Community GP

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Working within a clinical team to provide proactive and reactive general medical services to the housebound population, including those in are homes, in collaboration with registered practices where appropriate;

2. Promote and deliver a multi-skilled team response that includes GP Acute Home Visits, holistic assessment, care, pro-active follow up and care planning;

3. Contribute towards development and delivery of an efficient, high quality, multi-disciplinary Acute Home Visiting and Community Urgent Response Service to people who have an urgent need that is best provided in their own home, or wherever they call home;

4. Ensure that the Acute Home Visiting and Community Rapid Response Service that supports and links well to system infrastructure provided at a bigger scale e.g. Acute Hospitals, 999, 111, Ambulance services;

5. Ensure Acute Home Visiting and Community Urgent Response Service that links well to routine and proactive services;

6. Developing expertise within the community for improving the lives of people living with frailty;

7. Promoting the use of supportive, non-statutory services to support self-care and social prescribing agendas;

8. Maximise best care in the patient’s own home in order to reduce the need for hospital or care home admissions;

9. Ensure that the care and support people receive is based on their wishes, preferences and aspirations, particularly towards the end of their lives;

10. Provide medical expertise in the management of older people living with frailty in the defined community. Supporting with GP clinical triage for all Acute Home Visit requests to determine the urgency and type of response needed, according to clinical need.

11. Liaison with other GPs and frailty unit when needed;

12. Chairs and Contribute to multidisciplinary meetings/rounds;

13. Contribute to the development and implementation of new care pathways, systems and processes to support the service delivery;

14. Contribute towards the development and implementation of new standards, policies and procedures;

15. Advise local GP practices within the defined population to implement effective multidisciplinary working for people with frailty;

16. Ensure contemporaneous notes are recorded and clinical tasks are updated and completed within the agreed timescales;

17. To work collaboratively with other teams and services to maintain an effective and efficient service;

18. Participate in quality improvements and innovations, e.g. audits, significant events analysis and development of protocols and new services.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A vocationally trained and accredited GP
• Current registration with GMC
• On the GP performers list

Desirable

• MRCGP
• Recognised qualification in Care of the Elderly
• Recognised qualification in medical education/clinical supervision
• Evidence of leadership development

Experience

Essential

• Experience and evidence of an interest in care of the Elderly
• Understanding of adult safeguarding and Deprivation of liberty procedures
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Experience of senior clinical triage for the Acute Home Visiting to determine the urgency and type of response needed, according to clinical need.

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of carrying out Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
• Experience of medical education/clinical supervision
• Experience of using SystmOne or another clinical system
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills & abilities

Essential

• The ability to understand the competencies of others and support them to work within and at the top of those competencies. Also, to recognise and act when others are going beyond their competency.
• Ability to work effectively across traditional organisational and professional boundaries.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
• Ability to work effectively with colleagues, patients and external organisations.
• Ability to triage patients in order of clinical need.
• Effective communication, verbally and in writing.
• Full driving license required as travelling required for the role.
• Committed to the development of integrated community teams.

Desirable

• Leadership of service delivery / change.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Amber Valley Health Ltd

Address

Church Street

Alfreton

Derbyshire

DE55 7AH

Employer's website

http://ambervalleyhealth.com/ (Opens in a new tab)