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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.

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.

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