About this role
Job summary
We are looking for a GP to work 2 sessions (9-5.30) on alternate Saturdays for routine and long term condition reviews, providing enhanced access hours for our PCN, predominantly from our Asplands site.
At Ascent PCN, we offer a friendly, welcoming team where our weekend clinics are staffed by a regular group of clinicians and support staff. This familiarity creates a strong sense of camaraderie, making weekends feel like a genuine team rather than simply an extra session. Appointments are longer and the surgery is calmer than during the week.
Ascent PCN brings together three practices and around 30,000 patients across four sites, spanning rural and urban communities and a wonderfully diverse range of socioeconomic backgrounds. This gives you the opportunity to experience the full breadth and variety of general practice within a single role.
Whether you enjoy the complexity of managing multimorbidity, the variety of undifferentiated presentations, or simply the opportunity to work with a diverse patient population, weekends will feel quite different to the norm.
You'll be supported by an experienced and approachable team. We value collaboration, continuity and a positive working atmosphere and we'd love to welcome a GP who shares those values.
If you're looking for a weekend GP role that offers variety and the chance to experience the very best of general practice, we'd love to hear from you. We reserve the right to close to applications early if we have sufficient applicants.
Main duties of the job
Weekend clinics are comprised of usual GP duties including face to face and remote consulting, conducting long term conditions reviews, planned routine reviews and proactive care. Appointments on a weekend are 15 minutes long and there is no current requirement for home visits to be done. The sessions are "by appointment only".
The GP will undertake a variety of duties governed by the GMS contract and objectives of Enhanced Services, including:
In person consultations Telephone consultations Checking and signing prescriptions Dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence as required by weekend services Clinical administration including processing of results and coordinating referrals for specialist review Leading, supporting and advising the allied health professionals working in clinics during the clinic session. You may be the only GP on site so need the confidence and experience to cope with that.
About us
We are a 3 practice Primary Care Network covering around 30000 patients across 4 sites, varying from rural to urban, affluent to deprived populations.
Asplands Medical Centre (Woburn and Woburn Sands) Fishermead Medical Centre Walnut Tree Health Centre
As a PCN we have an active ARRS and frailty team for you to access, including Physiotherapy, OT, Mental Health, Nurses, Social Prescribers, Health and Wellbeing and Pharmacists.
The Saturday Service runs a busy selection of nursing, additional roles clinics and group workshops, but expect to be the only GP on site.
Job description Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting patient problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisationScreen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illnessCover all the clinical management of the patients in surgery as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriateDevelop care and treatment plans in consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols as well wider guidance such as that from NICEEnsure appropriate follow up of patientsRecord clear and contemporaneous computerised consultation notes to agreed standardsParticipate in clinical audits and learning event analysesCompile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions.Prescribe generically whenever appropriately and in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary, NICE guidance and Good Prescribing Practice (as defined by British National Formulary guidance)Work with and provide support for other members of the primary health care teamPlay a role in the PCN achieving key performance targets and safety metrics.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities Essential
- Observance of strict confidentiality - Confidence and ability to safely work autonomously - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - Ability to listen and empathise - Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team - Competent time management and organisational skills - Adaptable and forward looking with problem solving and a 'solutions focused' approach - A demonstrable commitment to professional development - Computer literate - DBS 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.
Desirable
Enjoys a true mixture of patient backgrounds and health concerns
Experience Desirable
Experience of working in GP practice using Systmone
Experience Desirable
Experience of working in GP practice using Systmone
Qualifications Essential
Qualified General Practitioner on the GP Performers List and with active GMC Licence and Registration (GP Register).
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 Asplands Medical Centre
Address Asplands Close
Woburn Sands
Milton Keynes
MK17 8QP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.asplandsmedicalcentre.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)