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Title of Post:PCN Lead GP Care Homes Reporting to:PCN Manager Salary Scale:Between £75,000 to £78,000 Pro rata Location:Abbey Manor Medical Centre Hours of Work: 6 sessions per week As a Senior GP within Yeovil PCN, you will provide high-quality, patient-centred care with dedicated responsibility for care home provision and same-day CIH Hub support on ward-round days. You will act as the senior clinical decision-maker for care home residents, delivering structured weekly ward rounds, proactive frailty management and admission avoidance support. In addition, you will provide experienced clinical triage and oversight within the CIH Hub, supporting urgent care pathways and multidisciplinary colleagues.

You will practice autonomously within national and local guidelines, contributing to clinical governance, quality improvement and service development across the PCN.

Provide evidence-based medicine in accordance with national and local guidelines. Deliver structured weekly ward rounds to aligned residential and nursing homes. Manage complex frailty, multimorbidity and long-term conditions. Lead anticipatory care planning, escalation decisions and DNACPR discussions. Provide same-day clinical response to deterioration on ward-round days. Conduct in-practice consultations during clinical appointment hours as required. Undertake telephone consultations and home visits where clinically appropriate. Triage patients via in-person assessment, eConsult and telephone. Review and authorise repeat prescriptions in line with practice policy. Process and manage patient test results and correspondence. Refer patients appropriately to secondary or urgent care services. Optimise prescribing in line with local and national recommendations. Perform patient testing and screening as required. Contribute to the development and implementation of practice policies and clinical pathways.

Person specification

Essential

Self-motivated and able to work independently, efficiently, and under pressure, prioritising own workload without direct supervision.
Understands and accepts personal capabilities and is aware of limitations.
Reliable and accurate in all aspects of work.
Able to perform effectively under pressure and adapt to changing circumstances.
Flexible with working hours to accommodate service demand and business needs.
Comfortable with changing priorities and adaptable to a dynamic work environment.
Highly organised, with the ability to plan, prioritise, and monitor progress effectively.
Confident communicator, able to engage effectively with diverse individuals and teams both verbally and in writing.
Maintains composure and professionalism in challenging or high-pressure situations.
Diplomatic when handling sensitive information or managing potential conflict.
Fully aware of the importance of confidentiality and data security and adheres to these standards.
Understands the need to work within set guidelines and procedures, with work checked directly or indirectly by team members.
Displays a professional attitude and courteous interaction with colleagues and managers.
Builds and maintains effective working relationships with a variety of individuals with different skill sets.
Uses initiative to develop new ideas for improving services and processes.
Exercises sound judgement, resourcefulness, and common sense when responding to enquiries within practice limitations.
Non-prejudicial, sensitive, and empathetic in dealing with distressing situations.
Makes decisions appropriate to the situation while adhering to practice policies.
Investigates and resolves discrepancies within established guidelines and policies.
Applies common sense to address situations that do not fit standard procedures.
Demonstrates innovation and resourcefulness in problem-solving and service delivery.
Qualifications
Fully qualified GP with GMC registration. Within two years of the date of their certificate of completion of training,CCT, issued by the General Medical Council.
On/eligible to be on a medical performers list
Evidence of annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate).
Clinical and Information Governance Self audit and reflection
Confident in use of electronic records and systems; databases and spreadsheets.
Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information.
Can work independently on a day-to-day basis
Excellent written and verbal communication skills ,Email, telephone & online meetings.
Evidence of consistent pattern of learning from education, training and experience

Desirable

Qualifications
senior or experienced qualified GP with GMC registration.
On/eligible to be on a medical performers list
Evidence of annual appraisal and re-validation ,when appropriate,.
Experience of using EMIS
An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for the improvement of prescribing

PCN Lead GP -Care Homes

About the role

Person specification