PCN GP
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
|---|---|
| Salary: | from £10,000 an hour |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Wigan, WN4 0XD |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Posting date: | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary
Using your clinical expertise, the primary focus of the role is to work as an autonomous practitioner providing high-quality and timely patient-centred care to assess patients who present with a broad range of situations and conditions. The Urgent Care Hub (UCH) which runs Monday Friday, 10am 6pm aims to help meet the growing demand for same-day and urgent care within general practice, offering patients of the PCN enhanced and timely access to urgent medical services. Regular duties will include; Face to face and telephone consultations. Interpret history of illness, presenting symptoms and physical findings to enable diagnosis, planning and treatment of patients. Undertake diagnostic assessments, health screening and therapeutic interventions and will recommend further investigations and refer to other agencies as appropriate. Work as an autonomous clinician across all areas to develop and provide expert clinical advice, support and care. Take part in regular clinical and team meetings and contribute to quality improvement initiatives. Checking and signing repeat prescriptions. Review medications following the appropriate policies, NICE/local clinical guidelines and local care pathways. Travel to all six practices across our Network as required. Administration - dealing with queries, patient test results, referral letters NHS/private, task, emails and other paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner for own patient list. Cover 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 appropriate. Occasional Patient Home visits and Nursing Home visits when required. Assisting with PCN projects when required. The post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care. Duties may vary from time to time, without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility. Whilst the main duties of the role will be based in the Urgent Hub, the post-holder may be asked to help support practices when required. Please refer to full Job Description for full details.