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Out of Hours Salaried General Practitioner | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 24 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £134,693 per annum, pro rata. |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 24 October 2024 |
| Location: | Thatcham, RG18 3AS |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6669270/371-CHS711 |
Summary
Out of Hours / Urgent Care Salaried GP £134,693 per annum with the opportunity to earn more through overtime andadditionalhours.
Berkshire Healthcare is seeking dedicated general practitioners(GPs)to join our Urgent CareOut ofHoursservice(WestCall)whichprovides urgent medical advice and assessment to all patients living in theBerkshire Westarea whendaytimeprimary care is closed.We are keen to recruitadditionalsalaried GPs who are at any stage of their career and can provide face to face patient care. This may be colleagues who have recently completed their GP training or GPs that are further along in their career and wish to develop their portfolio career or are simply looking for a new challenge.
Operatingweekdaysbetween 6:30pm to 8am and 24 hours across weekends and bank holidays,ourservice provides advice and treatment for patientswhohave called 111 and require urgent primary care managementor have been triaged from the Emergency Department.
This roleisaface-to-faceclinical rolebasedat ourPrimary CareCentre at theWest BerkshireCommunityHospitalin Thatcham, Berkshire.Thehourswe currently have on offerare Saturday18:00-00:00and Sunday08:00– 00:00. You will notbe requiredto work every weekend or every Saturday and/or Sunday. A rotation/pattern of working hours is available.
As part of our innovative team, we will provide you with all the diagnostic equipmentrequiredto undertake the roleincluding access to the latest clinical software and point of care testing.We provide a driver and a vehicle for your home visits.Primary Care Centrehealthcare assistants are at hand to take baseline observations on your patients as well as toassistyou in conducting ECG and urine analysis on request. This allows clinicians more time to deal with the patients presenting problem.
• Providetimelyclinical care at ourPrimary Care Centres based at theWest Berkshire Community Hospital.
• Access to hospital discharge letters and patient test results whichfacilitatessafe patient care and minimises clinical risk.
• To ensure that whereappropriate, the patient is referred for further management with the relevant service, e.g. secondary care specialities, urgent community response and other community services.
• To contribute to the training and development of Clinical and non-clinical staff, e.g. GP registrars, Trainee Advanced Practitioners, Paramedics.
• Work within local prescribing guidelines (SCAN/Microguide) with the ability to prescribe electronically.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.
The “must haves” for this role:
• MRCGP or equivalent
• Inclusion on NHS England’s Medical Performers list
• Ability to manage common acute illness presentations in both adults and paediatric patients
• Maintain up to date appraisal and revalidation
• Experience of working in primary care/OOH/Urgent Care
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Dr Sandeep Sandhu on who’ll be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
This advert closes on Tuesday 1 Oct 2024
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