Job summary Our mission statement is 'There for you all your life, your good health with our support, empowering you to live well'. We believe in offering a traditional family GP service enabled by modern technology to empower patents and clinicians through a Partnership of Trust. We have enabled over 81% of our patient population to have full records access and understanding thereby improving digital and health literacy. We are a CQC Outstanding training practice, operating across 2 sites in Hyde and Denton, Tameside, Greater Manchester, close to all major motorway network links and within easy access of both the cosmopolitan Manchester city and the beautiful rolling hills and moors of the Pennines We currently have 5 partners, 2 Salaried GPs,1 Prescribing Pharmacist, 1 ACP and 3 Practice Nurses and a full complement of PCN staff. We pride ourselves on providing a high standard of GP led care. Main duties of the job Provide the choice of direct access to an ACP, both in the Practice and over the telephone, for the general practice population. Make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountable. Provide a first point of contact within the Practice for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings/reports Where the post holder is an independent prescriber to prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care Offer a holistic service to patients and their families, developing where appropriate an on-going plan of care/support, with an emphasis on prevention and self-care Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills Contribute to the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain the high standards of patient care and service delivery. Help develop and set up new patient services and participate in initiatives to improve existing patient services About us We are a highly performing GMS Practice and have a dynamic team who are forward thinking, pro-active and are working to find new and smarter ways of delivering health, social and self care. We offer a whole host of additional services, such as Minor Operations, Joint injections, INR clinic and Women's heath, Teaching and training of medical students, and ST1 to ST3 GP Trainees Date posted 25 February 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary £55,000 to £58,000 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number A5292-25-0000 Job locations Thornley House Thornley Street Hyde Cheshire SK14 1JY Job description Job responsibilities In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health 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 (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible) In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with an ACP working within primary care. Job description Job responsibilities In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make him/her-self available to undertake a variety of duties including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness In consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols, developing care plans for health 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 (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible) In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with an ACP working within primary care. Person Specification Qualifications Desirable Prescribing qualification desirable. General Practice experience desirable. Person Specification Qualifications Desirable Prescribing qualification desirable. General Practice experience desirable. 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 Haughton Thornley Medical Centres Address Thornley House Thornley Street Hyde Cheshire SK14 1JY Employer's website http://www.htmc.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)