Community GP

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Derby City South PCN is seeking a Community GP for its Acute Home Visiting Service. The role involves delivering high-quality care to vulnerable patients, requiring transport and the ability to work in a flexible, multidisciplinary environment. The position emphasizes patient-centered care within a diverse community setting.

Qualifications

• A vocationally trained and accredited GP.
• Current registration with GMC and on the GP Performers List.
• Full UK Driving Licence and own transport.

Responsibilities

• Work flexibly across various service timetables providing consultations and home visits.
• Promote and implement 'end of life' strategies and palliative care.
• Provide medical input to virtual wards and care homes.

Skills

Care of the elderly

Multi-disciplinary working

Clinical supervision

Education

Vocational training and accreditation

Recognised qualification in care of the elderly

Recognised qualification in medical education

MRCGP

Job description

Derby City South PCN is looking for a Community GP to help deliver the Acute Home Visiting Service - 'Team Up'.

The post is for 37.5 hours, however we are happy to consider part time applicants, provided you are able to work on Monday's and Tuesday's.

Your own transport will be essential to travelling across the PCN.

This is an unique opportunity to join a new service delivering care to the most vulnerable and complex patients within the PCN. The postholder will work within a multidisciplinary team supporting patients to age well.

Home visits and proactive care in the patients own home, as well as integrating with and leading the broader community response, are key to this role.

Main duties of the job

To workflexibly across a wide range of service timetables within a community caresetting, providing face to face consultation sessions, clinical sessions,telephone triage, home visits, case management and clinical administration.

To review andaction diagnostic test promptly to provide medical support/advice to otherprimary and community care colleagues.

To promote andimplement "end of life" strategies, delivering high qualitypalliative care. To facilitate and support advance care planning includingceilings to care plans

To providemedical input and cover to virtual wards, care homes, communitybeds/residential nursing

To work closelywith other primary and community care colleagues to deliver high qualitypatient centred clinical care. This will include where appropriateattendance/participation in multi-disciplinary team meetings (MDTs).

About us

Derby City South PCN is a Primary Care Network covering the south of Derby City, and the north of South Derbyshire district. Consisting of seven practices and a 100,000 population, this is a large PCN delivering the Derbyshire 'Team Up' specification - an ageing well program aimed at integrating care for housebound and complex patients. The PCN places patient care at the heart of everything we do, with safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity being of the upmost importance.

You will be employed by Derby City South Healthcare Limited - the delivery arm of the PCN.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached file for the full job description and person specification.

Own transport will be essential in this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A vocationally trained and accredited GP
• Current registration with GMC
• On the GP Performers List
• Full UK Driving Licence and own transport
• MRCGP
• Recognised qualification in care of the elderly
• Recognised qualification in medical education/clinical supervision

Experience

• Experience and evidence of an interest in care of the Elderly
• Understanding of adult safeguarding and Deprivation of liberty procedures
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Knowledge and experience of carrying out Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
• Experience of medical education/clinical supervision

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.