Job summary
North Watford PCN is looking to expand their team by seeking to employ a qualified GP, following the changes to the ARRS scheme to introduce general practitioners.

Main duties of the job

• Performing as an autonomous general practitioner working independently and with other health care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat the conditions of patients attending within a primary care setting.
• Providing expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues and ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence.
• Being professionally accountable and responsible for all elements of clinical practice in accordance with the GMC code of conduct ensuring the safety of patients and quality of their care is primary.
• Providing counselling and health education
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Collecting data for audit purposes
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
• Prescribing in accordance with the ICB prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate

We work closely with our partners in the community.

About us
North Watford PCN is a forward-thinking primary care network (PCN), with a diverse clinical team delivering care to our 25,000+ registered patients. We are a small, innovative PCN, based in north Watford, with one of our practices being renowned for their excellent teaching reputation. We have progressed well with the national recruitment agenda and have already recruited clinical pharmacists, social prescribers, a paramedic, an ANPs and a mental health link worker.

Closing date: 14 November 2026
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Salary: Depending on experience
Reference number: 30107

Essential

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration.
• MRCGP.
• General Practitioner Certificate of Completion of Training CCT.
• Experience of working in a primary care environment.
• Experience of continued professional development.
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit.
• General understanding of the primary care contract.
• Excellent communication skills written and oral.
• Strong IT skills.
• Clear polite telephone manner.
• Competent in the use of office and outlook.
• EMIS user skills.
• Effective time management planning and organising.
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.
• Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes.
• Experience with clinical risk management.

Desirable

• Working within MDT settings.

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: Primary Care Careers
Address: Cunningham Way, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 7NL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact: Recruitment Team, Primary Care Careers, 01206918760

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