Overnight SevernSide GP – BrisDoc Healthcare Services

AVON LMC LTD; Bristol; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

BrisDoc in Bristol is seeking a SevernSide Overnight GP to manage a broad range of urgent care presentations, providing patient care via telephone, video or face-to-face consultations, and making prescribing decisions including end-of-life adjustments with care and caution.

You will work across Treatment Centres, mobile home visiting, and telephone triage, supporting clinicians and contributing to peak-demand rotas while maintaining thorough and up-to-date documentation for continuity of care.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage wide range of urgent primary care presentations across age groups
• Provide telephone, video or face-to-face consultations
• Prescribe appropriately including end-of-life adjustments
• Document thoroughly to support continuity of care
• Mentor clinicians and contribute to peak-demand rotas

Job description

Job summary

As a SevernSide Overnight GP your role will involve, managing a wide range of clinical presentations in urgent care settings, supporting patients via telephone, video, or face-to-face consultations, prescribing effectively, including adjustments to end-of-life care, maintaining thorough documentation for continuity of care, as well as mentoring new clinicians and contributing to peak-demand rotas. Our IUC service, offers Clinicians a choice of diverse shift types to match their skills and interest.

• Face-to-face appointmentsat one of our Treatment Centres
• Mobile home visiting service
• Telephone triage

Main duties of the job

As a ServernSide Overnight GP you will:

• Assess and manage the full breadth of clinical presentations and age groups which present in the urgent primary care setting, including physical and mental health needs
• Take telephone referrals from Health Care professionals within the BNSSG area for appropriate adult medical admissions whilst being sensitive to the capacity issues of the hosting acute trust
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills with referring HCPs, in order to build positive relationships so that alternative management ideas can be discussed without confrontation
• Gain familiarity with the other urgent care services available in the BNSSG system, and how to access these for patients
• Undertake clinical work by telephone +/- video, consulting with patients and/ or their representatives and healthcare professionals in the community to appropriately assess the current concerns, establish an appropriate differential diagnosis and management plan
• Seek to support community management wherever possible, but be able to recognise serious illness and emergency situations requiring admission and/ or an ambulance response
• Be able to prescribe appropriately for the urgent primary care context, including initiating and changing end of life medications
• Document the key findings from their assessment, such that the notes provide appropriate detail to log the assessment at the time, and support other clinicians who may be involved later in the patient's journey.

About us

BrisDoc is an employee-owned social enterprise that has been providing NHS healthcare for over twenty years. Serving more than one million patients across Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire, BrisDoc offers a range of primary care services, including:

• Severnside Integrated Urgent Care (IUC):A 24/7 NHS urgent care service combining NHS 111 and the GP Out of Hours Service, and more, ensuring patients receive timely medical attention when their GP practice is closed
• In-Hours Primary Care:Operating GP practices such as Broadmead Medical Centre and Charlotte Keel Medical Practice, providing comprehensive healthcare services during standard hours
• Homeless Health Service:Dedicated to addressing the healthcare needs of homeless individuals, offering support through clinics and outreach teams

As a social enterprise, BrisDoc prioritises the health of its patients, environmental sustainability, and the social and economic well-being of the community. The organisation is committed to reducing health inequalities and improving overall well-being.At BrisDoc, we are proud to be an employee-owned organisation, meaning every member of our team is a 'co-owner' with a real stake in the success of the business. This unique structure empowers our staff to influence decisions, shape the future direction of the organisation, and take pride in the care and services we provide.