Job requirements
Essential
19 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
Fully qualified GP with GMC registration.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
MRCGP.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
General Practitioner Certificate of Completion of Training CCT.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
Experience of working in a primary care environment.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
Experience of continued professional development.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
Experience of QOF and clinical audit.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
General understanding of the primary care contract.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
Excellent communication skills written and oral.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
Strong IT skills.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
Clear polite telephone manner.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
Competent in the use of office and outlook.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
EMIS user skills.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
Effective time management planning and organising.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
Excellent interpersonal skills.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
Problem solving and analytical skills.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
Experience with clinical risk management.
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience:
Working within MDT settings.
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.
Details
- Date posted: 19 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience - depending on experience
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 30107
- Job locations: Cunningham Way, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 7NL, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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This advert is for ARRS GP with Primary Care Careers in Watford, England. It is listed as a General practitioner Medical doctor General Practitioner role. The advertised salary is Negotiable. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Nov 2026.
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