Community GP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you passionate about looking after our most complex and frail patients? Would you like the opportunity to lead a team who can make a difference to these vulnerable individuals? Then this opportunity could be for you.

North East Derbyshire PCN are recruiting for Community GP to support our multi-disciplinary team providing healthcare to our housebound patients and patients in care or residential facilities across the PCN footprint.

Please see the following video which gives more information about the role:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ_77QcLG_4

This job may particularly appeal to those with school age children or commitments at the start/end of the day we are looking for someone to take on the role to work 5 hours in the middle of the day eg 10-3, 5 days per week, although we are willing for this to be flexible depending upon your commitments. Job share and part time applications are also welcomed.

We envisage that the role will involve developing continuity relationships with our housebound patients, taking a holistic approach to their management, and liaising with other health and social care organisations to improve the care of these vulnerable individuals. This will be a mix of remote and visiting work depending on the needs of the service.

There will also be a leadership aspect to the role, providing support and supervision to the rest of the Home Visiting Team and helping to develop and evolve the service over time.

You will be supported in the role by GPs at the four practices within the PCN and our fantastic existing Home Visiting Team currently comprising of 2 Community Matrons, 2 Paramedic ACPs and a dedicated Care Coordinator.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• - A vocationally trained and accredited GP
• - Current registration with GMC
• - On the GP performers list

Desirable

• - MRCGP
• - Recognised qualification in Care of the Elderly
• - Recognised qualification in medical education/clinical supervision

Experience

Essential

• - Experience and evidence of an interest in care of the elderly
• - Understanding of adult safeguarding and deprivation of liberty procedures
• - Experience of multidisciplinary working
• - Experience of senior clinical triage

Desirable

• - Knowledge and experience of carrying out Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
• - Experience of medical education/clinical supervision
• - Experience of using SystmOne
• - Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team

Aptitude and Peronsal Qualities

Essential

• - Flexible, supportive, collaborative.
• - Recognise the benefits of multiagency & multidisciplinary team working.
• - Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and lead a team

Desirable

• - A passion for excellent, holistic, patient centred care for older people with frailty

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• - The ability to understand the competencies of others and support them to work within and at the top of those competencies. Also, to recognise and act when others are going beyond their competency.
• - Ability to work effectively across traditional organisational and professional boundaries.
• - Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• - Ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
• - Experience of service improvement

Desirable

• - Leadership of service delivery / change.

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

The Valleys Medical Partnership

Address

Gosber Road

Eckington

Sheffield

S21 4BZ

Employer's website

https://www.thevalleysmedicalpartnership.nhs.uk/index.aspx (Opens in a new tab)