GP Physician with Specialist Interest in Learning Disability

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Leeds is seeking a General Practitioner Physician with a Specialist Interest in Learning Disabilities. The role includes providing medical oversight and support for service users, prescribing medication, and conducting annual reviews. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience working with learning disability services. This position is for an initial 3-month period.

Qualifications

• Experience as a GP is required.
• Extensive experience of working with learning disability services.
• Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical oversight and support of service users in respite.
• Involve prescribing closely with the nursing team.
• Conduct annual reviews of service users.

Skills

Working effectively in different clinical settings

Knowledge of diagnosis, treatment and management of complex physical/mental illness

Experience with service users with learning disabilities

Job description

Overview

The Trust is seeking a General Practitioner Physician with Specialist Interest in Learning Disability to provide physical health support and prescribing to our health respite services for a 3 month period in the first instance.

Responsibilities

This post is 4 PAs, working with the Clinical Team Manager and Senior Nurses in the health respite service based at 2 and 3 Woodlands Square. This will involve working clinically to provide medical oversight and support of service users accessing respite with complex multiple impairments and challenging behaviour. Prescribing will be a key element of the role, working closely with the nursing team following pre-admission calls. The role involves annual reviews of service users within respite, and supporting the development of health respite, including the nursing team, to provide the best possible care for the service users in respite. The role will also deliver some medical consultancy across other parts of the learning disability service as required.

Person Specification

Eligibility

• Experience as a GP

Experience

• Extensive experience of working with service users with a learning disability and learning disability services.

Clinical skills, knowledge, experience

• Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job

Eligibility

• Evidence of knowledge of diagnosis, treatment + management of complex physical/ mental illness associated with learning disabilities.

Clinical skills, knowledge, experience

• Knowledge and understanding of the Leeds health and learning disability \'system\'.

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173-44625-MED