or unable to attend surgery who have been referred by GPs.
  • Work closely with practice staff, community health teams, and the wider PCN to ensure continuity of care for patients across services.
  • Ensure accurate and timely documentation of visits, clinical assessments, and treatment plans.
  • Ensure there is appropriate feedback to referring GP/ clinician as required
  • Triage and treat patients wishing to see a health care professional, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team
  • Manage patients with problems needing referral to secondary care.
  • Ensure service is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.
  • Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary
  • Ensure that personal and professional clinical standards are maintained.
  • Communicate at all levels within the team ensuring an effective service is delivered.
  • Maintain accurate, contemporaneous healthcare records appropriate to the consultation.
  • Ensure evidenced-based care is delivered at the highest standards ensuring delivery of high-quality patient care.
  • Awareness of, and compliance with, all relevant practice policies/guidelines e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, safeguarding, data protection, health and safety and QOF standards
  • Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development to meet the needs of the service.
  • Participate in the audit process, evaluation and implementing plans and practice change to meet patient need.

  Duties may vary from time to time, without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.

  Key working relationships

  • Practice teams within neighbourhood
  • PCN multi-disciplinary workforce including Extended Primary Care Service
  • Clinical Directors
  • IHL Managing Director
  • IHL Federation team
  • Patients
  • Wider health and social care services as appropriate

  Person Specification

  Experience:

  Essential:

  Medical degree MBBS or equivalent

  MRCGP or equivalent certification

  Within 2 years of completion of CCT

  Full GMC registration on GP register

  Not previously substantively employed in GP practice

  Experience of working in a primary care environment or similar healthcare setting

  Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions

  Experience of providing home visits

  Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice.

  Understanding of evidence-based practice.

  Evidence of working autonomously, with some support and supervision

  Experience working within a MDT.

  Experience using clinical coding.

  Desirable

  • Experience in Triage
  • Knowledge of Quality and Outcomes Framework.
  • Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
  • Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
  • Knowledge of health-promotion strategies

  Clinical knowledge and skills

  Essential

  • Ability to effectively triage, assess and diagnose
  • Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
  • Assessing and managing acute deteriorations/exacerbations of Long-Term Conditions
  • Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
  • Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely.
  • Broad knowledge of clinical governance
  • Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GP

  Desirable

  • Experience of Emis web
  • Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
  • Knowledge of health promotion strategies

  Skills

  Essential

  • Excellent communication skills, written and oral, including recording of accurate clinical notes.
  • Strong IT skills and competent in the use of Microsoft Office and Outlook
  • Effective time management - Planning, Organising and Prioritising, with excellent problem solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to work autonomously, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to listen and empathise whilst being honest and caring
  • Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure with and understanding of the audit process

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of General Practice Clinical Systems

  Personal qualities and attributes

  Essential

  • Polite and confident, flexible and cooperative
  • Motivated, forward thinker with ability to use own judgement and common sense
  • Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
  • High levels of integrity
  • Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
  • Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
  • Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
  • Commitment to ongoing professional development
  • Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
  • Observance of strict confidentiality.

  Other - Essential

  • Disclosure Barring Service check
  • Capable of independent travel across the network and work flexibly to meet the needs of the PCN

  Individual responsibilities

  The post holder has a responsibility to adhere to all IHL policies, procedures and relevant legislation including the requirements of any professional bodies; maintain satisfactory personal performances and professional standards and to achieve agreed objectives for their role; attend mandatory training as identified by IHL and contribute to their own development.

  Equality and Diversity

  Recognising the rights of patients, carers, relatives and colleagues and respecting their needs, beliefs, privacy and dignity.

  Not discriminating against patients, carers, relatives or colleagues on the grounds of any of the protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010 (or its amendments or later legislation).

  Respecting the rights of patients to accept or refuse treatment or a care provider.

  Personal/Professional Development

  Participate in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.

  Participate in any training programme implemented by the PCN.

  Continuing Professional Development in line with professional registration and identified within Personal Development Plan

  Confidentiality

  Confidentiality in relation to patient data must be maintained at all times. In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with or allow us to gather sensitive information relating to their health or other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

  In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post holder may have access to information relating to patients and/or their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. The post holder may also have access to information relating to the Practice. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

  Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

  Health & Safety:

  The post holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practices Health and Safety policy, including use of personal security systems within the workplace, according to Practice guidelines, identifying risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in such a way as to manage those risks, making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, using appropriate infection control procedures and maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards and reporting potential risks when identified.

  DBS Disclosure

  This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You must therefore disclose all spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings. If you are offered the post, we will need to obtain a satisfactory DBS disclosure for you.

  The main duties and responsibilities shown above are not exhaustive but should merely be regarded as a guide. The post-holder will be expected to conduct any reasonable activities according to the business needs at that time. These will be subject to periodic review and may be amended to meet the challenging needs of the business. The post-holder will be expected to participate in this process and the company would aim to reach agreement to changes.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Medical degree MBBS or equivalent
  • MRCGP or equivalent certification

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Medical degree MBBS or equivalent
  • MRCGP or equivalent certification

  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.

  UK Registration

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

  Additional information

  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.

  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

  Improving Health Limited

  Address

  Cornerstone Studios

  1 Addington Square

  London

  SE5 7JZ

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Improving Health Limited

  Address

  Cornerstone Studios

  1 Addington Square

  London

  SE5 7JZ

  
  

  Employer's website

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

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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