Six Month Fixed Term Salaried GP
Chester Central Primary Care Network
Chester, CH1 4DSView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£9300.00
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
13 November 2026
25 days leftJob description
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 poli...
- Working across a maximum of 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.
- 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.
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
Chester Central PCN is a well established PCN, delivering excellent care to over 41,000 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, dieticians, and physiotherapists which offer additional patient services 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 (CQC). The PCN is an established limited company having moved to this model in 2023.
We offer
- NHS pension scheme.
- Full compliance with the BMA contract
- Excellent training opportunities and progression provided
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
- Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
- Be on the NHSE medical performers list
- Ability to work autonomously
Desirable
- Good understanding and experience of chronic disease management, and primary prevention and screening services
- Ability to take responsibility for your own career development, learning and performance and are responsible for ensuring that all your mandatory training is in date
- Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies and guidelines
- Commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a confidential manner
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
16 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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