Core GP - RASS / Remote Services

Alliance for Better Care CIC; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Crawley is seeking a GP to join their Core GP Team. The ideal candidate will provide clinical supervision, triage services, and work closely with refugees and asylum seekers. Responsibilities include managing health inquiries, collaborating with healthcare teams, and participating in community support efforts. Flexible hours are available with a focus on working remotely and face-to-face. Strong experience in primary care and a commitment to underserved populations are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a primary care environment.
• Experience of continued professional development.
• Experience of working in an urgent care environment (UTC/ED/MIU).
• Experience of leading and working within a team of clinicians and GPs.
• Willingness to engage with voluntary sector organisations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical supervision and triage services for refugee and asylum seekers.
• Manage phone consultations and respond to health inquiries.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to support service delivery.

Job description

Thepost holder will act as a GP working within ABCs Core GP Team that spans theRemote and Refugee and Asylum Seeker services.

Our CoreGPs are at the root of all clinical activity within ABC, working seven days aweek supervising, supporting and running our often-evolving central services. Thisteam, running alongside our operational and non-medical prescriber teams,allows us to set up services safely, efficiently and quickly and it is theknowledge, experience, energy and passion of our Core GPs that allows us to do this.Agility is at the heart of this role.

Hours of work: 08:00-20:00 on a specific day (current availability is Friday, Saturday and Sunday)

Tenure: Flexible - Zero Hour Contract with potential for Fixed Term Contract to 31st March 2027

Base: A mixture of face-to-face and remote working. Depending on the weekly rotation, this role requires regular travel to asylum seeker accommodation and community settings across Surrey and Sussex, as well as ABC offices at Crawley and Horley.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Supervision

As part of ABCs commitment to developing ourclinical workforce, all our Core GPs must complete their Clinical Supervisortraining. Triage to and supervision of our various HCP and NMP teams is anintegral part of this role, as is leading various internal and externalmulti-disciplinary team meetings.

Refugee and Asylum Seeker Service (RASS)

RASS Triage

RASS Roving

Remote Services

About us

Alliancefor Better Care CIC is a GP Federation that unites 77 NHS GP practices across 24Primary Care Networks in Sussex and Surrey. We support our Primary Carecolleagues as well as their patients, to transform how healthcare is managedwithin the community.

As a membershiporganisation, our focus is to work in partnership with our members and helpthem to improve the provision of General Practices in the local area.

We work with and listento our GP Practices, PCNs, Hospitals, Community Organisations and the ThirdSector. These vital partnerships ensure that, together, we deliver a trulyintegrated approach that offers the support and expertise needed to effectivelyserve our communities.

More about ourorganisation: www.allianceforbettercare.org

Job responsibilities

RASS Triage

• Mustbe available to answer phones from refugee and asylum seeker accomodation from8am-8pm.
• Triagecalls from patients and respond appropriately either by providing advice,prescribing medication, arranging a F2F visit from an HCP or roving doctor orsignposting to other services.
• Workclosely with RASS Roving GP and Team of HCPs on the day to ensure service needsare met.
• Provideclinical support and supervision to HCPs working that day.
• Recordany patient contact on SystmOne or EMIS, including registering new patients onthe clinical systems when needed.
• Reviewand file health check blood results inbox daily on SystmOne and EMIS &ensure any urgent results are actioned on the same day and patients are phonedthrough the results.
• Discussblood results from health checks with patients and act on these appropriately.
• Ensure patients are referred appropriately via local pathways (mentalhealth, sexual health, TB team etc.) and any follow-up is arranged.
• Remainflexible with the possible need to rove if new arrivals and services are busy.
• Liaisewith hotel staff and managers to ensure any ongoing patient needs are met.
• Ensure original FP10 prescriptionsare hand delivered or posted to pharmacies in a timely manner.

RASS Roving

• Assessall new arrivals F2F to screen for diphtheria, other infectious diseases andany acute medical concerns.
• Beavailable for any F2F visits that are required during the day 8am-8pm in asylumseeker accommodation.
• Attendplanned and ad hoc dedicated clinics at hotel/other sites when the need arises.
• Workclosely with RASS Triage GP and HCPs on the day to ensure service needs are met.
• Provideclinical support and supervision to HCPs working that day.
• Beavailable to answer triage line calls (calls will be diverted to roving doctorif triage doctor not available to answer).
• Recordany patient contact on SystmOne or EMIS, including registering new patients onthe clinical systems when needed.
• Reviewand file blood results inbox daily on SystmOne and EMIS & ensure any urgentresults are actioned on the same day and patients are phoned through theresults.
• Ensurepatients are referred appropriately via local pathways (MH, sexual health, TBteam etc.) and any follow-up is arranged.
• Liaisewith hotel and accommodation staff and managers to ensure any ongoing patientneeds are met.
• Ensureoriginal FP10 prescriptions are handdelivered or posted to pharmacies in a timely manner.

RemoteServices

ABC provide a variety of Remote Services in both Surrey and Sussex, and ourCore GP Team are the senior clinicians on the day covering the below:

General Virtual Wards

Enhanced Access

nMABS (COVID Antivirals)

Additional Primary Care

uCATS (Urgent Care at Scale)

UKHSA Outbreak

Workflow Support

Referral Support

Inclusion Health outreach and vaccinations

Please see full Job Description attached for further information.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Experience of working in an urgent care environment (UTC/ED/MIU)
• Experience of leading, and working within, a team of clinicians and GPs
• Experience or demonstrable interest of working with underserved/ marginalised populations facing complex health and social challenges
• Willingness to engage with voluntary sector organisations, community groups, and partners supporting refugee and asylum-seeking populations
• Proactive approach and strong communication skills to build trust and rapport with patients from diverse backgrounds and reduce health inequalities
• Experience of working effectively in collaboration with other organisations
• Use of EMIS/SystmOne

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work independently and to lead a team
• Interest in education and mentoring of allied health care professionals
• Interest in primary care services, workforce and at scale provision
• Ability to motivate a team
• Ability to communicate effectively in challenging situations
• Interest in working with refugee/asylum seeker population
• Knowledge of primary and urgent care pathways
• Familiarity with commissioning pathways
• Knowledge of local systems / services

Qualifications

• Qualified GP
• General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
• Full GMC Registration
• National Performers List registration
• Appropriate defence indemnity (MPS/MDU)
• MRCGP
• Clinical Supervisor Certification
• Diploma in Tropical Medicine
• Diploma in Infectious Diseases
• Diploma in Acute Medicine
• Additional training/qualification in refugee health, global health, mental health, or trauma-informed care

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.

£13,111 a year£13,111 per four hour session per annum