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General Practitioner | Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Job details
Posting date: 12 April 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £65,070 - £98,194 per annum/pro rata
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 12 May 2024
Location: Newport, PO30 5TG
Company: Isle of Wight NHS
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6226368/470-24-0004-GP

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Summary


Are you a motivated and committed individual who wishes to work for an organisation which is committed to providing outstanding patient care? If so then an exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly and supportive Urgent Treatment Centre.

AtIsle of Wight NHS Trustyou get to be part of the team helping shape the changing structures of health and social care today.

AGeneral Practitionerin the Urgent Treatment Centre at St Marys Hospital is required.

This is a full-time position with set shifts across the in-hours and out of hours rota which on occasions maybe altered with adequate notice to meet service requirements.

The successful candidate will be contracted with the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. As a consequence he/she is expected to be aware of local policies and procedures and to comply with standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust.

In addition to having full GMC registration with a license to practice and entry on the GP Register and Performers List, you will be required to have had experience in managing patients with minor injuries and minor illnesses within an Urgent Treatment Centre and Emergency Department.

We are appointing a salaried GP for the Urgent Treatment Centre and out of hours GP service. The post is a permanent post based in the Urgent Treatment Centre at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust.

Applicants must be registered as a GP and on the Performers list.

The service runs from 08.00 to midnight 7 days a week and both in hours and out of hours work is available.

Full Registration with a licence to practice, with the GMC at time of application is essential. Applicants must also be eligible to work in the UK and have excellent skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable highly effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.

We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values areCompassion,Accountable,Respect andEveryone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.

The Urgent Treatment Centre opened in November 2019 as a service for people of all ages who require urgent treatment for minor injuries and illnesses where their condition is urgent enough that they cannot wait for the next GP appointment but who do not need treatment at the emergency department.

The service is a GP led, primary care service with access to a range of onsite diagnostics including; blood tests, electrocardiograms and x-rays, enabling treatment of a range of minor injuries and illnesses.

The Urgent Treatment Centre is made up of a multiprofessional team including GP’s Associate Specialist, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Emergency Nurse Practitioners, Senior Nurses and Allied Health Professionals, Health Care Assistants, out of hour Drivers and Administrative staff.

To undertake consultations which may include telephone triage and/or face-to-face either at the designated base or alternatively at the patient’s home residence.

Responsibilities:

• Provision of support and teaching to the multiprofessional team.To work within government set National Quality Requirements (NQRs) and local Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) relevant to the Urgent Care Service.

• Active participation in Clinical Governance, audit & research activities of these services.

• Administrative tasks for these services

• Keeping up to date & participating in CME & CPD

• Participation in annual appraisals

• To be aware of current Safeguarding processes and refer as appropriate to Social Services/other external agencies.

• To liaise with local health services, Hospitals, Walk-in Centre, Social Services, District Nursing teams, Palliative Care teams and other external services when a patient referral or specialist advice is required


This advert closes on Sunday 12 May 2024

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