Community GP - Glossop Primary Care Network

NHS; Glossop; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Glossop PCN is seeking a Community GP to provide integrated healthcare to vulnerable patients within the community. This role offers a chance to work with a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on holistic care that transcends traditional health and social boundaries. Join a progressive network aiming to enhance patient outcomes while enjoying NHS employment benefits such as annual leave and a pension plan.

Benefits

NHS Pension

30 days annual leave pro-rata

Study leave

Qualifications

• Experience in care of the elderly and multidisciplinary working is required.
• Understanding of adult safeguarding and Deprivation of liberty procedures.
• Knowledge of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary team for holistic patient care.
• Conduct clinical leadership and triage for complex cases.
• Provide home visits and end of life care.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Teamwork

Leadership

Triage Skills

Education

Vocationally trained and accredited GP

Current GMC registration

On the GP performers list

CCT Certificate

MRCGP

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Go back Glossop Health Team (Glossop Primary Care Network)

Community GP - Glossop Primary Care Network

The closing date is 30 June 2025

Are youenthusiastic about providing holistic care for frail patients or those with extra needs?

Do you want a rolewhich transcends the traditional boundaries of health and social care?

Do you want analternative to the current model of General Practice, where you can spend moretime with the most complex patients?

Glossop PCN arelooking for a Community GP to support our multi-disciplinary team providinghealthcare to patients in our neighbourhood, this role is being developed to integratewith the new neighbourhood aims and agendas.

Main duties of the job

Glossop PCN are seeking to recruit a Community GP to lead a multi-disciplinary team providing the Team Up service. Team Up will provide care to houseboundpatients and people who need a bit more support, by utilising a full range of staff from multidisclipinary teams, joining up care in the community, either in person orremotely.

The role will incorporatethe home first, community second, admission last strategy.

This is an excitingopportunity to be at the forefront of the delivery of our new neighbourhood model, you will be instrumental in developing relationshipsand building stronger outcomes for the population. It willinvolve true MDT working, building relationships with GP practices, voluntarysectors, secondary care, community care, schools and other other neighbourhoodgroups.

This is an evolving service,so you will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of Team Up!

The aim for the service isto ultimately provide a holistic approach to acute on-the-day/rapid responseservices, enhanced health in care homes and enhanced proactive care for olderpeople with frailty and patients with multi-faceted health problems, there is also a neighbourhood approach to prevention.

About us

Glossop PCN is made up of four forwardthinking and progressive practices (population 33,500) who have developed a friendly and effective working relationships with each other.

Your employer would be SimmondleyMedical Practice, who operate as the lead practice for the Primary Care Network,and you would be entitled to NHS pension with 30 days annual leave pro rata plus bank holidays and study leave.

Working in conjunction with other Clinical Professionals you will cover service hours(initially 08:00-18:30 Monday to Friday), working across the Glossop area. The number of sessions you undertake is negotiable and will be discussed during the interview process.

Job responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day clinical leadership for the multi-disciplinary team including debriefing after visits if needed
• Home visiting for clinically complex cases e.g., end of life care, diagnostic uncertainty, complex prescribing decisions
• Senior clinical triage for the Acute Home Visiting service
• Build relationships across the extended team including, but not limited to social care, ambulance, social prescribers, community, and mental health clinicians.
• Opportunity for involvement in service development as the team expands
• Provide holistic comprehensive assessment and enhanced advance planning
• Maximise best care in the patients own homes to reduce the need for hospital or care home admissions.
• Provide end of life care in line with the patients wishes
• Quality improvement activity
• Opportunities for teaching and mentorship

Person Specification

Skills & Abilities (Assessed by Application & Interview)

• 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.
• Ability to work effectively with colleagues, patients and external organisations.
• Ability to triage patients in order of clinical need.
• Effective communication, verbally and in writing.
• Full driving license required as travelling required for the role.
• Committed to the development of integrated community teams.
• Leadership of service delivery / change.

Experience

• (Assessed by Application and Interview)
• Experience and evidence of an interest in care of the Elderly
• Understanding of adult safeguarding and Deprivation of liberty procedures
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• (Assessed by Application and Interview)
• Knowledge and experience of carrying out Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
• Experience of medical education/clinical supervision
• Experience of using EMIS or another clinical system
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.

Qualifications

• (Assessed by Application Form/CV)
• A vocationally trained and accredited GP
• Current registration with GMC
• On the GP performers list
• CCT Certificate
• (Assessed by Application Form/CV)
• MRCGP
• Evidence of leadership development

Aptitude & Personal Qualities (Assessed by Application & Interview)

• Recognise the benefits of multiagency & multidisciplinary team working.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Values, Drivers & Motivators (Assessed by Application & Interview)

• A passion for excellent, holistic, patient centred care for prevention of admission and a neighbourhood approach for the prevention of illness

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.

Glossop Health Team (Glossop Primary Care Network)

£10,500 a sessionDependent upon experience this may be slightly increased