Salaried GP

The Methodist Church in Britain; Bradley Stoke; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhancements for out of hours working

3% added to CAS Senior Lead hours

Different bank rates for bank roles

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Salaried GP post within the Integrated Urgent Care Service. The role focuses on clinical telephone triage, directing patients to appropriate urgent care pathways, and acting as Senior Clinical Lead for the Clinical Assessment Service.

You will participate in a 24/7 rota with shifts between 08:00 and midnight, deliver care to adults and children, prescribe per local guidelines, and supervise learners.

Qualifications

• Must hold a basic medical qualification and be eligible for GMC registration.
• Experience in clinical governance and driving patient safety.
• Ability to lead and supervise junior staff within an urgent care setting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical queues across the Integrated Urgent Care Service pathway.
• Act as Senior Clinical Lead for the Clinical Assessment Service on a 24/7 rota.
• Provide guidance to colleagues to work to the top of their licence.
• Deliver telephone triage and video consultations with evidence-informed care.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Leadership

Decision making

Education

Basic medical qualification

Tools

NHS Pathways PaCCS

Job description

Salaried GP post in the Integrated Urgent Care Service, run by Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. The core work is clinical telephone triage and directing patients to the right parts of the urgent care system, with the post holder acting as Senior Clinical Lead for the Clinical Assessment Service. It sits on a rota covering the service around the clock, with shifts between 08:00 and midnight on weekdays and weekends. Visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Oversee all clinical queues across the Integrated Urgent Care Service pathway, directing patients without delay using the Gloucestershire Directory of Service
• Act as Senior Clinical Lead for the Clinical Assessment Service as part of the 24/7 rota
• Provide support and guidance to colleagues so they work to the top of their licence
• Deliver telephone triage and video consultations, with personalised, evidence-informed care for adult and paediatric patients with acute and chronic presentations, including senior clinical assessment
• Carry out enhanced assessments using the NHS Pathways PaCCS module to identify clinical need or risk, and validate ambulance dispositions on the CAS clinical queue
• Oversee and act on abnormal urgent pathology results communicated by the GHFT Pathology Service during out of hours
• Book patients directly into out of hours bases and home visiting where available, working with community services such as Minor Injury and Illness Units, Rapid Response and evening and overnight district nursing
• Provide advice, treatment, signposting and onward referral, and advice and navigation for health care professionals and non-medical team members
• Prescribe in line with local guidelines, including electronic prescribing, and keep up-to-date medical records with appropriate coding
• Supervise and support learners, including GP trainees and Advanced Clinical Practitioners
• Work in partnership with primary care, acute, specialist, community, social care, mental health and voluntary services, clinically and on service development

What’s required

Qualifications

• Basic medical qualification
• Evidence of ongoing management and professional development
• Satisfactory appraisal within the last 12 months, or within the most recent 12 months of work if on a career break

Registration & licences

• Current and full General Medical Council registration
• Inclusion on the GP Performers list

Experience

• Current and credible experience as a GP
• Experience of driving improvement and ensuring patient safety through clinical governance systems

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to make appropriate assessments in the management of primary care patients

Nice to have

• GP out of hours experience or experience in other urgent care settings
• Experience of working in an integrated service or system

What’s offered

• Enhancements for out of hours working
• 3% added to salaried CAS Senior Lead hours before enhancements are applied
• Different bank rates for each type of bank role