General Practitioner - SAS Service

NHS; Fareham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare organization is seeking a dedicated General Practitioner to lead the Special Allocations Scheme. This role offers an opportunity to deliver compassionate care to complex patients in a multidisciplinary environment, combining remote triage with face-to-face consultations. Candidates should have MRCGP, experience in primary care, and a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Sick Pay

Long service award

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS and Blue Light discounts

Family friendly policy

Employee recognition

Your Birthday off!

Qualifications

• MRCGP and on the NHS Performers List with no restrictions.
• Experience working in primary care settings required.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver first-contact care for complex physical and mental health needs.
• Perform remote triage and manage patient care plans.
• Participate in clinical governance activities.

Skills

Communication

Organisational

Clinical Decision-Making

Education

MRCGP

Tools

Adastra

EMIS

SystmOne

Electronic Prescribing (EPS)

Job description

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced GeneralPractitioner to lead our Special Allocations Scheme (SAS) a vitalservice providing care to patients removed from mainstream GP surgeries due tochallenging behaviours.

This role offers a unique opportunity to deliver compassionate,holistic care to complex patients in a supportive, multidisciplinaryenvironment. The position includes a mix of remote triage and face-to-faceconsultations, with flexibility to suit your working preferences.

Must be available Monday or Thursday for daytime hours

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver first-contact care for patients with complex physical and mental health needs
• Perform remote triage and in-person consultations
• Develop and manage patient-centred care plans
• Prescribe and refer appropriately in line with current best practices
• Maintain accurate clinical records and adhere to GDPR guidelines
• Coordinate with other healthcare professionals and attend MDT/Best Interest meetings
• Participate in audits and clinical governance activities
• Support practice administration and attend practice meetings
• MRCGP and on the NHS Performers List (with no restrictions)
• Experience working in primary care settings
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Enhanced DBS clearance
• Proficient in clinical systems such as Adastra, EMIS, SystmOne, EPS
• Must have the right to work in the UK

About us

PHL Group are an established healthcare organisation responsiblefor providing a variety of urgent and primary care services across Hampshire.These services include the Integrated Urgent Care service which serves around1.7 million patients annually across Hampshire. PHL Group is also responsiblefor a number of other vital services within Hampshire and is equipped to offeracute and primary care services to a high standard.

Recently, the Ministry of Defence has recognised PHL Group with abronze award for our work with service leavers and the Armed Forces CorporateCovenant.

The Benefits

As well as a rewarding career, development opportunities and acompetitive salary, PHL Group can also offer you:

Sick Pay

Long service award

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS and Blue Light discounts

Family friendly policy

Employee recognition.

Your Birthday off!

Due to the volume of applications, only shortlisted applicantswill be contacted. If you do not hear back from us within 2 weeks of applying,please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Job responsibilities

Patient Care: provide first-contact care for patients with undifferentiatedphysical and psychological health problems, using their skills inhistory-taking, physical examination, and clinical decision-making toestablish diagnoses and management plans. This includes provision of care foremergency conditions (and appropriate management) and ensuring chronic healthneeds are met.

Continuity of Care: ensuring continuity of care by maintaining ongoing relationships withpatients, managing chronic conditions, and coordinating care with otherhealthcare providers.

Preventive Care: provide preventive care, including health education,vaccinations, and screening programs to prevent illness and promote health.

Best practice : ensuring appropriate prescribing individualised to the patient withinthe scope of primary care. Working in line with current up to dateguidelines. Requesting appropriate investigations and following up on resultsas they are received

Holistic Approach: take a holistic approach to patient care, consideringphysical, psychological, and social factors when diagnosing and treatingpatients.

CulturalCompetence:Understanding and respecting cultural differences in healthcare beliefs andpractices is important for providing patient-centred care.

Referral and Coordination: recognising when to refer patients to specialists andcoordinate with other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive care.

Patient Advocacy: act as advocates for patients, ensuring they receiveappropriate care and support within the healthcare system. Supporting withallied professionals involved including MDTs and Best Interest meetings

Record Keeping: Maintaining accurate and up-to-date medical records for allpatients, keeping records confidential, and ensuring adherence to GDPR

Professional Development: engage in continuing professional development to keepup-to-date with medical advancements and maintain their competence.

Clinical Governance: participate in clinical governance activities, such as auditsand quality improvement initiatives, to enhance patient care quality.

Practice Management: support clinical and non clinical staff and facilitate supportwith administration of the practice and attending practice meeting. Onoccasion working with wide teams within the organisation

Person Specification

Experience

• MRCGP
• On the NHS Performers List (with no conditions preventing working or restrictions on practice)
• Participating in annual appraisal
• Organisational Skills: Strong ability to manage, prioritise, and organise workload effectively.
• Professional Development : A commitment to ongoing learning and professional development
• Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Excels at building relationships and communicating clearly with patients, their relatives, allied professionals and the GP surgery team.
• Probity: Clear understanding of professional responsibility and accountability
• Clinical Experience: experience working in primary care environments
• IT Proficiency: Skilled in using clinical IT systems efficiently, such as Adastra, Electronic Prescribing (EPS), EMiS, System One
• Have or be able to clear an enhanced DBS
• Must be authorised to work in the UK
• Knowledge of Local Healthcare Systems : Familiarity with local healthcare systems, resources, and referral pathways for effective practice management and patient care.
• Knowledge of clinical governance processes
• 3 years post CCT
• Experience in working with patients with mental health diagnoses, neurodiversity, substance misuse, homeless healthcare or prison healthcare

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.